On 8/1/2013 10:44 PM, gloria p wrote:
> On 8/1/2013 6:47 PM, T wrote:
>> In article >,
>> says...
>>>
>>> It's time again to prepare for hurricanes with one storm in the
>>> Atlantic and
>>> one in the Pacific. More or less. Tis the season to start packing your
>>> freezer - with water in milk jugs etc. A freezer will hold temp much
>>> longer
>>> if it is full. Last year, I froze water in the lasagna pan. It was
>>> quite
>>> handy to hold an ice chest cool when all else failed. Polly
>>
>> And food - I was watching a prepper video earlier. Stuff like Spam,
>> Corned Beef Hash, Canned Crab, Tuna and sardines.
>>
>> I added dried beans and water purification tablets. Or bleach - it's
>> about 5 drops to the gallon, preferably of the unscented variety.
>>
>> Then there's ammo for the gun(s), make sure the radios are charged (I've
>> got two, a Yasesu VX-7R and a KST V6). And I've got a little hand crank
>> AC generator to charge things like radios and phones.
>>
>
> Do you use the guns for hunting or are you a survivalist? Would you use
> them in case of hurricane for offense or defense? (Have you ever
> been through a hurricane?)
>
> gloria p
One word: looters. I don't own a gun. But I would get righteously
****ed off if some lowlife scum tried to take advantage of a horrific
situation to steal from me. It's the old "rape & pillage" mentality.
And it *does* happen.
Jill