Friday's Thoughts and Other Stuff (Research)

Dear Preppers and Survivalists,

Stoughton Tornado (ca 2005)
photograph by
Colin McDermott

Weather
We have talked about how you and your family need to focus on the common events, such as earthquakes, hurricanes, winter weather, unemployment, and other common disaster.

But, ...

Do you know how hot it gets? How about how cold, in your home city?

What about the places that you might evacuate to?

Link:
National Weather Service - Finding past weather...Fast
https://www.weather.gov/help-past-weather

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Past Weather by Zip Code: Data Table
https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/dataset/past-weather-zip-code-data-table

Old Farmer's Almanac - Weather History
https://www.almanac.com/weather/history


Reason
Now, ... I have a reason to ask that question.

Earlier this week, I was walking from my car to the apartment and got to thinking, ...

What would I need to survive for a day when the temperature was 9°F?

Needless to say, ...

That got me to thinking about the monthly average highs and lows, and what are the extreme highs and lows for each month.

Well, ...

Link:
Weatherbase.com - Home
http://www.weatherbase.com/

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs,
in pyramid form with explanations and examples (ca 2007)
illustration by
Saul McLeod

The Priorities
You have probably heard of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. If you haven't, read the first two paragraphs of the link. It explains it.

If you're interested in learning more, read further.

With that said, ...


Link:
Simply Psychology - Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs 
https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html


Rule of 3 to 5
Similar to the hierarchy of needs is a general rule found throughout prepping.

It goes something like this:

3 minutes without breathing (drowning, asphyxiation)

3 hours without shelter in an extreme environment (exposure)

3 days without water (dehydration)

3 weeks without food (starvation)

Now, ... There is more to this rule, but I'm not going to bore you, with the details, yet. Maybe later.


Shelter
You are probably wondering where I am going with this, so let me ask you a question.

What are you and your family going to do when you home is ablaze in the middle of winter?

Ya, ya, ... I know you and your family are going to immediately leave the house., you have homeowner's or renter's insurance, so you have money for a hotel, ...

But, ...

What are you going to do to stay warm, as you wait for the fire fighters to show up?

Where are you going? The next door neighbors?

Do they know, you're coming?

Do you have warm clothes because, like me you sleep in a thin pair of pajamas?


Stopping
I'm going to take a break, so I'll see you next week.