From Time To Time

Glad to see that so many of you have decided to check out the blog. There is a lot to write about concerning being prepared. And many people do it much better than we do. In fact some are written in a such a way, that for us to do so, would not do justice to the topic. So it's been our plan from time to time to post a link to an article that has been written on another blog or website, along with a short summary of what that article is about. This will serve many purposes. It will introduce you to other web resources concerning the issue of prepping and it will let you see that you are not the only person who is seeking to do something about prepping. So I'd like to start with this posting.

Popular Mechanics - US unprepared for a massive blackout

This article takes at look at the preparedness level of the Power Grid of the United States. I've touched on a variety of items that people should be prepared for (IE. major storms, natural disasters, man-made disasters, etc.). And another category would be a failure of technology which in this case resulted in massive power failures in the nation of India. India recently had two major blackouts which put hundreds of millions of Indians in the dark. This article by Glenn Harlan Reynolds highlights how despite the advanced electrical grid of the U.S., it needs major improvements in the infrastructure and preparedness to be ready for a major power loss.

Question(s) for Thought: What would you do if there was a power outage in your region that lasted one week...one month....one year? And how would you prepare? What is your church, synagogue, mosque, service group doing to prepare? What is your local utility doing to mitigate problems that might result in a massive power outage? What legislation has your local, state, federal legislatures passed to help improve our infrastructure?