[Moorf]

Ok, how many of you who are already in NZ have actually put together a quake kit / disaster kit? I've noticed a huge increase in ads across all media recently, and we shall be putting together our "kit" this weekend.

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/emergencymgmt/preparedness/preparedness.html

[Bubbles]

Not in NZ yet but I'm thinking of putting one together for our bathroom.

You should see it after my 3 girls have been through it. Talk about Ground Zero. :roll

[Moorf]

I can see their "disaster kits" now... hair gel, mascara, moisturiser.... :laugh

[Alex]

Some interesting stuff on here:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/earthquakes/index.html

http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/crustal/

You can also see what NZ will look like in the future:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/store/download/plates.html

[Moorf]

I knew it was worth investing in central heating - in 4 million years Chch will be a lot further South :D

[Moorf]

...but seriously, I wonder how seriously people take it here - or whether they are as laid back about it as they are about life in general. I hadn't given it a single thought until recent events. But then, would I be around to worry about it if a big one ripped through the South Island :confused: ?

[Cardiff Irons]

Some interesting stuff on here:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/earthquakes/index.html

http://www.gns.cri.nz/what/earthact/crustal/

You can also see what NZ will look like in the future:
http://www.gns.cri.nz/store/download/plates.htmlI like the look of this. I'm going to move to the Bay of Plenty, strap myself in, and go "wheeeeee!".

:( Oh, just realised it takes 40 million years to move that much!

[veronica]

Havent yet, been fooled by living close to the city. We lived in a village in the UK and several times got snowed in or it became difficult to get out of the village so I always stockpiled a few extra packets of pasta and powdered milk at the start of every winter, and always knew where the camping stove and alternative lighting was. In the light of the way the world/weather is behaving at the moment its not a bad idea.

[Singel]

At work, I have been talking to my kiwi boss and colleagues about preparing survival kit, they brush me off by saying that it is not necessary here and giving me a strange look :roll :uhoh (as if that I am over-reacting).

When I talk about the earthquakes that happen where and when, which are below 4 richter-scale, my kiwi colleagues said that these baby ones are frequent and these are nothing to worry about (don't give a damn to it).

Is it Kiwi complacency :confused:

[Smiler]

Ooooooh we were talking about this yesterday on our 10 min drive to the city:D

We're certainly going to get one together as an allround quake, powercut, 'anything else that gets thrown at us' kinda kit. I wanna be ready even if no one else is! I think it's a good thing to be prepared for an event like this and have already started my 'list'. Top of it is ........toilet rolls ;)

We had power cuts and got snowed in in the UK, the same or worse can happen here too:exit and I'd rather not be on the end of a queue of panic buyers a mile long in a shop with nothing to buy.

Now where's my list........must remember to pack straps and wheeeeeeeeeee's

Deborah

[Miffy]

We have always had a disaster kit even in the UK.
It used to be a some left over tins and such like from previous camping trips, but after 9/11 we (by we I mean Ian) decided to have a proper 'bin landen supplies' just in case.

After the disaster of Hurrican Katrina we are re-stocking ours again. Just incase soemthing hits us here.

Bottles of water (we refill the large bottles of orange juice)
Tinned food (that can be eaten hot or cold)
Matches
Tourches & batteries
First aid kit.
Also in the garage is our camping stove, other equipment.

If anything happends and we are not together and we can't get back to our home we have agreed meeting points (1 main and 2 contingenies)

[Smiler]

Oh Miffy the meeting point is a good idea. Trouble is Gary can't even wait in the same place 2 days running for me to collect him from work.

His mum says he always used to run off in Woolworths too:roll I can imagine if I gave him 3 choices I'd be looking for him for days.

Excellent idea. Is one of your places home or work or a big public place?

D

[Tanya]

Saw in Fresh Choice today, they were selling Disaster Survival Buckets, equipped with everything you would need, torches that didn't require batteries etc for $69.95. :yes

Found this website for emergency management

http://www.wellington.govt.nz/services/emergencymgmt/preparedness/preparedness.html

Tanya

[selchie]

Actually, a 4.0 quake generally isn't too bad. I'd be concerned by quakes measuring 6.0 or higher, especially if I were living near an active fault that might rate one of that size. Earthquakes aren't the only emergency that could occur. If you live in a remote area, flooding or landslides could cut you off from supplies.

I recommend that folks set up some kind of a quake/disaster kit, even if it consists of water and some granola bars. A three day supply of food & water is a good minimum, and remember clothing, blankets, TP, sanitation and other sundries. The kit should be kept out of the house, in case it collapses or burns. Some people we know put their supplies in (clean) trash cans out in a shed. Ours is in our detatched garage. Camping gear is also kept in the garage, so it's available if need be. Our kit for two, plus cats takes up perhaps a cubic metre of space, if that much.

If you do set up a kit, be sure to change it out periodically - perhaps once a year. Put a reminder on the calendar. Oh, and you might not want to tell your neighbors and friends you have a kit, or they'll come looking for a handout when the big one does hit!

[Moorf]

Top Tip Tanya :nice1 I don't want to be one of those who never bothered because of the "it won't happen to me" attitude. :no

[Carol]

I did it when we first arrived - even stored water in empty lemonade bottles.

(Don't use milk containers - contamination is too easy.)


But.......we havent got one at the moment.....:o

Maybe I should do it this weekend ..........

[Moorf]

Where do/did you keep it? I wondered if you kept the kits outside of the house in case it collapses and then you can't get to it!! :uhoh

[Carol]

We kept ours in the garage - under the bit that sort of stuck out from the house so there wasn't a lot above it....if you get my drift.