Quite right with “I’m only as prepared as my neighbors are” – or words to that effect. Neighbors affect neighbors and so on.

We do need more of these – 1,900 more . According to the National League of Cities (Source: http://www.nlc.org/about_cities/cities_101/138.aspx) there are 19,429 municipalities. Most of them are small. So if 10 cities participate together that is 1,943 blogs.

I really with the AdCouncil had come through with PSA like we blogged about last year.

Katy,

Hi. I hear you. In fact we can not all stay home. If everyone stays home than everything shuts down. People have to work. Note, there are only 147 million working people in the US – I have the source somewhere. Hence because of “right sizing” it does not take many absentees to bring a system to a crawl. Because of “outsourcing” I believe the same is true.

The desire to help can be balanced with the need to protect others. My frustration will be at the inefficiencies. A disaster is not the time to stand around exchanging business cards and hand shakes asking “Hi, what do you do?”

The sarcasm in my post “that I should sit down and leave the pandemic to the professionals” is not imagined. Some cities have left H5N1 as a public health issue. The EOC is not responsible nor involved. Nor can the EOC officially comment on any H5N1 presentations. I’m on my own. Some of it I understand – non of it I agree with.

Back to the scenario update: location, location, location. Some parts of the city will fair worse than other parts *IMHO*. If there are sections of the city you would not walk or drive through then they really should be avoided during and post pandemic.

Regards,
Kobie
“Remember there’s no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.” Scott Adams – creator of ‘Dilbert’ cartoon

My goal had been to expand my personal family prep circle to encompass the country. But I have since realized that without a strong and consistent message from the highest level of Government, the issue will remain “fringe”.

This exercise was a great step in the right direction. We need more of them. We need everyone to get their houses in order so we may all live in the post pandemic time with our families intact and our great civilization still standing.

Cheers to the great state of Idaho for doing this.

In the denser populated cities I am *hoping* we will have another Katrina where people did not riot nor turn on each other. The more prepared and informed the less likely this is to happen *IMHO*

In fair balence Goju could be right. Unlike a simple tornado, earthquake, Mt St. Helens, or Katrina the pandemic will last for weeks. It will be the unseen death. Goju has found many videos on YouTube. Here are but two.

Do not watch with the kids nor let the kids see them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSMqf8SfZS8 – Group of people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPYwmHiseXQ – Old Friends

Mel,

Hi. You are most welcome. The lessons learned from others. I wish you luck with the university and getting people motivated and prepped. Goju, Lugon, et al all point to being off the grid just in case things go bad.

9/11 pointed to how everyone had radios but they still could not talk to each other. Hence the reason I promote CBs or some standard radio.

The internet is already involved in pandemic (reporting, wiki, blogs, etc) The information needs to be right, needs to be tested and reviewed.

Regards,
Kobie
“As a rule, men worry more about what they can’t see than about what they can. ” Julius Ceasar