An Earthquake ‘Grab Bag’

By Jim Webber

I recently listed the contents of our ‘grab bag’ —  the last thing to grab as one heads out of one’s creaking house.

And here it is, ready for the ‘Big One,’ neatly packed in a zippered bag (mine’s an 18-litre actually)…

 

The List:

• A gas lamp and spare gas, spare cellphone (charged)
• A list of phone numbers (including insurance company)
• Wipes and toilet paper, pills and medications (sticking plasters etc) for at least a week
• A small LED lantern and focusing LED torch
• Large sharp knife (remember that Survivors movie?)
• Bottled water
• Energy snacks
• Cigarette lighter
• Battery radio
• First aid kit
• And a CD or USB flash drive, with valuable up-to-date computer files.