On 12/21/06, Records Management <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree...Staying informed is important...Lots of people in Hawaii have
> cable TV and when the power went out, so did their TV reception,
> generator or not...Information was lacking and the only source of
> information available was the radio stations.  If you have radios that
> use a lot of battery power, you were good for one-five hours, but if you
> had a simple radio that ran forever on a few AA batteries, you were
> lucky...
>

several years back I won a 72 hour emergency preparedness kit from my
employer. Its an orange (backpack style) that contains a whole bunch
of stuff such as
emergency food bars
50 sq ft of plastic sheeting
safety whistle,
emergency water,
am/fm radio
batteries
flashlight
first aid kit

http://www.readykit.com/products/ready-kit-plus.php

this particular kit can be found (along with others) at this website

http://www.readykit.com/

pak
-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
Richmond, Va

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