Emergency Preparedness--Water!

So lately I have been feeling a lot of interest in emergency preparation.  It doesn't mean something huge is going to happen, but if it does, I really want to be prepared!   I think its super important that everyone get some kind of emergency kit prepared just in case.  And something could happen tomorrow even, so what will you do??

 I was doing some research, and found this great website:

http://www.ready.gov/

It is a website our own government made to help us get prepared. Cool huh!  Who would know better about how to prepare for natural disasters in our own country than them?

Also, I was doing some research and it seems like one of the biggest things people forget about is water.  Did you know the average person needs to save a gallon a day of water for their emergency kits?  Yeah. That seems like a lot, but if you don't have water, you are in deep doo-doo....as my dad says. lol.  You can actually store water in those gallon milk jugs and just screw the lid in tightly...More info below:

http://www.bae.ncsu.edu/programs/extension/publicat/wqwm/emergwatersuppl.html

Speaking of water, I also learned that you can use the water from your hot water heater:

http://www.palosverdes.com/RPV/emergency_preparedness/content/Water-Heater-Article.pdf

(that is a how-to....)  That thing holds about 50 gallons of water! Sweet.

And that is your Emergency Preparedness thought of the day. :)