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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if
everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
MaryL wrote:
I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Very sensible precautions, it's really sad that most people wouldn't have that option. -- Adrian (Owned by Snoopy & Bagheera) Cats leave pawprints on your heart http://community.webshots.com/user/clowderuk |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
On Oct 24, 4:12 pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER
wrote: ...My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Tell her to pack some bottles of water. Living on the Texas Gulf Coast, we understand evacuation preparations. We have a portable file with our current files, such as the folder I use for everything related to this year's income tax, current insurance policies, etc. Also we have a bin with our address book, refill checks, some cash, passports, etc. She might try to pare it down so that she can take these sorts of things with herto work, maybe in a briefcase. Please pass our best keeping safe wishes on to her. We have some longtime friends in that area who are in the same situation. Annie |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 24, 4:12 pm, "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote: ...My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Tell her to pack some bottles of water. Living on the Texas Gulf Coast, we understand evacuation preparations. We have a portable file with our current files, such as the folder I use for everything related to this year's income tax, current insurance policies, etc. Also we have a bin with our address book, refill checks, some cash, passports, etc. She might try to pare it down so that she can take these sorts of things with herto work, maybe in a briefcase. Please pass our best keeping safe wishes on to her. We have some longtime friends in that area who are in the same situation. Annie I have a similar suitcase packed (and fortunately never used) for emergencies -- a small external hard disk that I use to periodically download everything from my computer (data files, Quicken register, digital photos, etc), a waterproof bag with a small amount of cash, a personal telephone directory, extra checks, etc. I have cases of cat food close to the door, extra sets of keys, lots of batteries of various sizes, and some bottled water. I always keep some flashlights and a first aid kit in the car. I just got my first passport and had not thought of including that. Thanks for the suggestion! Also, I have some freeze dried packs of food and some canned items that would not need to be cooked, in case I have an emergency where I can stay at home but do not have power. That *has* happened to me on occasion -- as when I lost power for 7 days following Hurricane Rita. MaryL |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Well, technically she has a family. Only unlike teenaged barekids, she knows where her furkid is in case she needs to leave. I still haven't quite forgiven my oldest for deciding one time to evacuate from a potential flood. Without us, without telling us, and we couldn't reach her. Jo |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
"jofirey" wrote in message ... "MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Well, technically she has a family. Only unlike teenaged barekids, she knows where her furkid is in case she needs to leave. I still haven't quite forgiven my oldest for deciding one time to evacuate from a potential flood. Without us, without telling us, and we couldn't reach her. Jo That really was a terrible thing to do -- I would be angry, too. Someone else could have been hurt in a case like that by staying too long to try to find her (and all the time, she had already left). *Not* a good thing! My mother died last month after spending 5 years in a nursing home. I had been her caregiver but finally had to place her in a nursing home when she became completely bedridden. Even so, one of my "emergency" plans was that I planned to immediately head for the nursing home if we ever had an evacuation order. MaryL |
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How a friend is preparing for evacuation (definitely ON topic)
jofirey wrote:
"MaryL" -OUT-THE-LITTER wrote in message ... I have a friend who lives near San Diego. I contacted her today to see if everything is okay, and she says they have had lots of smoke but no impact from the fires -- at least not yet. I thought some of you might be interested in the preparations she has made for her cat in case an evacuation order comes through. She has been taking her cat to the office every day. My friend puts the cat in a carrier and locks him in the office when she is in class, then lets him out when she is not in class and can stay in the office with him. She has loaded a few necessities in the car, and since the cat is with her at all times, she will be able to quickly grab the cat carrier and head for the car (which is fully loaded with gas) if they have to evacuate. She is single, so she does not have a family to include in the preparations. MaryL Well, technically she has a family. Only unlike teenaged barekids, she knows where her furkid is in case she needs to leave. I still haven't quite forgiven my oldest for deciding one time to evacuate from a potential flood. Without us, without telling us, and we couldn't reach her. Jo I know the feeling, Jo. My parents are in their 80's and when a hurricane threatens to sweep up the east coast of the U.S., if it doesn't hit Florida it generally strikes somewhere near the coast of South Carolina or just above it. That's where they live. There have been a couple of occasions when they evacuated and didn't tell us about it. There have also been times when they should have evacuated and they just said f*** it. Either way, no communication about what was going on is worse than trying to figure things out from a distance. (Same thing with health issues. I know all about the HIPAA regulations but if I don't know they're in the hospital in the first place... sheesh!) Jill |
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