tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post3321014492581865791..comments2024-03-26T00:26:19.756-07:00Comments on The Bluebirds are Nesting...: Pantries and Preparedness. Your emergency action plan.Annabelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-21987253409393578332017-02-02T14:49:42.287-08:002017-02-02T14:49:42.287-08:00Dear Annabel, this is a great post and so much use...Dear Annabel, this is a great post and so much useful information. I've been taking notes. LOL Shower/shampoo is a wonderful idea! Also, filling thermos with hot water!<br /><br />Jane, love your cabinet! And beautiful jars!<br />Rachel, thank you for sharing such beautiful pictures. <br /><br />Have a great week! Love, TeriTeri Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-16435165824606132992017-02-02T03:57:09.511-08:002017-02-02T03:57:09.511-08:00Please continue this great work and I look forward...Please continue this great work and I look forward to more of your awesome blog posts.<br /><a href="http://bestsurvivalfoodhq.com/prepper-food" rel="nofollow">best prepper foods</a>Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12114479635982380752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-45534652037500362042017-02-01T04:30:46.191-08:002017-02-01T04:30:46.191-08:00Peach, that's amazing - that we have this one ...Peach, that's amazing - that we have this one little town in common! Maybe you live in our old home!!<br />Regards,<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-44587492224946464922017-01-31T17:46:39.890-08:002017-01-31T17:46:39.890-08:00Thank you so much! Yes I think there is a real dan...Thank you so much! Yes I think there is a real danger. We all depend on electricity for everything! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-873385167767980872017-01-31T17:45:19.780-08:002017-01-31T17:45:19.780-08:00Sue that is such a good idea. I keep comfy shoes i...Sue that is such a good idea. I keep comfy shoes in the car incase I have to walk a long distance or something but I never thought of clothes to change. What an experience you had! Thank you!xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-35533163962337121752017-01-31T11:46:51.701-08:002017-01-31T11:46:51.701-08:00This is really useful, thanks Fi. You are so organ...This is really useful, thanks Fi. You are so organised!<br />All the best,<br />PeachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-9223383428874851412017-01-31T11:43:52.099-08:002017-01-31T11:43:52.099-08:00Rachel, Blackheath is my now hometown too! So bea...Rachel, Blackheath is my now hometown too! So beautiful and yes, apples and peaches all along the highway and the back roads at this time of year. <br />Thanks for the tips and I look forward to adding more ideas as we go along.<br />And for those in Australia, the Red Cross is having a sale on a small number of emergency items at the moment. have just bought a solar powered/hand crank radio which is also an LED torch and smart phone charger. Amazing!<br />All the best,<br />PeachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-64298743684385661572017-01-31T07:34:22.079-08:002017-01-31T07:34:22.079-08:00What a great list for your action plan. I also th...What a great list for your action plan. I also think like this doing as much as possible if there were no electricity. It is a real threat today. We all need this plan for your households! Thank you for posting this. The Charm of Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15510594223746911615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-89057741207776025902017-01-31T06:50:31.858-08:002017-01-31T06:50:31.858-08:00Annabel love your post. one more thing, I always k...Annabel love your post. one more thing, I always keep a complete change of clothes in a bag in my car. I received a call at work one day, my husband got hurt, they had to take him to a hospital over 200 miles away. I wore the same clothes for 3 days and I had $5.00 in my purse. Wish I had been better prepared then as I am now.<br /> SueAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-331711711365473392017-01-30T21:36:03.145-08:002017-01-30T21:36:03.145-08:00Fi, I am amazed at your level of preparedness. I a...Fi, I am amazed at your level of preparedness. I am so glad your fur babies also feature in this. Our Miss Cobber is 13 and off for more tumour removals tomorrow. She always smiles for the camera.Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964345893499561504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-12695463660295277482017-01-30T20:54:10.092-08:002017-01-30T20:54:10.092-08:00Dear Fiona, Your emergency bags are fantastic and ...Dear Fiona, Your emergency bags are fantastic and well thought out. <br />So is the emergency on site supplies. <br />I remember Black Saturday. I was in Melbourne that day and oh my goodness... I stepped out of a motel and the air was thick with smoke, it was o ho and so windy. And we know what happened next. It was horrific. People who hesitated to leave were lost. It was very fast. I was in Adelaide on Ash Wednesday too. even though years ago you never forget. <br />I think you plans are great. Keep up with all warnings and notices especially on catastrophic days. With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-9905743923652746092017-01-30T20:49:34.435-08:002017-01-30T20:49:34.435-08:00Dear Peach, I am glad to hear form you and happy y...Dear Peach, I am glad to hear form you and happy you are aisles following along with Jes and Patsy. Between us I think we will all learn so much!