Reply #41: well prepared and have been disaster tested more than once

[pitohui]

however if i've learned anything from my disasters (including katrina) it's that you can't count on being able to carry all that crap, so don't bother to "over" prepare, it's a waste of money

some of the suggestions here are hilarious, that wood stove will do fuck all when you're 8 feet underwater!

the BEST disaster prep is money and lots of, because you are never guaranteed to be able to stay in your home during a disaster and you are going to be limited in how much you can carry in your most fuel efficient automobile -- disasters by nature are unpredictable, who would have guessed that i could not buy gasoline anywhere between new orleans and tuscaloosa, alabama, the size of katrina was pretty unprecedented, i guess