Carolyn Baker reviews "Just In Case: How To Be Self-Sufficient When The Unexpected Happens."
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unlike most preparedness books, this one is supremely family-oriented, born in the heart of an ordinary mom who simply cares about the safety and well being of her family.
As we mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and the horrors of a ravaged New Orleans and Gulf Coast and as the residents of those areas again wait breathlessly to see where the volatile Hurricanes Gustav and Hanna are headed, a review of Harrison's third book, Just In Case: How To Be Self-Sufficient When The Unexpected Happens is especially timely.
* Can you provide your family with sufficient food if the grocery stores are closed?
* Do you have access to safe, clean water if the municipal water system or you well is compromised?
* Can you keep your home warm if fuel supplies are disrupted?
* Do you have a source of light if the power grid goes down during a storm?
* Can you evacuate your home with three days' worth of supplies for each family member in five minutes?
* Can you shut down your home systems in ten minutes?
Hummm ... Let's see. No, not unless we're using the well uphill, not till the wood gets here, yes if the sun recharges the batteries, no, and certainly not.
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