<br />We are going to have a post on evacuating. My aunt used to live in the Blue Mountains and I remember some of the fires there. <br />As it is fire season now I will say make sure you are signed up to all alerts and that they come to you via phone and computer. Maximum notice is so important as things happen very quickly. If you are not sure ring your local council and go on your emergency services websites. <br />I would have a back pack packed at all times for each person. Plus another that is vital paperwork you need to keep. A good place to look for this is...<br /> http://www.abowlfulloflemons.net/2015/10/emergency-preparedness-survival-station.html<br />This takes some setting up and re doing regularly but it would get you all out the door faster and I think would be a very good idea when you need to act fast. Keeping your car full of fuel and having somewhere to go as well is really important. <br />Thank you so much! With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-35086241880899806492017-01-30T20:41:08.465-08:002017-01-30T20:41:08.465-08:00Dear Tootles, I think all of us can go blank and f...Dear Tootles, I think all of us can go blank and feel confused if under a lot of pressure... and as you say the list would help others. Also everyone knowing where things are located and they can find them fast, especially first aid. <br />In your area what you keep in the car could be vital as well.... we are going to have a post on that.<br />Many thanks, love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-8368659997972997142017-01-30T20:38:22.181-08:002017-01-30T20:38:22.181-08:00Dear Leigh, Yes! Solar lights! We have some outsid...Dear Leigh, Yes! Solar lights! We have some outside and I forgot about them. They re really good.<br />I hate not being able to wash my hair, have a bath etc so that has to be on my list! I think I should get some more solar lights, thank you! Love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-75899404008331179692017-01-30T20:35:08.562-08:002017-01-30T20:35:08.562-08:00Dear Lana, Yes that experience would have been one...Dear Lana, Yes that experience would have been one they wont forget in a hurry. What I think is that if we have our emergency plans then in a crisis I would send that list to my adult kids and say this is an action plan... any hope they follow it at least to some extent. Normally it might not interest them but with a hurricane coming or whatever it might suddenly be interesting! <br />I hope you are having a good week and things are going well... With love Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-54428219289591281112017-01-30T20:32:20.188-08:002017-01-30T20:32:20.188-08:00Dear Cookie, It is a big thing having somewhere to...Dear Cookie, It is a big thing having somewhere to go to and for your family to have somewhere to come. Sometimes just leaving early and being out of the way is the best choice. <br />We are really lucky, if we had to leave here we could go to the farm. Having an alternative is a great thing. Leaving early is the key to that one and not ending up stuck somewhere in the elements.<br />We need to take a look at the grab and go back and what to have ready I think thats a good idea for a post. With love, Annabel.xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15262242907011163112017-01-30T20:14:55.355-08:002017-01-30T20:14:55.355-08:00Well done Andrea. In many places no power also mea...Well done Andrea. In many places no power also means no water. The bath tub is ideal, laundry sink etc. Reminding everyone to be very careful if there are small children in the house...<br />You have adapted to each place you have lived in, thats what we have to do! xxxAnnabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09027539528156492413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-1266373286231734342017-01-30T19:50:57.949-08:002017-01-30T19:50:57.949-08:00Annabel, this is a really good practical list. So ...Annabel, this is a really good practical list. So often there's a 'list' of sorts, but it's more of a list of what to have on hand, not how to prepare leading up to a weather event. So thankyou for that. We haven't needed our Emergency plan this year, and for that we are grateful. In previous years, it's been a bit hair raising in Cyclone season. I can only add planning for pets, as many of us neglect to factor them in until the very last minute. Pet food, a safe shelter (indoors if necessary) and basic animal medications in case of a disaster. An tranquiliser if they're frightened of thunder and lightning is helpful too. Love, Mimi xxxMimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12189100084557458199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-91647289472532214872017-01-30T14:54:09.302-08:002017-01-30T14:54:09.302-08:00Annabel your excellent posts encourage us all to t...Annabel your excellent posts encourage us all to think and everyone adds their own information which is wonderful. Of all the photos on this post, it's Jane's gorgeous old dog grinning into the camera that I like best. What a wise face!