by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 28, 2023 | 4 Patriots
No one was prepared for the fast-moving wildfires that killed more than 100 unsuspecting people in Hawaii with hundreds more missing| … or the deadly tornadoes and flooding in the Mid-Atlantic states and the Northeast … plus the continued excessive heat in the...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 28, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Do you have a plan for the next time a blackout happens? Are your three main bases covered – power, food, and water? Because Hurricane Hilary flooded Southern California, damaging roadways and forcing residents to stay locked inside their homes… Not to mention the...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 24, 2023 | 4 Patriots
How come you can get an alert on your phone when you’ve taken your 5,000th step of the day, but sometimes people don’t even receive warnings when a disaster is about to strike? Numerous times in recent years, government emergency alert systems have completely failed...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 22, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Recently a friend told me she didn’t think she needed a flashlight because she has a light on her smart phone. I would agree with her only if two conditions were true. One would be that light is the only thing you need a flashlight for. And two would be that using the...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 22, 2023 | 4 Patriots
“I wish I could prepare for an emergency. Unfortunately, I can’t afford it. I live paycheck to paycheck.” While discussing preparedness with people, I’ve heard plenty of folks say that. And it’s true. Most of us have to put together our emergency food stash on a...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 16, 2023 | 4 Patriots
My father had some great advice for me when I was growing up and starting to make purchases on my own. It was a very simple statement: “Watch out for the fine print.” Dad had been around a lot longer than me, so he was accustomed to merchandise sellers making their...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 15, 2023 | 4 Patriots
There’s just something about packing for a camping trip. Stopping by the grocery store to buy roadtrip snacks and food to cook over the fire. Packing up utensils and the cast iron skillet. Deciding which blankets would be best for a cozy night in the tent. There’s a...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 14, 2023 | 4 Patriots
Back in the late 1800s, Mark Twain reportedly sent a cable from England to the United States. It read: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” He had been contacted by an American journalist inquiring as to his rumored health problems or possible death....
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 9, 2023 | 4 Patriots
It happened again. Severe thunderstorms swept across the Eastern United States Monday. This time at least two people were killed and more than 1.1 million homes and businesses lost electrical power. It will probably take several days before the massive damages are...
by 4Patriots Contributor | Aug 9, 2023 | 4 Patriots
We all have our pet peeves. One of mine is getting somewhere and realizing I forgot to bring something. Maybe that’s why I became a list maker. Perhaps this is one of your pet peeves as well. If you’re headed to the outdoors soon – for camping, hiking, hunting, or...
