What provisions have you made in preparation for some sort of future disaster?
Have you done nothing at all? Have you got the 72 hours of food and water set aside, as recommended by the government? Have you gone above and beyond, and set aside provisions that would last for months? Are you one of those kooks who has a bomb shelter under his house, stocked up in preparation for nuclear war? Do you have a "go bag"? Are you getting ready for TEOTWAWKI, SHTF, or WROL?
How ready are you for a disaster?
Myself - I've only gone a little beyond the minimum recommended by the government and the red cross. I have set aside enough water for my wife and I for a week or so--about 40L in jugs stored in the laundry closet--and we have lots of non-perishable food in the cupboards. There's a bunch of other stuff I have just because I sometimes go camping. I have a camp stove, propane, a tent, sleeping bags, and that sort of thing, of which probably the stove would probably be most useful, but who knows. I've also got a good first aid kit. Basics like that. I own firearms, and I have ammunition (fuck you Adam Vaughan) though I would be loathe to load or even present a firearm, things would have to be really bad, because fundamentally at that point you're breaking the law, so things would have to be pretty bad to get to that point.
The most likely disaster to hit Toronto would be an extended power failure, either in winter, or in summer. Next up would be some unexpected natural disaster, like an ice storm, earth quake, or hurricane. I guess I have supplies that would last long enough for normality to return. Other somewhat less likely events, some sort of pandemic, some sort of terrorist attack, who knows. I'm not as ready as some of the real kooks out there. My first aid kit includes a couple of surgical masks, not really sure it would help.
What are you ready for?
Have you done nothing at all? Have you got the 72 hours of food and water set aside, as recommended by the government? Have you gone above and beyond, and set aside provisions that would last for months? Are you one of those kooks who has a bomb shelter under his house, stocked up in preparation for nuclear war? Do you have a "go bag"? Are you getting ready for TEOTWAWKI, SHTF, or WROL?
How ready are you for a disaster?
Myself - I've only gone a little beyond the minimum recommended by the government and the red cross. I have set aside enough water for my wife and I for a week or so--about 40L in jugs stored in the laundry closet--and we have lots of non-perishable food in the cupboards. There's a bunch of other stuff I have just because I sometimes go camping. I have a camp stove, propane, a tent, sleeping bags, and that sort of thing, of which probably the stove would probably be most useful, but who knows. I've also got a good first aid kit. Basics like that. I own firearms, and I have ammunition (fuck you Adam Vaughan) though I would be loathe to load or even present a firearm, things would have to be really bad, because fundamentally at that point you're breaking the law, so things would have to be pretty bad to get to that point.
The most likely disaster to hit Toronto would be an extended power failure, either in winter, or in summer. Next up would be some unexpected natural disaster, like an ice storm, earth quake, or hurricane. I guess I have supplies that would last long enough for normality to return. Other somewhat less likely events, some sort of pandemic, some sort of terrorist attack, who knows. I'm not as ready as some of the real kooks out there. My first aid kit includes a couple of surgical masks, not really sure it would help.
What are you ready for?
