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Old 03-16-2014, 6:51 PM
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I refer people to FEMA's ready.gov site. It helps people realize that the government itself thinks people should prepare to keep themselves going at least two weeks after a disaster. Then I talk about how the place I work has plans for stuff like this. Then I act curious and ask, in their assessment, how long it will be before the next killer earthquake or terrorist attack. Further curious, I ask what their plan is for an interruption in basic services. Typically the conversation ends with them nodding sagely about needing to do more.
I've found bringing up FEMA's recommendations can help when arguing against the "THEY will save us" mentality.

Getting them to actually DO ANYTHING is another matter entirely.
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