Why would anyone prepare for an emergency to happen? Doesn't make much sense to me, I mean I understand to always expect the unexpected but if you are living right and well below your means you will have available cash in the event of an emergency but to tell others that they should "prepare" for emergencies is just completely out of whack! To me "TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES MEANS TO ALWAYS EXPECT THE WORST" now maybe that's just me but I'd rather differ to "THINKING POSITIVE AT ALL TIMES" and if God forbid an emergency comes up I'd rather deal with it accordingly! To believe these folks went to college and they're going around instilling all this fear in individuals is just complete nonsense! Now whoever wants to "Roger that" can!
Emergencies?????
August 13th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
August 14th, 2011 at 12:07 am 1313276864
Another example is that I keep jumper cables and a small stash of non-perishable food in my car. I also make sure the spare tire is properly inflated once a month and that I have the equipment to change it. And I have AAA for roadside assitance. I've used it for a blown tire when my husband and my mother were both out of town and my FIL was working. Because I had food in the car the kids were fine while we waited the hour for them to show up (meanwhile not one person stopped for us, though hundreds went by). I have since learned to change a tire. I am prepared for it to happen again at some point in the future.
I don't see this as a pessimistic outlook. Stuff happens. If I wasn't prepared for it, then I might be pessimistic, but because I am prepared for it, I can approach any emergency that does occur with a positive mindset and a sense of security.
August 14th, 2011 at 12:13 am 1313277223
For example, if you live in a tornado-prone area, it would be prudent to have some kind of basement or other underground shelter you could evacuate to if a tornado came. It doesn't mean you're being negative to have that shelter in place; I think most people would say it would be a sensible thing to do.
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I live in Chicago as well: the suburbs, in fact. With the tornado that came through in June, there were major power outages, and in some areas of my neighborhood, families I know had no power for up to five days. Smart people were prepared with generators to keep the sump pump goings to mitigate water damage and to keep their refrigerators going so food doesn't spoil.