[NAGDU] Evacuation

[Cindy Ray]

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-----Original Message-----
From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Danielle Ledet via NAGDU
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2017 11:11 AM
To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Danielle Ledet <singingmywayin at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Evacuation

Amen. Thank you!

On 8/27/17, The Pawpower Pack via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I want to say something about evacuation.  If you are able to evacuate you
> must have one or more of the following:
> 1. Money
> 2. Transportation
> 3. Help from folks— family/friends/whomever.
> 4. The ability to leave your home.
> It may seem obvious to people who have never dealt with this situation but
> evacuation is not easy for many.  People are poor or they have no help or
> they cannot leave because they are too ill or their disability or that of a
> loved one prevents them from doing so.  There are all kinds of reasons why
> people can't leave, and yes, people don't leave because living where we do
> we kind of get used to this kind of weather.  And we think oh it won't be
> too bad we'll be fine.  I know because I am a Katrina survivor.  It is
> supremely unhelpful to make comments like "I'd have left before this
> started. "
> You have no idea of anyone else's situation or what is driving their choice
> to stay if indeed they had a choice.
> And just so this is not totally off topic, there is my quick and dirty
> emergency list for sheltering in place with dogs.
> 1. Canned or shelf-stable dog food of one kind or another.
> 2. A gallon of water a day per dog.
> 3. First ait kit
> 4. Emergency sling— back pack life vest some way to lift a dog if that
> becomes necessary.
> 5. Towels
> 6. Boots because even if you don't take water there will be sharp debris on
> the ground.
> If you leave your home after an event like this be very aware of downed
> power lines and try to find someone who has scoped out the area and ask them
> the lay of the land.
>
>
>  Rox and the kitchen Bitches:
> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
> Sent from my iPhone
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