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Lights Out – Preparing for an Emergency

April 29th, 2011 | Comments Off

About four p.m the power went out. It would stay out for the next eight hours and my wife and I would have to cope. As emergencies go, it was a small one. It did succeed in pointing our our lack of preparedness. High winds due to a cold front coming into Rochester caused the outage. For the first three hours or so, it was just inconvenient but at nightfall it became a little more serious. We did not have enough emergency light sources. There were two battery powered “lanterns” and one working flashlight in the house. There was enough light to navigate to the restroom and the telephone, but only just enough. The house was warm enough, luckily. The cats’ food cans opened with pull tabs so they could be fed. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Commentary, Disasters, Original writing

Ten Government Sites for War on Terror News

February 25th, 2008 | Comments Off

For those who have not been paying attention, the government of the United States makes a great deal of information available about the War on Terror. Free, gratis, you could print it in your paper… No one does, of course. But, they could. Here are some sites for War on Terror information: Multi National Force – Iraq: A dozen or more press releases nearly every day. Documents fighting, rebuilding, and all of the many doings in Iraq. Feature stories, photos, too. Combined Joint Task Force – 82: The American site for the war in Afghanistan. Much improved in the last year. Feature stories, news releases, and lots of photos. Not all troops are under US control, so also look at the NATO site. International Security Assistance Force: The NATO side of the Afghan war. … Read entire article »

Filed under: Lists of Tens, Original writing, War on Terror