Venessa Anderson

Flint church warns of possible issues with bottled water from FEMA

FLINT, MI — A Flint church is telling people who received two brands of bottled water during a weekend giveaway that they may want to dispose of it because of reports about the water quality. Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church of Flint issued the notice on its Facebook page, saying it’s received complaints about Niagara and Refresh waterContinue reading “Flint church warns of possible issues with bottled water from FEMA”

When Normalcy Bias turns into entitlement, and the belief that relief is “owed” to people who didn’t bother to prepare, you’ll find that desperation will quickly escalate to make a bad situation even worse

History has pointed out time and time again that when our society fails to plan and prepare for emergencies, there are breakdowns that lead to devastation. Often times, the normalcy bias is the culprit. Change is often an unwelcome concept in our lives. As humans, we are creatures of habit and have a tendency toContinue reading “When Normalcy Bias turns into entitlement, and the belief that relief is “owed” to people who didn’t bother to prepare, you’ll find that desperation will quickly escalate to make a bad situation even worse”

Massive water giveaway set for Saturday in Flint

Some cases of the more than 37,000 bottles of Nestle water distributed wait to be loaded into Flint resident vehicles as non-profit Pack Your Back distributes water on Monday, April 22, 2019 at Dort Federal Event Center in Flint FLINT, MI– Thousands of cases of bottled water will be given away in Flint on Saturday.Continue reading “Massive water giveaway set for Saturday in Flint”

If The Day Comes When The Hospitals Are Closed or Overcrowded Due to a Major Disaster, We’ll be in Big Trouble

Some of the most incredible advances of the modern age have been in the field of medicine. When we get hurt, we just go to the hospital and a doctor treats us. But as we’ve become more dependent on hospitals, we have forgotten how to deal with many health conditions and injuries on our own.Continue reading “If The Day Comes When The Hospitals Are Closed or Overcrowded Due to a Major Disaster, We’ll be in Big Trouble”

Could You Really Turn Family Away During A Disaster?? THIS QUESTION WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES AND THINK ABOUT VERY SERIOUSLY

IMPORTANT: I wrote this post to get people to think about this very likely situation. Today we have the luxury of thinking in black and white, but each SHTF scenario will require different actions, and all those actions will have different consequences and repercussions. Whether you agree or disagree is not important…thinking about it is. One partContinue reading “Could You Really Turn Family Away During A Disaster?? THIS QUESTION WE NEED TO ASK OURSELVES AND THINK ABOUT VERY SERIOUSLY”

Are You Ready For A New Pandemic If History Repeats Itself?

The Spanish flu was the single deadliest killer of the 20th Century and it’s been almost completely forgotten by Americans and by our historians as well. Should We Be Worried About It Happening Again? The Spanish Flu or influenza epidemic of 1918 killed between 50 and 100 million people. Some historians say even more.The Spanish FluContinue reading “Are You Ready For A New Pandemic If History Repeats Itself?”

What do you need to do to ensure you and your loved ones gets through a SHTF scenario? This Question We Need To Ask Ourselves And Think About Very Seriously

Are you prepared for SHTF? What are your chances of surviving extreme disasters and other SHTF events? What do you need to do to ensure you and your loved ones gets through a SHTF scenario? These are the questions which might be bugging any person who is into emergency preparedness and prepping and I’m sure youContinue reading “What do you need to do to ensure you and your loved ones gets through a SHTF scenario? This Question We Need To Ask Ourselves And Think About Very Seriously”

YOU HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES TO PREPARE FOR YOURSELF. YOU CAN’T COME TO MY PLACE WHEN SHTF

In the following article Glen of 299Days.com covers an issue that is very dear to most preppers – what to do when neighbors, friends and family come knocking. With limited resources available we’re all going to have to make tough decisions. Like many of us, Glen plans on helping those truly in need. But what about thoseContinue reading “YOU HAD PLENTY OF CHANCES TO PREPARE FOR YOURSELF. YOU CAN’T COME TO MY PLACE WHEN SHTF”