Re: Bird flu contingency plans - any web sites?

In article <4312a812$0$22939$ed2619ec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Sharon Derben <sharon.derben@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> I'm planning to make some minimal plans for possible house isolation should
> a pandemic start. Are there any useful web-sites that could offer tips and
> hints with respect to such plans ie shopping lists etc?

First, by "house isolation" I assume you mean "not leaving the house,"
sometimes known as "hunkering in the bunker."

Second, there are of course many lists of things to do, guns to have,
traps to set, etc., for spending weeks or months inside a house.
Consult the archives, via the usual Deja News archives, for details.
(I.e., Use Google, then select search terms, then "misc.survivalism" in
Groups.)

Third, the usual rule of thumb is about one pound of cooked food per
person per day, one half gallon of water per day per person for
cooking, more water per day for washing, much more water per day for
toilet flushing (unless outdoor arrangements are made), and some amount
of lighting via candles, butane, propane, kerosene, or batteries
(feasible with only LED lights, which should be enough).

Heating is an entirely different matter, dependent on too many
variables.

Basically, figure out for yourself what you need per week, for example,
for your group size. Minor issues about "how many sewing needles will I
need?" and "Is polypropylene rope better than nylon rope?" is just
tangential bullshit.

The main issues are: how do I provide water and food and heating and
lighting and bathing/toilet capabilities in a period of perhaps
extended power and water outages?

And if you wish to assume that water and power will be available the
entire time of your isolation, the problems get simplified
considerably.

Hint: Buy a few 50-lb sacks of rice, a case of beef stew, another case
of canned vegetables, a case or two of beans or soup or whatever, some
spices, and whatever other odds and ends (desserts, fruits, crackers,
cereal, etc.) you wish. Odds are that your family can survive on a diet
of rice and odds and ends. Billions of people do this every day.

Scurvy and other vitamin deficiencies will take a long time to set in.
Have some dried fruits or vitamin pills if this is a concern.

--Tim May
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