As many of you have probably heard, there is a possible pandemic on our hands with this swine flu among us. It has me on my toes since there are three people here at my work that just returned from Mexico, where the outbreak is most prevelant...EEEK! Needless to say, Ive got my Clorox dissenfecting wipes at my side alongside some hand sanitizer. I might even go get me a surgical mask, but we'll see. Im not taking any chances here people!
What this whole situation really comes down to is being prepared. Before we left from Missouri, James' Dad was telling us how the church has hired a special pandemic person for situations like these. You know when the church is taking action in hiring someone for a pandemic, it's not going to be that far away. He told us to start preparing now with a 3 month food storage supply, in case of one. Of course this would be on top of what we already had in food storage, which Im not going to lie was next to nothing. But we do have a Sam's Club membership and since we moved I have been picking up extra things here and there when I go, so I can proudly say I am starting and have enough for maybe 2 months. James' Mom also gave us a whole bunch of cannery from the Bishops storehouse so that indeed helps.
But the thing is, after reading about how our country is very vulnerable when it comes to our dependence on other countries for most things, it has made me realize just how important it is to be prepared. If you read THIS article, it talks about how places like Wal-Mart keep there inventories low to prevent waste, so if we were to cut off air travel there goes our stock for necessities for things such as generic medicines to surgical gloves. When it comes to our new President and our failing government, they will leave you to believe there will always be someone to be there to bail you out in time of need. We all know though this isnt true. We NEED to be prepared for whatever comes our way.
So, even though I have been preached to for years now to begin my food storage, and have a little here and there, I hereby declare April 27th the day I dedicate myself to FULLY preparing my food storage and simply just being PREPARED.
Off to Sam's Club I go.
5 comments:
good for you!
Very interesting, thanks for the inside scoop. Mine is soooooooooooooooooooo pathetic!
Bravo, Jeannette! And thanks for that bit about the church having a pandemic person...didn't know that and it's interesting.
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog!! And such a sweet one!! :) I love finding new readers and making new blog friends! I love Lali! How do you two know each other? I mean, obviously from BYU-I, but how else? And my hubby said he does remember running into you! Ha ha! Can't remember which CD he bought, though. :) Well, hopefully we can get to know each other through blogging!!
Good message. I need to do some re-stocking over here, too. I always make water a big priority, and I've had several occasions not to feel sorry for my efforts. Thanks for the reminder!
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