Hurricane Sandy was even bigger than Hurricane Katrina in terms of how many people were affected for a long period of time.
There are a lot of lessons to be learned for those of us who never want to be in a position of suffering what millions of Americans did, if only we take a few simple steps to prepare.
Lesson 1) It CAN Happen To Us Most Americans think that we are immune to a major disaster throwing us into hardship like not having water or electricity.
However, Hurricane Sandy was a big wakeup call, as was Hurricane Katrina.
The fact is, as our federal government gets deeper and deeper in debt, its ability to respond in these crises will get more limited.
That means that we are increasingly 'on our own' left to fend for ourselves.
Lesson 2) Life Without Electricity For A Week Is Tough Who would have thought that Americans on the East Coast, in and around New York City, one of the major population centers of the world, could be forced to go for a week without power? Yet, it happened.
Luckily, it didn't happen in the dead of winter, or there would have been a lot more fatalities.
Even so, without heat and refrigeration, life gets to be just like it was in the 1800's, but with one major difference.
The people back then knew how to get by and we aren't used to that.
Lesson 3) A Little Preparedness Goes a Long Way The people who had the foresight to have fully stocked pantries and camping stoves and a good supply of batteries and flashlights did a lot better than the majority of the people.
Those that took steps beforehand to "prep" also felt stronger and more confident and less like victims.
So the lessons we can learn all point us back to one irrefutable fact; we can prep or we can be victims.
Prepping means that we take steps to supply our homes with simple necessities to make it through a crisis.
There is one other thing to consider.
That is, what if something happens when you are away from home and you are forced to get by just with what you have with you in your car...
There are a lot of lessons to be learned for those of us who never want to be in a position of suffering what millions of Americans did, if only we take a few simple steps to prepare.
Lesson 1) It CAN Happen To Us Most Americans think that we are immune to a major disaster throwing us into hardship like not having water or electricity.
However, Hurricane Sandy was a big wakeup call, as was Hurricane Katrina.
The fact is, as our federal government gets deeper and deeper in debt, its ability to respond in these crises will get more limited.
That means that we are increasingly 'on our own' left to fend for ourselves.
Lesson 2) Life Without Electricity For A Week Is Tough Who would have thought that Americans on the East Coast, in and around New York City, one of the major population centers of the world, could be forced to go for a week without power? Yet, it happened.
Luckily, it didn't happen in the dead of winter, or there would have been a lot more fatalities.
Even so, without heat and refrigeration, life gets to be just like it was in the 1800's, but with one major difference.
The people back then knew how to get by and we aren't used to that.
Lesson 3) A Little Preparedness Goes a Long Way The people who had the foresight to have fully stocked pantries and camping stoves and a good supply of batteries and flashlights did a lot better than the majority of the people.
Those that took steps beforehand to "prep" also felt stronger and more confident and less like victims.
So the lessons we can learn all point us back to one irrefutable fact; we can prep or we can be victims.
Prepping means that we take steps to supply our homes with simple necessities to make it through a crisis.
There is one other thing to consider.
That is, what if something happens when you are away from home and you are forced to get by just with what you have with you in your car...
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