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Noticed some rifle magazines that were all dusty. Cleaned them up with Ballistol - took them apart and sprayed it with Ballistol. Now I need to figure out what to wrap them in so they don't get all dusty again, or worse (rusty).
Pretty scary stuff. Cascadia quake will probably be over 8.5 and likely in the 9's. Portland and everything else west of the Cascades, would likely shift 25 feet to the west. Willamette and Columbia rivers will be ablaze from fuel depots in Portland blowing. I-5 bridge will be in the river and 205 bridge most likely will survive but need serious repairs. PDX is on soil that will liquefy but they are working on the problem. Vancouver will be getting its help from the north as the bridges will be unusable so...
Have 3 weeks of food, water and meds.
Keep cash on hand
Make your neighbors aware of the threat
And be ready to help the ones who didn't prepare. ( Or had their homes crash down on their stuff)
Wood frame homes will hold up well but they need to be strapped to foundations. Hot water heater needs to be secure as well Not fun having a ripped open gas line in your garage PLUS... depending on your model it holds 30-50 gallons of potable water.
Spread the word folks!
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- Ordered a case of spray-on Barricade wildfire gel. I bought enough to cover the whole house.
- Ordered the applicator for said.
- Read some prep books.
- Did some price checks on a Kimber Bel-Air. (Not sold on it, but it is just so delightfully wacky.*)
- Reached out to some contacts concerning the 9,000+ acre wildfire to see how they are doing.
- Work on the emergency cash stashes.
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Regardless, here's hoping none of us have to put any of this to test!
Pretty scary stuff. Cascadia quake will probably be over 8.5 and likely in the 9's. Portland and everything else west of the Cascades, would likely shift 25 feet to the west. Willamette and Columbia rivers will be ablaze from fuel depots in Portland blowing. I-5 bridge will be in the river and 205 bridge most likely will survive but need serious repairs. PDX is on soil that will liquefy but they are working on the problem. Vancouver will be getting its help from the north as the bridges will be unusable so...
Have 3 weeks of food, water and meds.
Keep cash on hand
Make your neighbors aware of the threat
And be ready to help the ones who didn't prepare. ( Or had their homes crash down on their stuff)
Wood frame homes will hold up well but they need to be strapped to foundations. Hot water heater needs to be secure as well Not fun having a ripped open gas line in your garage PLUS... depending on your model it holds 30-50 gallons of potable water.
Spread the word folks!
And there's the big problem with prepping: Nobody else does it. Here you are, making your house as safe as possible and could be for naught if your neighbors houses on all sides of you start burning because they didn't prep.My home is strapped to foundation and my water heater has earthquake straps as well. I also have earthquake natural gas shut off valve that trips when it detects a 5.2 magnitude earthquake or greater and cuts the flow of NG to my home.
Not sure it will help or not is we have 9.0 earthquake that lasts for minutes. I am the only house in my cul de sac that has an automatic shutoff valve.
Be sure to have Three (3) weeks of supplies if you're in Vancouver and environs and that includes water!
A lot of folks simply disregard water, and it's one of the easiest & most important to stock a bit of.