WEBVTT - Think about what you'd take

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's

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<v Speaker 1>tip is to think about what you would take from

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<v Speaker 1>your home in an emergency. You really never know when

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<v Speaker 1>you might have to leave somewhere quickly, so in general,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good to be prepared. Being prepared could make a

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<v Speaker 1>very stressful situation just a little bit less awful. Like

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<v Speaker 1>many people, I've been horrified watching the wildfires in Los

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<v Speaker 1>Angeles earlier this year. Normal residential areas just went up

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<v Speaker 1>in flames. In many cases, people had a short bit

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<v Speaker 1>of warning before they needed to evacuate. Now, if you

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<v Speaker 1>only have a minute or two in an emergency situation,

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<v Speaker 1>you obviously I just need to get out with your

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<v Speaker 1>people and pets. But in some cases people had a

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<v Speaker 1>slightly longer window or had an evacuation alert before it

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<v Speaker 1>turned into an order. Even if you just have a

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<v Speaker 1>short time, having a bag of stuff ready to go

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<v Speaker 1>means that your first few days away from your home

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<v Speaker 1>could feel slightly more comfortable. So I've been asking myself

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<v Speaker 1>this lately, what would I take? It might be wise

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<v Speaker 1>to take a minute or two to ask yourself this question. Too,

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<v Speaker 1>what would you take among other things. I've realized that

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<v Speaker 1>it would be good to have a little gas in

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<v Speaker 1>the car, best not to let it get toward empty.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good to have a little cash as well. So

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<v Speaker 1>many of our payments are electronic these days, but in disasters,

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<v Speaker 1>power networks could be down, and in that case cash

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<v Speaker 1>would be helpful. There are, of course, the basic human needs,

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<v Speaker 1>like water. Keeping. Some bottled water in the trunk or

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<v Speaker 1>in a bag near the door might make the first

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<v Speaker 1>few hours of evacuation before getting to a more stable

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<v Speaker 1>place more doable. Same with some non perishable food like

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<v Speaker 1>granola bars and pet food if you're taking a pet,

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<v Speaker 1>especially with kids. Having food, which would include formula and

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<v Speaker 1>baby food if you've got little ones, could be the

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<v Speaker 1>difference between being miserable or being okay. If anyone in

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<v Speaker 1>your family needs regular medications, you'd want to grab those

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<v Speaker 1>because it could be challenging to get a prescription filled

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<v Speaker 1>at a new pharmacy quickly, particularly if your doctor is

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<v Speaker 1>in the same disaster zone that you are. With a

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<v Speaker 1>bit of warning, it would be wise to grab important documents.

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<v Speaker 1>Most things can be replaced, but of course it's easier

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<v Speaker 1>not to If you have a place with your passports

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<v Speaker 1>and birth certificates, social security cards, a marriage license, or

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<v Speaker 1>any insurance documents or property records, and you have the

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<v Speaker 1>ability to grab these quickly and put them in something safe,

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<v Speaker 1>waterproof to come with you. That could be helpful if

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<v Speaker 1>you couldn't get back to your home for a while.

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<v Speaker 1>Then there are the other things I mean, I guess

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<v Speaker 1>most of us would want a change of clothes. We

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<v Speaker 1>might want a flashlight or maybe a lighter. Some bandages

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<v Speaker 1>or a small first aid kit could be helpful. Grabbing

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<v Speaker 1>toothbrushes and other hygiene items could make the first few

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<v Speaker 1>days more comfortable. You'd want your phone and charger, of course,

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<v Speaker 1>and perhaps you'd want some sentimental things. What would those be.

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<v Speaker 1>The point of this is not to put all sentimental

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<v Speaker 1>things in a bag ready to go right now, But

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<v Speaker 1>by thinking about all of this, we might be able

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<v Speaker 1>to identify those things that would be hardest to replace.

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<v Speaker 1>Most photos from the last decade or so probably have

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<v Speaker 1>a digital backup. But if you start thinking about what

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<v Speaker 1>you would take in a disaster, you might realize the

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<v Speaker 1>wisdom of creating a digital backup of other things, like

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<v Speaker 1>historic family photos. It's not quite the same as having

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<v Speaker 1>the original print, but you could reprint something and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>recreate things. It's good to take pictures of children's artwork

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<v Speaker 1>that you enjoy seeing, or if you have handwritten letters

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<v Speaker 1>from long gone relatives, you could take pictures or scan

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<v Speaker 1>those too. And when you think about what you'd need

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<v Speaker 1>an emergency, you make sure you know where those things are.

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<v Speaker 1>After all, if you had thirty minutes to leave, you

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<v Speaker 1>wouldn't want to spend that precious time hunting around for

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<v Speaker 1>people's birth certificates. But when you know exactly where they are,

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<v Speaker 1>you won't have to hunt, and as a bonus, you

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<v Speaker 1>will be able to find these things more readily in

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<v Speaker 1>non emergency situations. I was glad I knew where my

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<v Speaker 1>five year old's birth certificate was recently when we needed

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<v Speaker 1>to get him a passport and register him for kindergarten.

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<v Speaker 1>In any case, most people will never have an evacuation situation,

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<v Speaker 1>but I think it helps to at least think through

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<v Speaker 1>what you would take in an emergency and how accessible

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<v Speaker 1>these things are. That way, when an evacuation order comes in,

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<v Speaker 1>you might be able to find these things in a

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<v Speaker 1>situation where it will be harder to think in the meantime,

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<v Speaker 1>this is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making

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<v Speaker 1>the most of our time. Thanks for listening to Before Breakfast.

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