Hurricane Sandy – the next day – aftermath pictures from the flooding in Lewes, Rehoboth, and Dewey

This image of a man saving his cats is NOT from Hurricane Sandy. It is a reminder, however, that material possessions are just that, material possessions. I know it seems rough for some of you right now. It’s depressing and downright frightening. A lot of people who live is the areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Sandy did not have flood insurance.  How do you pick up your life and start over? Where do you even begin? Most of us just lost possessions, despite their value, they are just things. I’m sure that plenty of it was irreplaceable. Unfortunately, you cannot change the past.  This image moves me for a few reasons.  Look at the man in the background. His arms are filled with clothes, just stuff. The man in the front is working hard to save his two cats. Cats hate to be carried, and most of them are terrified of water. I can’t imagine how hard it was to carry both of them to safety.  When faced with a natural disaster, belongings are just stuff. You can get more stuff. The things that are one of a kind or irreplaceable, unfortunately, you will have to count your losses. Lives can not be replaced. Lives are what matter. Things like Hurricane Sandy really help to put that into perspective.  It’s a rough way to do so, it’s a hell of a wake-up call, but all the same, no matter how rough it gets, remember that lives cannot be bought.

Pictures from Hurricane Sandy hitting Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, Lewes Delaware, and Dewey Beach, Delaware.

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Luckily for us in Sussex County, Delaware, we weren’t hit as hard as New York and New Jersey. So far, we have no loss of life. There is a lot of property damage, but all of that can be replaced.

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Read how Hurricane Sandy could affect the elections on Tuesday in a BIG way, I mean RECOUNT way: http://www.examiner.com/article/hurricane-sandy-s-aftermath-and-power-outages-could-affect-voting-on-tuesday

We had some guy come up to us as we were taking pictures. He started yelling at us because we were, in fact, taking pictures. His house is flooded. Instead of being upset at Hurricane Sandy, he got mad at us. I get his anger, but it seems to me that he shouldn’t take his anger out on photographers.

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Be prepared for Hurricane Sandy

Tens of millions of East Coast residents are preparing for what may be one of the “biggest storms to ever hit the U.S.”. Hurricane Sandy, dubbed “Frankenstorm” is still many miles out to sea, moving up the coastline at 15 mph, but effects of the “megastorm” are already beginning to be felt. With hurricane-force winds of 75 mph, the exceptional size of Hurricane Sandy means the heavy rains and winds starting Sunday and lastingas late as Wednesday.

Sandy has killed at least 66 people so far, including 51 people in Haiti, as it made its way up through the Caribbean and headed towards the United States. The hurricane is expected to bring “life-threatening flooding” to some states considering Monday’s full moon, which prompted the shutdown of New York City’s subway and widespread evacuations. President Obama called Hurricane Sandy “a big and serious storm.” Federal officials, he said, were “making sure that we’ve got the best possible response to what is going to be a big and messy system. My main message to everybody involved is that we have to take this seriously.”

Continue Reading: http://www.examiner.com/article/be-prepared-for-hurricane-sandy?cid=db_articles

This image of a man saving his cats is NOT from Hurricane Sandy. It is a reminder, however, that material possessions are just that, material possessions. I know it seems rough for some of you right now. It’s depressing and downright frightening. A lot of people who live is the areas that were hit the hardest by Hurricane Sandy did not have flood insurance. How do you pick up your life and start over? Where do you even begin? Most of us just lost possessions, despite their value, they are just things. I’m sure that plenty of it was irreplaceable. Unfortunately, you cannot change the past. This image moves me for a few reasons. Look at the man in the background. His arms are filled with clothes, just stuff. The man in the front is working hard to save his two cats. Cats hate to be carried, and most of them are terrified of water. I can’t imagine how hard it was to carry both of them to safety. When faced with a natural disaster, belongings are just stuff. You can get more stuff. The things that are one of a kind or irreplaceable, unfortunately, you will have to count your losses. Lives can not be replaced. Lives are what matter. Things like Hurricane Sandy really help to put that into perspective. It’s a rough way to do so, it’s a hell of a wake-up call, but all the same, no matter how rough it gets, remember that lives cannot be bought.

Read how Hurricane Sandy could affect the elections on Tuesday in a BIG way, I mean RECOUNT way: http://www.examiner.com/article/hurricane-sandy-s-aftermath-and-power-outages-could-affect-voting-on-tuesday

Joe Del Rio is suing Austin for seizing his house because of his bunker

It has been over two years since Joe Del Rio was rudely awakened by officials in Austin, Texas.  The SWAT team was called, the bomb squad was there, the fire department was deployed, and Del Rio was detained for over 10 hours.  Joe Del Rio had built a bunker under his home.

Del Rio was billed $90,000 by the city of Austin, claiming they had to make repairs on Del Rio’s lifelong home to make it “safe”.  Joe Del Rio is now suing the city of Austin for their actions.  Del Rio claims that the city’s actions were “heavy-handed” and that it was an unconstitutional seizure of his property.

The bunker-like space (as it was called by the city of Austin) started out as a Cold War fallout shelter.  Many families had such a shelter at the time and Del Rio’s family was no exception.  After Del Rio took possession of his family’s home, he expanded the fallout shelter into a “work space“.  The City of Austin filled in Del Rio’s entire basement and bunker with 264 tons of concrete.

