When we lived for a time in southeast Iowa, we considered earthquake insurance. The maps indicated fixing our worst risk, a foundation crack, would be less expensive than the insurance. But in St. Louis, you definitely should have bottled water and Spam on hand, just in case the big one knocks out supply lines.
Nobody here has even thought about what would happen if a Big One hits. How buildings are built, keeping supplies on hand, that kind of thing. So when New Madrid goes, it's going to absolutely devastate this region.
You should probably do what we do here in Carolina in hurricane season. Have enough water, prescription medications, and non-perishable food to survive a week without outside help.
You're right. Problem is, I live on the second floor of my building so if NM goes during the night or something, I'm probably not walking away from it.
Maybe it's the people below you who won't walk. If you don't survive it, the Spam and water will be recovered by someone else. Or at least the Spam. If you do survive it, not starving to death in the aftermath sounds like a better approach.
When we lived for a time in southeast Iowa, we considered earthquake insurance. The maps indicated fixing our worst risk, a foundation crack, would be less expensive than the insurance. But in St. Louis, you definitely should have bottled water and Spam on hand, just in case the big one knocks out supply lines.
ReplyDeleteNobody here has even thought about what would happen if a Big One hits. How buildings are built, keeping supplies on hand, that kind of thing. So when New Madrid goes, it's going to absolutely devastate this region.
ReplyDeleteYou should probably do what we do here in Carolina in hurricane season. Have enough water, prescription medications, and non-perishable food to survive a week without outside help.
ReplyDeleteYou're right. Problem is, I live on the second floor of my building so if NM goes during the night or something, I'm probably not walking away from it.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's the people below you who won't walk. If you don't survive it, the Spam and water will be recovered by someone else. Or at least the Spam. If you do survive it, not starving to death in the aftermath sounds like a better approach.
ReplyDeleteGot that right. Fortunately, I've already got a fair amount of Spam. Plus sardines, other assorted seafood, that kind of stuff. :-(
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