<br /><br />I am like Peach, my danger comes from fire. We are several hundred metres above sea level and perched atop a rise, so never flooding for us, but fire worries me. I have a dog evacuation box that contains two days food, several litres of water, a spare lead and swollen blanket for each dog. That would get shoved into the car first up. I have a 17 year old rescue dog who is a fox terrier and he has his own "over the shoulder handbag" as he would not be able to mobilise speedily. That way he gets carried where needed. The other dogs I have made woollen leggings with padded feet so they won't get burnt.<br /><br />I have a big red bug out bag that hangs on the wall near the garage. Contains : copies of rate notices for my properties, couple of hundred dollars cash, passport, medication, first aid, water in glass bottles, eye glasses. I change of clothes, thongs, some unopened nuts and jubes. Also space blankets for each person. I have woollen blankets for each person and then some. You get the idea. Then I have two suitcases packed. One carryon size that must go with me and a larger one "if there is time". The small one has things that I have whittled down over the years to be the most important.<br /><br />The other thing I am doing, is purchasing a steel box and we are burying it in the yard, to a depth of about 3 feet. It will contain canned goods, glass bottles of water and sealed glass jars with things like matches. It is to support our food and water needs for several days. Because if a fire comes through, and we elect to stay and fight the fire, and that fire becomes a crime scene i.e. someone dies, doesn't even have to be closest to my place, and nobody is allowed back in until the police clear the town. So, if we stayed and then needed to go and get food and water, if we left, we would not be allowed back in. I never knew that until after the black saturday fires. Staying means you have to have the means to stay! Don't know if this is any use Peach, but that is what we are planning.<br />Fi xxFionanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-25493125946285470442017-01-30T14:35:36.711-08:002017-01-30T14:35:36.711-08:00Hi Peach!
I'm glad you mentioned that you live...Hi Peach!<br />I'm glad you mentioned that you live in the Blue Mountains!!!! For the American ladies, this is a place of grand bush scenery!!!! I consider Blackheath my home town, and I well remember the unseasonal snow, and the bushfires, and the fresh Granny Smith apples and large peaches straight from an orchard in a nearby valley! I had no idea that I was living on a razor edge cliff face, on both sides -- so, yes, early evacuation is the thing!!!! Getting the household and animals out first is all I would initially care about!!<br />Thank you!<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-10993414453622637952017-01-30T14:25:55.395-08:002017-01-30T14:25:55.395-08:00
Tootles, I just love your name!!!! I know that y...<br /><br />Tootles, I just love your name!!!! I know that you are right in that all household members need to know where to find things in case the home maker cannot! Thank you!!<br />Regards,<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-15920622130947711432017-01-30T14:22:23.873-08:002017-01-30T14:22:23.873-08:00Jane, I love your old furniture!! They just don...Jane, I love your old furniture!! They just don't make it like they used to!! Watch out that Annabel doesn't turn up and paint your cabinet all white!<br />Regards,<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-66536053769901544442017-01-30T14:20:12.448-08:002017-01-30T14:20:12.448-08:00Leigh, I like your idea, too!! Handy!!
Regards,
Ra...Leigh, I like your idea, too!! Handy!!<br />Regards,<br />RachelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-79903622042103959132017-01-30T12:11:55.146-08:002017-01-30T12:11:55.146-08:00Hi Annabel and All,
I haven't commented for a ...Hi Annabel and All,<br />I haven't commented for a while, but I am following this preparedness series avidly (and Jes's and Patsi's)! So useful, thankyou. <br />I have copied Annabel's action plan onto my iPad and will print out out. I live in the Blue Mountains and we do get big storms here and unseasonal snow sometimes which can mean power outages. But our main threat is bushfire and with three little kids our plan is to evacuate immediately. I have a 'bug out bag' packed but I need to write a list of last minute things to do and pack.<br />I was wondering if anyone who lives in fire prone areas could share their evacuation action plan, which is seperate to the stay at home emergency action plan?<br />Thanks to all you clever Bluebirds. I am learning so much.<br />PeachAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5879795385972045418.post-68105246163014825072017-01-30T10:09:02.322-08:002017-01-30T10:09:02.322-08:00Love this! Have it all in my head, but that doesn&...Love this! Have it all in my head, but that doesn't help my family if I'm not home. I am a nurse, so could and would be called In to hospital If there was a disaster of any kind. I am going to write this out ! <br />Also, I know where I have things, but my hubby and kids don't necessarily know, so will put location on list as well. In the northern USA, we get blizzards and ice storms. Living out in the country roads can be blocked for a bit. Thanks to everyone for all the great suggestions! tootleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655166617910203480noreply@blogger.com