[Paddlewise] Preparation (was Coast Guard rescues 2 bay kayakers)

I can't believe how unprepared people are for an emergency. Even my 
in-laws - their two acres covered in a foot-thick carpet of boughs, trees 
down everywhere, a sailboat knocked over from its support - never bought a 
generator, even though their power takes a hit all the time. I was amazed 
how many folks came into the store seeking propane, candles, and 
flashlights. One dear old lady, her British accent still as strong as the 
day she emigrated to Victoria, spoke to me in soft tones, "Dear young man, 
do you have any little bottles of propane left?" I can't make a hot cup of 
tea." I'd hidden a few bottles from the earlier folks hording them first 
thing in the morning before I arrived for the evening shift and gave one to 
her, to her great delight.

Anyway, I do hope we paddlers are as prepared for home emergencies as we are 
generally for kayaking contingencies.

I'm still really upset I didn't make the storm (as in paddled in it). I did 
make it out a few years ago for a Southeast storm of the century, but missed 
the Westerly one recently. Oh well,  can't paddle them all.

Doug Lloyd

> Must have sold $20,00000.00 worth
>> of generators at my evening job at the  big-box hardware
>> store.
>
> You too? I work book keeping at Home Depot, Redmond WA. The
> manager told me that one store    (didn't know which one)
> screwed up and sold all 60 of the generators that came in on
> a truck on Sunday to the first guy in line. They had to run
> him out of the parking lot as he was selling them for triple
> price.
>
> I am at the public library using the internet now. It's
> Monday and still no power - ETA is Wednesday. What makes it
> really hard is that the entire area around me - including
> half of the apartment complex I am in has power - we are the
> only small area with out.
>
> I'm starting to get cranky and my hair looks like crap.
>
> Paul Montgomery
> http://paddleandoar.com
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