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#255281 - 01/09/13 08:14 PM Low and no cost preps
TeacherRO Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
1. Make a paper copy of your import contacts. Phone, address and emails for your spouse, SO, partner, files.

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#255294 - 01/09/13 10:37 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
gonewiththewind Offline
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Registered: 10/14/08
Posts: 1517
Survey your immediate area (Home, work, in between) for routes, safe areas, resources.

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#255310 - 01/10/13 01:35 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: gonewiththewind]
barbakane Offline
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Registered: 03/12/09
Posts: 205
Loc: Florida
Keep a car charger for your cell phone, a rain jacket, a comfy pair of shoes, and work gloves in your car.
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#255314 - 01/10/13 03:48 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
Eugene Offline
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Registered: 12/26/02
Posts: 2995
Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
1. Make a paper copy of your import contacts. Phone, address and emails for your spouse, SO, partner, files.


Copy or scan any important documents, and gather them in one place costs little to nothing.

Document a disaster plan and test it.

I typically catch up on all documentation this time of year anyway when it gets too close to go outdoors as much.

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#255315 - 01/10/13 03:50 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
bacpacjac Offline
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Registered: 05/05/07
Posts: 3601
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Dress for the worst possible weather in your area.

Take your car keys with you when you leave your desk, home or vehicle.
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#255319 - 01/10/13 04:22 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
LesSnyder Offline
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Registered: 07/11/10
Posts: 1680
Loc: New Port Richey, Fla
to add on what barbakane commented about the work gloves in your vehicle...have them with your fire extinguisher and window punch and pry bar...that way you may offer assistance while protecting yourself...

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#255323 - 01/10/13 05:38 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
Stephen Offline
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Registered: 04/09/12
Posts: 177
Loc: Canada
Go for a run

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#255324 - 01/10/13 05:40 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: bacpacjac]
Stephen Offline
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Registered: 04/09/12
Posts: 177
Loc: Canada
Originally Posted By: bacpacjac
Take your car keys with you when you leave your desk, home or vehicle.


This isn't prep. It's common sense. Or at least it should be anyway.

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#255326 - 01/10/13 07:03 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: TeacherRO]
spuds Offline
Old Hand

Registered: 06/24/12
Posts: 822
Loc: SoCal Mtns
Have a hidden house key outside,I got locked out in the snow in my PJ's,NOT a good thing!

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#255327 - 01/10/13 07:11 PM Re: Low and no cost preps [Re: spuds]
haertig Offline
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Registered: 03/13/05
Posts: 2322
Loc: Colorado
Walk around every room of your house with your digital camera, taking pictures from every angle of each room, showing all contents. Including opening closets and photographing contents. Including opening desk/bureau/etc drawers and photographing contents. You don't need world class beautiful photos. These are simply for your use in filing possible future insurance claims. To make you "remember what you used to have there". If you have high dollar items, take specific pictures of each one, showing serial numbers and other identifying characteristics, maybe pictures of the item beside it's original purchase receipt (if available, and you can make the receipt legible in the photo), etc. Burn those pictures to multiple CD's and store each CD in a different off-premisis site (maybe mail one to a relative, put one in a safe deposit box, etc.)

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