August 12, 2009 Wednesday
Areas of evacuation or high potential for an evacuation.
California Wildfires-Santa Barbara County and Shasta County
Flooding-Parts of Michigan
Typhoon-Taiwan (hundreds of people still missing)
Okay, I'm watching the Atlantic's second tropical depression grow in size and strength. This area has a good chance of becoming the first named hurricane (Ana) of the 2009 season. I don't like any hurricane whose name begins with an A. I was on the ground in Miami after Hurricane Andrew and still remember the destruction. I also remember Hurricane Alicia who was a nasty, tricky storm. Hurricane Alicia waited until she was just 3 days from landfall before deciding to blow up into a category 3 hurricane. Alicia did not play by the rules and left the public very little time to evacuate.
Speaking of evacuation....
One of the first tools to buy for a smart evacuation is an evacuation necklace. Everyone (even men) need to buy one. Don't panic! It will be less than $10 and you can buy it at Target, Wal-Mart, or any similar type store. An evacuation necklace is a whistle on a lanyard with a mini flashlight and a clip key ring attached. The moment you start preparing for an evacuation attach your car keys to the large hook.
This is why you need these items.
The whistle is an international distress signal. A whistle will call people to you in a time of crisis. The loud sound of a whistle can also drive unwanted people away from you in a time of danger.
The mini flashlight is to give you an immediate light source so you are able to go and find the big flashlight. (The power always seems to fail when I am three rooms away from my emergency flashlight. I end up crashing through dark rooms fumbling around trying to locate it.)
The car keys are so easy to misplace during the chaos of packing for an evacuation. I have actually met women who have completely packed their car for evacuation and then couldn't take the car because the car keys are lost. I completely understand since I constantly loose my car keys in my purse in the Target parking lot during a completely stress free normal day.
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Put the evacuation necklace on the moment you start to prepare for an evacuation!
Additional evacuation information available at www.wineandchocolateplan.com
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Well, Brenda, I hate to admit it, but I've never heard of an "evacuation necklace." That's actually a good idea, especially for someone unorganized like me. Actually, it might not be such a bad idea to buy my daughter a necklace too (to keep in her room). I live in Alabama - we have hurricane scares once in a while. Tornadoes and storms with damaging winds, however, seem to be the norm in this area. Nothing is worse than hearing the siren going off at 3 am in the morning!
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