So its been a while since the last blog post...
No apologies on my part though because I've been living life and enjoying every second of it. The past two months have been laden with exams, writing a 20+ page portfolio, proofreading, studying, callings, etc etc etc.
Midst all these happenings we have had some SERIOUS CRAZY WEATHER in South Africa. Like America with their destructive Superstorm Sandy, we too have had our fair share of superstorms (too bad our country doesn't name them...). The non-stop rain for the past two weeks has caused floods and damage to roads all along the Eastern Cape; even several bridges have washed away.
For example:
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Poor Port Alfred and P.E...we are only a couple hours away.
J frequently travels there for business and reality really hit home when he came home one night after a two day trip to P.E to report on just how bad the roads are. People's homes are flooded, entire roads have been closed and it is estimated to be a billion rand repair job. A billion rand is A LOT of money for our country and who knows when and how long these roads will take to be repaired. J reflected that what if we get into a situation that many more roads and bridges are washed away then trucks bringing in food and petrol won't be able to come into our town - thereby affecting us in an even greater way.
So we decided to finally do what we have been counseled to do for ages and that is prepare for emergencies/disasters etc. We have put together a 72 hour kit in case we have to grab stuff and go and made mini kits for our cars (seeing as majority of people aren't even home when disaster strikes).
At a recent Relief Society meeting we made these tins that can be used for cooking purposes or as a source of heat/light. Simply clean an empty tuna tin, insert tightly packed corrugated cardboard (pizza boxes work well), and pour over some melted candle wax - just enough to wet the cardboard. Once lit, it burns for an hour and a half. So if you were to cook 3 meals you would need 3 of these tins.
At a recent Relief Society meeting we made these tins that can be used for cooking purposes or as a source of heat/light. Simply clean an empty tuna tin, insert tightly packed corrugated cardboard (pizza boxes work well), and pour over some melted candle wax - just enough to wet the cardboard. Once lit, it burns for an hour and a half. So if you were to cook 3 meals you would need 3 of these tins.
We're constantly adding to our kits, but we now have the peace of mind that should disaster strike in our area, we have prepared for it.
In the words of President Spencer W. Kimball: "Preparedness, when properly pursued, is a way of life, not a sudden, spectacular program."
That's a lot of damage! I have never heard of those cooking tins, but it is brilliant!
ReplyDeleteHow sad/scary! So glad you guys are safe. We really haven't heard about any terrible weather outside of the US! So important to be prepared- we definitely need to work on that as well!
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