tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post114700146116413751..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: What's In The Hurricane Box...And What's NotUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147206325856499182006-05-09T15:25:00.000-05:002006-05-09T15:25:00.000-05:00John,You make a good point and I've got a small ca...John,<BR/>You make a good point and I've got a small case of it left over from hurricane handouts last year.<BR/><BR/>Leslie,<BR/>You're right, Velveeta would be a good addition. I do plan to add some pasta also, the kit is still evolving. Actually all your suggestions were good and items that my crew would chew.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147199087271004172006-05-09T13:24:00.000-05:002006-05-09T13:24:00.000-05:00Don't know how you feel about Velveeta but it's a ...Don't know how you feel about Velveeta but it's a dairy product that doesn't require refrigeration until you open it. Some dairy might be nice after a week or so without. Also Ragu and spaghetti noodles are good for your kit. And maybe some Spam or tuna or some of that bacon that you don't have to refrigerate.Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173202724588547447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147163399361355022006-05-09T03:29:00.000-05:002006-05-09T03:29:00.000-05:00Mosquito repellent make a handy addition to our hu...Mosquito repellent make a handy addition to our hurricane kit last year.John Cowarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01105166273383950695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147094687264336492006-05-08T08:24:00.000-05:002006-05-08T08:24:00.000-05:00Tjilpi,I didn't include some things that we have a...Tjilpi,<BR/>I didn't include some things that we have around here anyway. I have an endless supply of cut wood and a large grill, plus every redneck home has a propane tank and a deep fryer. It's the law.<BR/><BR/>I also have a dead truck in the back yard.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147091042034936162006-05-08T07:24:00.000-05:002006-05-08T07:24:00.000-05:00You seem, in your post, not to have included a bot...You seem, in your post, not to have included a bottle or two of LPG and a stove top for heating water to make coffee.<BR/><BR/>Literary omissions only??Tjilpihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11283236641507985037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147085405135645912006-05-08T05:50:00.000-05:002006-05-08T05:50:00.000-05:00Abandoned,I am surrounded by comedians here.Kevin,...Abandoned,<BR/>I am surrounded by comedians here.<BR/><BR/>Kevin,<BR/>I need to get my spell checker checked.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147052817787066192006-05-07T20:46:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:46:00.000-05:00Isn't that a "baked bean sammich"?Isn't that a "baked bean sammich"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147051758201358972006-05-07T20:29:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:29:00.000-05:00"Daddy, there's a tadpole in my Tang!"You are such..."Daddy, there's a tadpole in my Tang!"<BR/><BR/>You are such a joker...I wish I had a science teacher like you. I bet you keep your kids laughing all the time with your humorous nature.<BR/><BR/>We only worry about disasters in the winter...Ice storms...and winter's over. <BR/>OH...I forgot about tornados. I better stop eating my disaster box.Sandy Hatcher-Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15011307599473627922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147050494395432872006-05-07T20:08:00.000-05:002006-05-07T20:08:00.000-05:00Mrs S,Earthquakes we don't worry about, the 'canes...Mrs S,<BR/>Earthquakes we don't worry about, the 'canes are enough. I never got into the fruit leather, but my kids used to eat it all the time.<BR/><BR/>RD,<BR/>I'm not truly worried about Avian Flu...it still has some serious mutating to do before it shows up on my worry radar. It is predicted to show up (in birds) on your coast first tho. Being without power in hurricanes is reality, not a maybe...<BR/><BR/>Hal,<BR/>I'm afraid I'll pass on that one. It was an interesting twist on the uses for ammo boxes.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Wayne,<BR/>It does feel good and like you said, it's really meant to be used, so nothing is wasted.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147034221950403092006-05-07T15:37:00.000-05:002006-05-07T15:37:00.000-05:00Good job! I was surprised at the amount of low-le...Good job! I was surprised at the amount of low-level anxiety relieved by creating an emergency stockpile of food and essential hardware.<BR/><BR/>I've also been surprised that the trips to the store have been cut in half. The stored food is meant to be used, after all, and must be rotated anyway. So there's never any compelling reason for every trip to the store. I just keep a list of what needs to be replaced and do so the next trip. (At least for us it's a significant savings in gas - the nearest store is 10 miles away.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147021618918729982006-05-07T12:06:00.000-05:002006-05-07T12:06:00.000-05:00You can add some functionality to the disaster kit...You can add some functionality to the disaster kit by using the Rubbermaid container in the same way that Tjilpi uses his ammo box - as a "field bidet".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147016758903847652006-05-07T10:45:00.000-05:002006-05-07T10:45:00.000-05:00We haven't put together our avian flu survival kit...We haven't put together our avian flu survival kit yet, or our pacific northwest earthquake survival kit. But we've been reading what others are doing, and it's inspirational. We've gotten as far as the talking about what we would put in ours, and then somehow the urgency to get it done passes. Oh, I do think we probably have enough wine to see us through the worst of it.robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1147015693367233632006-05-07T10:28:00.000-05:002006-05-07T10:28:00.000-05:00Bah! Kids these days! The nature valley granola ba...Bah! Kids these days! The nature valley granola bars would go first in our house - disaster or not. We'd also have to include a pack of "fruit to go" fruit leather sticks - they keep forever and they are yummy and I think there must be vitamins in there somewhere? <BR/><BR/>Oh... and tums.<BR/><BR/>Luckily, we don't live in a place where any of this is necessary. If "the big earthquake" they all speak of comes, we'll be in the ocean wondering what happened with our food supplies well out of reach.<BR/><BR/>Hmmm... maybe we should move, eh?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com