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Donations For Tornado Relief (Yazoo City, MS)I work in Yazoo City, MS. After this week's weather, I thought I would offer some advice to anyone wanting to help tornado victims.

 

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Preparing for an EmergencyAre you prepared for an emergency? Be prepared for almost every emergency with lots of canned food items. You should also store water and a hand can opener with the food. Make sure you have meats that are canned as they give you energy.

 

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Keep Your Tank Full Just In CaseIt's always a good idea to have keep a full tank of gas in your car. In case of a family emergency in the middle of the night, you don't want to run out of gas right in the middle of it and have to search for an open gas station.

 

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Food for 2 Years for $5 a WeekFood storage for $5 a week. Set aside $5 a week to buy the specific items each week. You will have a kitty set aside that you put the $5 in and you can't touch it for any reason but to buy the food storage item for that week. . .

 

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Try Text Messages In EmergenciesTry Text Messages In Emergencies. This is a tip that I learned last year during the hurricanes (Katrina and Rita). In most cases this was the only way to contact family members in Louisiana.

 

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Smart Names for Contacts In Your Cell PhoneIf you are ever in an accident and/or unconscious, be sure to have your contacts in your cell phone listed as husband, wife, son, daughter, mom.

 

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Be Careful When Putting Out a FireI went to a fire demo where flour was thrown on a fire. It burst into flame before ever contacting the fire. He said all powders do this except baking soda. He read the statistics on how reliable these fire alarms...

 

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Predicting Weather Based On Cloud PatternsPuffy white clouds sailing across a blue sky indicate continuing fair weather. But if they mass together to form tall, anvil-shaped clouds, be prepared for a lightning-filled thunderstorm, even if the sun in shining.

 

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Make Emergency Kit for KidsAs a mother who has done Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts, I came along this neat idea to use film canisters. You can make an emergency kit for kids.

 

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Make Your Own Emergency ReflectorsWrap reflector tape around a couple of empty coffee cans. You can keep them in the trunk of your car for emergencies. You can also fill them with possible needed items: a bottle of water, a space blanket, and band aids for medical emergencies and wire, laundry line, duct tape....

 

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