Wednesday, December 30, 2009
I'm a Prepper, He's a Prepper
Wouldn't you like to be a prepper too? I just noticed that the Newsweek article I referenced yesterday was featured on MSN's homepage this afternoon. I just wanted to point out that you saw it here FIRST. (Well, technically you would have seen it on Newsweek first, but still...we're cutting edge here!)
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
The Rise of the Preppers
Here is a link to an interesting article about preparedness that I found on Newsweek.com regarding the new age of preparedness. Being prepared for disaster isn't just for weird gun- enthusiasts that live off the grid---it's for everyone! I found the article interesting and I hope you do as well. I don't necessarily like the label "Prepper" as it gives me a visual of tucked-in polo shirts and pleated shorts, but I like what it represents.
Snow Update
From National Weather Service PDX
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
TAPERING OFF OR CHANGING TO RAIN BY 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY TYPE OF PRECIPITATION INITIALLY...
POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SLEET...FREEZING OR RAIN BEFORE TAPERING TO
RAIN SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR GREATER THAN 2 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR.
* THE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE...RESULTING
IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY UNTIL PRECIPITATION
TAPERS OFF OR CHANGES TO RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
..WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY...THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* TIMING...SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE
TAPERING OFF OR CHANGING TO RAIN BY 8 PM THIS EVENING.
* SNOW WILL BE THE PRIMARY TYPE OF PRECIPITATION INITIALLY...
POSSIBLY CHANGING TO SLEET...FREEZING OR RAIN BEFORE TAPERING TO
RAIN SHOWERS LATER THIS EVENING.
* ACCUMULATIONS...WILL GENERALLY RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS
THE ADVISORY AREA. THE BEST CHANCE FOR GREATER THAN 2 INCHES OF
ACCUMULATION WILL GENERALLY BE WEST OF THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR.
* THE SNOW WILL IMPACT THE EVENING RUSH HOUR COMMUTE...RESULTING
IN SLICK ROADWAYS AND REDUCED VISIBILITY UNTIL PRECIPITATION
TAPERS OFF OR CHANGES TO RAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
Make Preparedness Your Resolution
Ahhh...the end of the year. A time to reflect on the past 365 days and gauge your progress as a successful contributor to the human race. If you are reading this blog, then you are already pretty awesome (yay you!). If, however, you are reading this blog and wondering how you can be an even better prepared citizen, you're in luck. One of the best things that you can do for yourself, your family, and your community is to be prepared for emergencies. Taking a few simple steps today, can set off a butterfly effect of safety and efficiency tomorrow. Just think, if every citizen was prepared for storms, earthquakes, power outages etc, events such as these would be more like an adventure, not a disaster. Check out our website here for preparedness info and don't forget to spread the word. Setting a good example is, much like pink eye, highly contagious (but in a good way, not a gross way, like pink eye). That may have been a poor metaphor. At any rate, rather than making a resolution that will end in failure, tears and/or large helpings of ice cream, resolve to be better prepared in 2010. I know you can do it!
Weather Alert
According to the National Weather Service Portland, our area may receive some wintry precipitation later this afternoon. They anticipate that the precipitation will begin as snow and may transition to sleet or freezing rain in the late afternoon, then transition back into just rain in the early evening. For more information check out the National Weather Service website.
Being Prepared Saves Lives
Just a timely reminder to make sure you have a well-stocked emergency kit in your car. And also....be wary of computers, they're just biding their time until they overthrow the humans. I'm just kidding. Or am I?
Nevada couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray
Associated Press / December 29, 2009
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A Nevada couple letting their sport utility vehicle’s navigation system guide them through the high desert of eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.
On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cellphone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates to a dispatcher, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said. “GPS almost did ’em in and GPS saved ’em,’’ Evinger said. “It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route.’’
Evinger said a Lake County deputy found the couple in the Winema-Fremont National Forest outside the small town of Silver Lake on Sunday afternoon and pulled their four-wheel-drive Toyota Sequoia out of the snow with a winch.
John Rhodes, 65, and his wife, Starry Bush-Rhodes, 67, made it home safely to Reno, Evinger said. The couple was well-equipped for winter travel, carrying food, water, and warm clothes, the sheriff said. “Their statement was being prepared saved their life,’’ Evinger said.
The couple had been in Portland and followed their GPS as it directed them south on US Highway 97 to Oregon Highway 31, which goes through Silver Lake and Lakeview before connecting with US Highway 395 to Reno, Evinger said.
Nevada couple stranded 3 days after GPS leads them astray
Associated Press / December 29, 2009
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - A Nevada couple letting their sport utility vehicle’s navigation system guide them through the high desert of eastern Oregon got stuck in snow for three days when the GPS unit sent them down a remote forest road.
On Sunday, atmospheric conditions apparently changed enough for their GPS-enabled cellphone to get a weak signal and relay coordinates to a dispatcher, Klamath County Sheriff Tim Evinger said. “GPS almost did ’em in and GPS saved ’em,’’ Evinger said. “It will give you options to pick the shortest route. You certainly get the shortest route. But it may not be a safe route.’’
Evinger said a Lake County deputy found the couple in the Winema-Fremont National Forest outside the small town of Silver Lake on Sunday afternoon and pulled their four-wheel-drive Toyota Sequoia out of the snow with a winch.
John Rhodes, 65, and his wife, Starry Bush-Rhodes, 67, made it home safely to Reno, Evinger said. The couple was well-equipped for winter travel, carrying food, water, and warm clothes, the sheriff said. “Their statement was being prepared saved their life,’’ Evinger said.
The couple had been in Portland and followed their GPS as it directed them south on US Highway 97 to Oregon Highway 31, which goes through Silver Lake and Lakeview before connecting with US Highway 395 to Reno, Evinger said.
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
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