Saturday, November 23, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 46

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #46

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs of wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    11 lbs of macaroni or spaghetti

Family Prep    Complete a contact card for each family member. Have each family member keep the cards handy in their wallets, purse, backpack, etc. These cards should include important phone numbers, including a contact that lives out of the area.




Saturday, November 16, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 45

 52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #45

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 ½ lbs non-fat dry milk
 
Extra Item    1 lb yeast, baking powder, baking soda

Family Prep    Teach family to stop, drop and roll (fire safety technique) as well other safety guidelines




Saturday, November 9, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 44

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #44

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of soup
 
Extra Item    2 months laundry soap

Family Prep    Clean chimneys to prevent fires


Note:  Published in advance of the scheduled November 9 posting date

Sunday, October 20, 2013

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 43

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #43

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  8 cans of meat
 
Extra Item    8 rolls of toilet paper



Note: published in advance of the scheduled November 2 post date.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 42

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK #42

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  30 lbs wheat or flour
 
Extra Item    10-20 boxes of macaroni and cheese



Note: Publishing this in advance of the scheduled October 26 posting date.

52 Weeks to Preparedness Week 41

52 WEEKS TO FAMILY PREPAREDNESS FOR TWO

WEEK 41

Follow this for painless preparedness that will get you going on the path to being ready for catastrophic events and that, at the end of the year, will leave you in the best position to thrive in the event of any emergency.

You can do this! The cost is spread out over a full year, plus you will have a year to work out your storage. Substitute where appropriate depending on personal needs/requirements.


Food Storage  20 lbs of sugar
 
Extra Item    3 months of dish soap



Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Quemado WNMTC Voice Mail alert!

If you haven't gotten any voice mail messages lately, here's why:

At least three weeks and maybe more ago, Western NM Telephone did an equipment "upgrade" that screwed up voice mail (and possibly other services) for Quemado customers, though they didn't see fit to bother to tell any of us.  This resulted in a loss of the stutter dial tone that tells you you've got messages waiting, AND it changed your PIN number back to default, which is the last four digits of your phone number.

Now, knowing that everyone with 773 phone prefixes with voice mail was going to have the problem, you'd think that they'd at least fix the stuttering dial tone problem, but noooooo.  You have to call them and ask them to fix it all.  Call them at 800 535-0611 during regular business hours (you can call at other times and leave a message, too, though I left the message first and they still didn't bother to fix the problem till I called and talked with Lenore).

Meanwhile, check for voice mail that might have accumulated without your knowing it by dialing *98 and use the last 4 digits of your phone number as the PIN. Then call the phone company and get them to fix it.  You might also ask them about your caller ID and your call waiting, if you've got those services - I don't know if they were affected and I forgot to ask when I talked to them.