Monday, 25 July 2016

Surviving The Grid Going Down And How To Do It

By Jason Mitchell


Calamity can be on your door any moment from now. It could be next year, next month or today. This can be very sudden and fears. From one moment you are safe until the next hour, you noticed yourself grasping for your life. You cannot, after all, underestimate the nature. The effect might be too massive that you would feel it even in a week or month.

Nobody knows when it will last. It can be for a day, week and even for a month. The impact and damage can affect the rehabilitation period. Not to mention the ability of your government to address this issue. When things turn as a game for surviving the grid going down, you must play your part to win.

The sight of your property tearing from floods and earthquake. Chances that dead body are scattered on the ground. You might not be seeing some zombie people but surely, the spirit of your community will turn into such after witnessing the devastating catastrophe.

Hospitals will be inaccessible. Roads are blocked, Houses had been torn apart. Cries can be heard from left to right. You will be lucky to survive from the calamity but honestly, you will face many challenges after it. Pray that it would not take place during winter. Nobody can surely survive long without getting a good source of heat.

The only way to limit the risks and problems of it is by preparing yourself now. It might be fictional in words but this event is real. In fact, these are happening to the other part of the world. If you had read in your history, you will see that there is no certain place on this planet that are not subject to the manifestation of the natural disaster. As for this moment, here are the things you need to do for accommodating damages in the future.

Build a strong home. You must know from the beginning that your house is your guardian when it comes to securing your safety from storm and floods. Hence, it should build enough to adhere to those things. On top of that, make sure that the arrangement is done carefully to avoid getting heat with any fragile materials while sleeping. Keep your water heater lock with a strap to also avoid an explosion.

Stocking of supplies. Water and foods. You might lose access to those things while the supermarket is still not open for business. This is the time where money is proved to be useless. That is how critical the moment can be. Hence, make it a habit to always store foods and water every month. It must be easy to prepare even without heating or cooking. Store it in a safe that can resist the infiltration of water.

Prepare a medicine kit. Due to the scattered and flying debris, there is a great chance that someone from your family will get hurt. Hence, you need to have antibiotics to prevent any infection. Furthermore, always consider to include aspirin and paracetamol in your kit. With the poor temperature and ventilation, expect that your children will be exposed to fever.

Keeping supply from another power source. Battery and generator. Make sure that you have either of those things. You will be needing it for your flashlight, radio and communication devices. It will be a good heat source too.




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