That last bit deserved repeating. Sometimes I find myself getting caught up in the stuff (being polite here) that passes for information on the web. It's always good to step back and ask whether the info makes sense and to consider the time frames the earth works with. Anyone can make a prediction that sometime in the next millennium there might be a major volcanic eruption that could end all life on Earth -- anything is possible. But what does that mean to us as we prepare? Not much.

Make preparations for likely events: hurricanes on the Gulf Coast, tornadoes in the mid-west, earthquakes along the major faults, rain in California. . . None of these are end of time scenarios, they're real events that anyone can justify making necessary preparations.

The rain here in California has washed out a construction project in our neighborhood, creating a sinkhole at a nearby intersection, and interrupting our water supply. This makes for a nice training exercise. I am collecting gutter runoff for gray water applications and digging out our stash of bottled water. Utility workers have hooked us up temporarily, but I have found that we have water pressure in sink faucets, but not from the showerheads... When the DW and DD arise, they will have their choice of a Sunshower or a waterless shower/hair wash kit I purchased from Brigade Quartermaster a few years ago. It will make for some interesting experiments and learning experiences.

All of this should help us cope when we have a real emergency, like a significant earthquake.

"When the DW and DD arise, they will have their choice of a Sunshower or a waterless shower/hair wash kit ..."

Don't forget the simple little bird-bath: a coffee-spoon of baking soda in a half-gallon of warm water. It cleans very well (esp body oil and odor), is neutral and easy on the skin, needs no rinsing (unless you've added too much soda), and can be applied with a washcloth or sponge.

Sue

Another reason to keep baking soda in stock.

I don't really keep an eye on the Yellowstone Caldera simply because if the cork pops it really is just simply the end of the world (this would be a TEOTWAWKI in which no level of preparedness would be useful), although this link is a little disconcerting.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/quakes_all.php

The depths Earthquakes of 8.9 Km is just where the magma bubble depth boundary is located.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wrhcvA0n3A

'Old Faithful' could well be where the cork pops.

Interesting. I don't recall ever having hear that formula before. I've been around a few years and I'm still picking up handy tips. Thanks.

I guess it all depends on how close you are. And which way the wind is blowing. One wag suggested that people close to Yellowstone might surf the pyroplastic flow, all the way to the gulf of Mexico. Up side is that if you make it you have one hell of a story to tell the grand kids. There I was ...

I am begining to believe that everything East of the San Andreas will plunge into the Atlantic.....lol.