Emergency Preparedness

Make a kit. Have a plan. 

My house does not really have a very safe place to go if there is a tornado.  I have a closet in the master bedroom that has no external walls. But  I do not think it is all that safe. However, it probably is the safest place in the house if a tornado threatens.  And, I have used it as an emergency shelter in the past.

I have the cat carriers in the closet.  I only have two right now, and if we had an emergency today, I could put Taki in with Haiku safely, but I need to get one for her own, as she gets older.  I have sat in the closet, with Haiku and Sake in the carriers, a couple of times before. They do not like it. But Sake gets under the overhang on the foot of the bed in thunderstorms, and Haiku sometimes gets in the carrier (the door of which I leave open) when she is stressed.

Today, I rechecked my kit: I rotated cat food, and actually added some. I have some soups in the kit for me, and personal care stuff, and water. I replaced the flashlight batteries. It is advised to have cash and personal papers in the kit. If I take shelter in the closet, my purse with those items will be with me.