| There are at least seven global or
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| | bleach odor, repeat the process. Use
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| widespread disasters that seem likely to
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| | bleach that contains nothing else other
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| occur at sometime in the future. A large
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| | than water and 5.25 percent sodium
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| asteroid hitting the earth is one of
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| | hypochlorite. Bleach is most effective
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| those seven. It is generally accepted by
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| | for killing bacteria but is not effective
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| scientists that asteroids have struck the
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| | against parasitic organisms.Choose long
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| earth in the past causing widespread
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| | storage food such as canned goods, dry
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| damage. It is believed that asteroids
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| | food such as nuts, seeds, beans, and
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| will continue to collide with the earth
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| | grain products in plastic or glass
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| every now and then. Maybe every sixty
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| | containers. Most dried beans will need to
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| million years a big one comes along that
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| | be soaked and cooked before eating.
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| is large enough to have a global effect
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| | Examples of dried beans that can be eaten
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| on survival of earth's living things. The
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| | after soaking and without cooking include
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| chances of such an event happening in a
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| | split peas, mung beans, lentils and
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| particular person's lifetime are tiny.
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| | black-eyed peas. Wheat and corn can also
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| But that tiny chance is there.It is
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| | be soaked and eaten without cooking.
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| unpleasant to consider such terrible
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| | Peanut butter and vegetable oil are good
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| things. But the best attitude, it seems
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| | choices because they are calorie rich,
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| to me, is to ignore, to a very large
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| | long keeping and require no preparation.
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| extent, the unpleasant feelings that the
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| | Canned meat provides protein and requires
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| topic causes. That allows a person to
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| | no cooking. A multi vitamin will help
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| consider what might be done to increase
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| | with adequate vitamin
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| the chances of surviving a disaster. No
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| | requirements.Keeping warm: The colder the
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| way can a person be fully prepared. And
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| | climate where you live, the more
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| since we cannot know just what is going
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| | important this is if the electrical power
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| to take place, it may be an exercise in
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| | fails or you are forced to leave your
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| futility. But you never know, simple
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| | home. Have enough heavy clothing and
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| basic preparations could bring you
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| | blankets in your home to keep you warm.
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| through some calamity.And why not take
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| | Have ready to go to put in your car such
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| the attitude that your efforts and
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| | as in a garbage bag: at least two changes
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| interest in such preparation is something
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| | of clothing that will keep you warm, a
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| to feel good about. Those efforts can be
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| | sleeping bag or a couple of blankets,
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| fun and interesting. The topic certainly
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| | gloves, knit hat, and sturdy shoes.First
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| grabs my attention better than a
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| | aid kit: The most important items may be
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| Hollywood movie. By doing what I can to
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| | soap for washing a wound, an antiseptic
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| become prepared, I am doing something
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| | ointment, and bandaging.Tools and
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| that could dramatically make my life much
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| | supplies for short-term emergencies:
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| more pleasant should I be involved in a
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| | Flashlight and batteries, candles,
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| catastrophe. Disaster preparedness is an
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| | matches, can opener, soap,
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| interesting and enjoyable hobby that
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| | battery-powered radio and batteries, face
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| could pay off big-time. Knowing that all
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| | mask for filtering the air you
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| the benefits of modern life are not
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| | breath,Tools and supplies for long term
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| necessarily a given, is a reason for
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| | emergencies: all of the items above for
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| enjoying them more.The seven possible
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| | short-term emergencies plus the food
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| widespread or global disasters:1). Very
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| | items listed above plus: long lasting led
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| large volcanic eruptions. Hugh volumes of
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| | flashlight, wind-up flashlight, wind-up
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| gas and dust could spread around the
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| | radio, unscented 5.25 percent sodium
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| globe. There is some evidence that these
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| | hypochlorite bleach for purifying water,
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| have occurred before. Doesn't that mean
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| | sturdy knife and sharpener, salt, grain
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| that it could happen again?2). An
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| | grinder, food storage containers, shovel,
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| epidemic. There was the flu epidemic of
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| | blankets, rifle and ammunition.Tools and
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| 1918 that killed 30 million people
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| | supplies for your car: gallon of drinking
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| worldwide. There was the plague that
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| | water, blanket, extra clothes
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| killed about one fourth of Europe's
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| | (sweatshirt, long underwear, boots,
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| population in the Dark Ages. Viruses and
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| | socks, gloves, hat), compass, rain gear,
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| germs are known to mutate and change.