Continue Reading: http://www.examiner.com/article/joe-del-rio-is-suing-austin-for-seizing-his-house-because-of-his-bunker

Prepper tips: How to get antibiotics without seeing a doctor

*Please understand, this writer is not encouraging you to treat any kind of infection without first seeing a physician.*

There are many situations where you may need antibiotics and preppers may want to take that into consideration while preparing for any number of disasters.  This writer was bitten by a cat just two days ago.  The bite became infected (which is apparently common with cat bites) and a trip to the hospital was required to get  antibiotics.  As my hand swelled and became quite painful, this caused speculation as to how important having antibiotics would be in a disaster.  This writer decided to see if there were ways to get antibiotics without first going to a doctor or a hospital.  Please note, this is not a recommendation to treat yourself for injuries, just a way to make sure that if you cannot physically get to a physician or hospital you still have important medications.

There are currently four ways to purchase antibiotics without first obtaining a prescription.  You may drive to Mexico, buy them online, buy them in an ethnic market, or buy them in a pet store.  Based on availability, this writer will focus on buying antibiotics in a pet store.

Continue reading on Examiner.com Prepper tips: How to get antibiotics without seeing a doctor – Wilmington prepper | Examiner.com http://www.examiner.com/prepper-in-wilmington/prepper-tips-how-to-get-antibiotics-without-seeing-a-doctor#ixzz1rC3KmeuG

 

Beginning Prepper notes! Tips everyone starting prepping should read!

As someone who is learning about prepping this writer has found there are a few tips that everyone seems to mention when you get started. Some are easier to follow than others!

The first thing to remember is to take it easy and only do what you are able to do. If you cannot spend $20,000 on prepping gear to get started, don’t spend $20,000 on prepping gear. Regardless of your own lack of experience, and prepping puts you and your family in a better position than no prepping.

You should also start out sticking to the basics. It’s difficult to start out getting prepared for a doomsday event. Getting prepared for a power outage for 72-hours is much easier to handle. After you have your 3-day supply, you can move up to a 7-day supply and take it from there.

Always remember to also be prepared for your pets. Don’t just set aside non-perishable food, water, and medication for your family, also set aside pet food and medications!

Make sure that you have copies of all important documents (driver’s license, passport, marriage license, emergency contacts, and medical history) but keep them in a safe place! A flash drive would also be good for this.

Another very important prepping tip is to know how you will be contacting your loved ones! In case of and emergency, do you have family that lives close by? Do you know how you will reach them? Do you have their number memorized if you have to call them from a different phone number? A meeting place may also be a good idea.

 

Doomsday Prepper spends over $350,000 preparing for catastrophe

Preparing for Doomsday isn’t cheap, as many of you may have realized. The cost of extra food, generators, ammunition, gear, and all the other extras add up. The question is not how much will it cost, it’s how much you’re willing to spend.

Some spend more than others.

Robert Bast is a prepper who lives in Melbourne, Australia and runs the website Survival2012.com in his spare time. He has a free ebook you can download which gives the Facts About 2012. Bast told CNN Money:

 ”What is certain is that in my lifetime, there is a strong likelihood that there will be a catastrophe of some kind — the sun destroying power grids, a flu pandemic that kills millions, an asteroid or meteor or comet striking earth or a magnetic pole shift,” said Bast.

Numerous sites have covered the possibilities of the world as we know it changing soon. Economics dictate that there will soon be a drastic change.

So, how has Bast spent so much money?

Bast has spent about $5,000 on stockpiles of food and water, and $11,000 on equipment including gas cookers, generators, batteries, water purifiers and solar power. He also purchased roughly an acre of land that’s a 75-minute drive from Melbourne and 1,500 feet above sea level (in order to stay high and dry in case of a flood or tsunami). He has built a house there, as well as a bunker to serve as his “safe spot” in the event of an emergency. Together, the land, buildings and bunker have cost him a total of about $330,000.

He also has a truck to transport himself, his wife, and his three children to the site.

This writer would like to emphasize that some may consider such preppers to be paranoid although that is not always the case. Robert Bast and his family will be able to survive almost any type of disaster. Can you say the same?

Prepper is not a dirty word: A prepper defined

Have you ever heard that a big storm was on the way, one where you may end up losing power or stores may be closed?  What is your very first thought?

“What do I need to get?”

You may start a mental grocery list, which includes bottled water, candles, matches, and always bread and milk.  You may consider the last time your propane tank was filled or how much gas is in your car.  You may consider buying a generator or heading to a friend’s house for the duration of the storm.

A prepper is defined as an “individual or group that prepares or makes preparations in advance of, or prior to, any change in normal circumstances.”

In other words, a prepper hears there is a big storm coming and sits back, smiling, thinking of everyone else making mad dashes to the grocery store.

Do you know what items to put in a 72-hour emergency kit?  Do you know what the first items to go at the store are and how to supplement them yourself? Do you know which food stock lasts the longest?

As I find out so shall you.

There are different levels of prepping to consider, but the purpose of this column will be to discuss disaster preparation.  This writer will attempt to help the average family prepare a little more every day for an emergency or natural disaster, as well as discuss some of the more serious ways to prepare for a disruption in society.  Doomsday Preppers or Hurricane Preppers, we will try to give tips and tricks of the trade to all!