2 days left to prepare for monsterstorm Sandy-here is a survival list of essential supplies

Haarp has been recorded recently with the highest levels ever. Coincidence, I think not.

Splendid.
This is a document to be carefully put away, for later generations to see what people did to prepare for hurricane Sandy in 2012;

• Minimum 6 days of stored food.
• A way to safely boil water so you can prepare food.
• Non-electric can openers.
• Minimum 6 days of stored water.
• Portable water filter.
• Full fuel tanks in all your vehicles.
• Gasoline and cords for your generator (if you have one).
• Sleeping bags for all family members.
• Flashlights and batteries.
• Minimum 6-day supply of any prescription meds.
• Colloidal silver and other emergency medicine items.
• Cell phones full charged, with spare batteries.
• Minimum one large fully-charged fire extinguisher.
• Plenty of clean laundry with warm socks, undies and heavy clothing.
• Backup power source: large 12V marine (deep cycle) battery with an inverter to charge cell phones and laptops.
• Sponges for cleaning things when there's no power.
• Cleaning agents: Hand soap, dish soap and bleach.
• Immune boosting herbal tinctures and supplements.
• Topical first aid supplies: Antiseptics, bandages, etc.
• Personal hygiene items, including toilet paper.
• Emergency multi-purpose knife.
• Matches, lighters and fire starting devices.
• Activities to pass the time when there's no TV: books, cards, games, etc.
• Copies of your important paperwork and identification documents.
• Two-way radios for you and your family members to communicate.
• Wind-up weather radio so you can tune in to government broadcasts.
• CB broadcasting radio so you can call for help if the cell towers are down.
• Nuclear preparedness: Do you have potassium iodide pills?
• Hiding stuff: Do you have good hiding places in your home in case criminals break in and overpower you?
• Pet preparedness: Do you have enough food and water for your animals?
• Go bag: Do you have a "bug out bag" ready in case you have to evacuate?
• Hiking gear: What happens if you have to leave on foot?
- Cold weather hiking shoes
- Rugged backpack
- A good hat to protect you from the elements
- Local map and compass
- Water carrying containers (and a way to carry them)
- Portable food
- Weather-proof writing notepad
- Flashlights
- Identification
- Portable self defense items

• Security plans for your neighborhood or building: How will you defend against looters?
• Physical barriers to block doors and windows: Are your windows locked?
• Tripwire alert devices and motion alert devices (see course, below).
• Self defense items to defend against possible looters:
- If firearms, double check your ammo, firearm lubrication and sights.
- Have a challenge / response code word with your family members so that you can identify each other in the dark. For example, if you say "Flash" they should say "Thunder" in response.
- Drill all safety procedures in the home. Children should know in advance where a "safe hiding place" is located.
- Emergency whistles for all children or senior citizens so they can call for help.


That's a lotta stuff.

I thought it was hitting today...it's still 2 days off? What is going on there right now?

It is remarkable that there is talk of looters and the need to be prepared against them however far this might be from an actual TSHTF scenario...


What about physical safety? Do you have a way to defend yourself and your family in case looters start going door to door, demanding money, jewelry and anything else they want? Remember, if the power grid goes down, all the street lights will be off, too, plunging your city and neighborhood into darkness. Criminals love darkness. In their minds, that's time to "loot and pillage."

Massachusetts is very much an anti-gun state, meaning only the citizens are disarmed, but not the criminals. When the police are too busy responding to other emergencies, the green light is on for armed criminals to go door to door, robbing (disarmed) citizens at gunpoint. This doesn't fly in Texas, where the average looter is met with a 12 gauge shotgun shoved in his face, but in Boston, it's a free-for-all for the criminals.

Even if you don't own a gun (or can't legally own one), you can still have bear pepper spray -- a large-sized canister of pressurized pepper spray which will strongly dissuade bad guys from hanging around and bothering you. (Check your local laws, please.)

Forget about calling 911. Virtually all emergency services will be tied up dealing with other emergencies. Just because YOU have an emergency doesn't mean it's THEIR emergency. By law, fire, police and ambulance services are under no legal obligation whatsoever to respond to your call. Think about that as you plan for preparedness.
Obviously preparedness is on many people's minds in the US.

Obviously preparedness is on many people's minds in the US.

I'm getting fed up with my quote marks not being displayed...

The quote ends with "Think about that as you plan for preparedness."

And the next sentence is mine.

If it is on schedule, it should strike the shores Tuesday morn
ing. It will rain much earlier however.

To only chance all those millions of people have of escaping the disaster is that Sandy doesn't follow the route predicted by "virtually all models" but goes on straight north.

They will go through some very bad weather but they would escape the worst case scenario.

Getting fed up...

"THE only chance"