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| | battery-powered radio and batteries, long
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| They may become resistant to vaccines and
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| | storage and light-weight food, maps,
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| medications, become more deadly, and
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| | siphon (20 feet plastic tubing, 1/2 inch
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| become more contagious. Viruses and other
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| | diameter), gas can, wrenches, pliers,
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| pathogens could mutate into virulent
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| | screwdrivers, portable light. Long-term
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| forms that could spread rapidly around
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| | and extras: bleach for purifying water,
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| the world by people using air travel.3).
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| | shorts or swimsuit, tube tent (or 10 by
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| Crop failures due to plant diseases,
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| | 10 tarp, cord), ground moisture barrier,
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| climate change, or ozone depletion.4).
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| | closed cell foam sleeping pad, sleeping
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| Climate changes including global warming
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| | bag, insect repellant, sunglasses,
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| and the effects that might come with it
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| | sunscreen, soap, knife, backpack, duct
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| such as extreme heat, drought, and severe
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| | tape, cord (i.e., seine twine, parachute
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| storms.5). Nuclear war.6). Terrorist act
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| | cord, masons' twine).Have a short-term
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| which could bring about widespread
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| | plan: Discuss with your family how
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| effects. If, for instance, a nuclear
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| | everyone will get home if their usual
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| device was detonated in Washington, D.C.
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| | transportation is not available. If the
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| and another wiped out Wall Street, the
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| | phone systems are operating, one person
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| effects could be unpredictable and could
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| | could remain at home to take and relay
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| include economic depression, anarchy,
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| | messages. Have a place in mind in case
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| shortages of consumer goods, and war.7).
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| | you need to relocate to a different
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| Something unexpected. A disaster could be
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| | geographic area. Plan how to get there
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| caused by a completely unknown event. It
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| | and what you will take along. If you
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| is unreasonable to think we are smart
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| | believe you are not enough prepared,
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| enough to be aware of all threats that
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| | decide how to become so.Stay informed:
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| could bring catastrophe.There are many
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| | Have at least a battery operated am/fm
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| other plausible scenarios for widespread
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| | radio with extra batteries. A wind-up
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| catastrophes. These include such things
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| | radio not requiring batteries could be
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| as a large solar flare that shoots out
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| | used if the power is off for an extended
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| radiation and charged particles toward
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| | period. Emergency alert radios might
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| the earth; an object such as a black hole
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| | receive broadcasts in a long-term power
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| passing close to the earth; and a
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| | failure where the backup generators for
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| technology accident such as a genetically
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| | am/fm radio stations have run out of
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| modified organism being released into the
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| | fuel.If situations develop so that
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| environment.In recent years vast
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| | longer-term solutions are needed, you
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| quantities of methane gas have been
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| | will need other strategies. You may have
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| discovered on the sea floor where the
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| | to hunt for and gather food from the
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| water is very deep and in places where
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| | wild. Very long-term collapse of the
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| the water is very cold. It is believed
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| | present supply chain would require that
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| that global warming or earthquakes could
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| | you become self-sufficient in mending and
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| cause the methane to be released perhaps
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| | making your own clothing. You might have
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| suddenly and in massive quantities.
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| | to construct a shelter using basic tools
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| Methane is explosive and could displace
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| | and basic materials. The scope of this
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| oxygen causing suffocation.Below are some
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| | article does not allow for discussions of
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| things you can do to be better prepared
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| | what you would need to know to survive
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| for emergencies.Store food and water:
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| | extended collapse of society into how it
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| About a gallon of water a day per person
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| | was a couple of hundred years ago.If you
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| is a reasonable goal. How many days worth
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| | would like to learn more about disaster
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| is anybody's guess - you have to use your
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| | preparedness, use the following
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| own judgment about what is practical for
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| | url(address) to another copy of this
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| you. Know where to get water if your
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| | article. At the end of the article are
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| standby supply runs out. Water of unknown
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| | urls to other articles giving more
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| purity should be boiled at least 3
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| | information.Alan Detwiler has written
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| minutes to kill any pathogens. If boiling
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| | several books about ways to have fun.
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| is not possible add 16 drops or 1/4
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| | Find them by doing a search for Alan
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| teaspoon of household bleach per gallon
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| | Detwiler at the ebooks section of
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| and let stand at least 30 minutes. Smell
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| | Amazon.comHis web site, has ideas about
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| the water. If it does not have a slight
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| | having fun.
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