In hindsight, is there anything you would do differently next time? Do you have any advice for those of us who might find ourselves in a similar situation?
I would have had better stuff in my shelter. I would have taken reference photos of my entire house and all my possessions regularly. I would have had a collectibles policy for my legos, and I would have taken real shoes and my wallet with me. Also my dogs ashes and a few more things on the way. Definitely game plan it and have the important stuff accessible and know the fastest route to grab it all on the way.
I didn’t think it was going to touch down on us and left the TV paused and dinner half made on the counter. We had plenty of time and I walked miles barefoot through the debris because my flip flops tore. I had the clothes in my back and my phone and nothing else.
Yeah, been typing a lot of overlapping stuff. I’m in the military so it’s mainly my coworkers asking me what to set theirs up with and my answer is “mine was lightly stocked based on SERE training; you need a deployment 72 hour bag, not survival gear.”
And no offense taken, I work in flight safety so reviewing and improving on near misses is part of the game and how you save others.
In hindsight, is there anything you would do differently next time? Do you have any advice for those of us who might find ourselves in a similar situation?
I would have had better stuff in my shelter. I would have taken reference photos of my entire house and all my possessions regularly. I would have had a collectibles policy for my legos, and I would have taken real shoes and my wallet with me. Also my dogs ashes and a few more things on the way. Definitely game plan it and have the important stuff accessible and know the fastest route to grab it all on the way.
I didn’t think it was going to touch down on us and left the TV paused and dinner half made on the counter. We had plenty of time and I walked miles barefoot through the debris because my flip flops tore. I had the clothes in my back and my phone and nothing else.
Sounds like it might be worth keeping a change of clothes and shoes down there. Imagine if you ended up down there in your pajamas.
(Not trying to lecture you, this is something I hadn’t really considered before either.)
Yeah, been typing a lot of overlapping stuff. I’m in the military so it’s mainly my coworkers asking me what to set theirs up with and my answer is “mine was lightly stocked based on SERE training; you need a deployment 72 hour bag, not survival gear.”
And no offense taken, I work in flight safety so reviewing and improving on near misses is part of the game and how you save others.
Thanks for your honesty. So sorry for the horror you’re going through.
Thank you for the tips.