So I had intended to focus my weekly blogs on one topic/scenario per week, but there’s so much that’s been going on in recent days that I can’t limit myself. Worst-Case Scenario how-tos, for me, are kind of like potato chips. You can’t just have one. (Unless it’s the weird green one.) Anyhoo, here goes.
- With the craziness in Iran over the election (allegations of fraud, protests, recounts, riots), I thought I’d throw in a few tips from THE WORST-CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: TRAVEL:
HOW TO SURVIVE A RIOT
1) Remain indoors if you learn about any nearby rioting or civil unrest.
Avoid the windows and listen for reports on radio and television.
2) If you believe the crisis is unresolvable, plan to leave the country quickly.
3) Wear clothing in muted tones, and exit away from gunfire or mobs.
4) Do not run-walking is harder for the eye to detect. Run only if seriously threatened.
5) Drive on back streets, not main roads, and be prepared to abandon the car if the situation becomes critical.
If a Molotov cocktail hits your car, speed up-it may burn out as you gain speed.
- The weather has sucked this past week-most especially with tornadoes in Nebraska, Minnesota, Texas, and other states. Here’s how to survive, should you encounter one in your part of the country (this was in THE WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: GOLF):
HOW TO SURVIVE A TORNADO
1) If you are out in the open, find shelter immediately. If you cannot get inside a
sturdy building, find a ditch and lie flat, covering your head with your hands. A sand trap or bunker is a good spot. Do not attempt to outrun or use a golf cart to out-race a tornado.
2) If inside go to the basement,storm cellar,or the lowest level of the building.
If you are in a building with no basement,go to a first-floor inner hallway or a small inner room without windows, such as a bathroom or closet. Avoid buildings-including clubhouses-that have eaves. High winds can get under the eaves and blow the roof off.
3) Stay low to the floor.
Move to the center of the room, away from windows. If possible, get under a heavy piece of furniture. If you are in the bathroom, get into the tub.
- Finally, the high cost of President Obama’s universal healthcare plan has Democrats scrambling to cut costs from existing healthcare programs in an attempt to find alternatives. Obama’s plan will likely cost more than $1 trillion over the next ten years (though I personally think that sounds like a bargain, considering that we’ve spent over $870 billion in wars since 2001). But either way, it looks like we won’t have universal healthcare in place anytime real soon–so if the swine flu returns in force, as it is supposed to do this fall, we must be prepared. Here’s how to deal with a flu pandemic (From THE WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK: EXTREME EDITION):
HOW TO DEAL WITH A FLU PANDEMIC
1) Wear a surgical mask in public.
2) Do not rub your eyes, mouth, or nose.
3) Restrict and ration towel usage.
4) Sneeze and cough into your elbow, not your hands.
5) Keep your hands clean.
6) Sanitize before touching hard surfaces where germs are likely to congregate.
7) Empty the trash often.
8) Avoid areas with recirculated air.
9) Avoid areas with large concentrations of people.
That’s it for this week. Be careful out there-and visit www.worstcasescenarios.com for more.
Thanks,
David Borgenicht
July 10th, 2009 at 8:42 am
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