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These are the things that my company wants us each to have in our office. Being that the nation was attacked five years ago, this is our lightning-quick response.
Water: 1 gallon and at least two water bottles or hydration system
Don't we have 300 gallons of bottled water stored in the kitchen?
Food: Foods that are high in protein, easy to open, require no cooking, low sodium, easy to digest, include fun treats, filling. Consider protein drinks, canned fruits, fish, dried meats, canned vegetables/beans, trail mix, powdered milk, vitamins, cookies, instant coffee/tea, soy powder, etc.
I'm looking at all the trail mix and Toast-Chees I bought and I'm going to breaking into them at about 4:00 PM.this afternoon
Utensils: Fork, spoon.
Also tens of thousands in the kitchen three doors down from me.
Tools: Flashlight or headlamp, 1 pair work gloves, extra batteries for battery-driven devices, knife (Swiss Army or equivalent), eye shield, phone card
Nobody in the office can tell me why I need an eye shield. Are we expecting a sudden desert marooning?
First-aid: Eye-bath, blister pads, band-aids with antiseptic,eye wash, prescriptions, anti-diarrhea medication, antacid (for upset stomach), laxative, water purification system or tablets.
I just like the image of a little bath tub for eyeballs to bathe in.
Cash: $50 on hand (purse/wallet)
This annoys me. First of all, do you want to work in an office where you know everybody has $50 stashed away and everybody knows you do? Second of all, wouldn't $50 in tradeable commodities like gold, silver, cigarettes, or coffee be worth more after an a disaster in downtown DC? Morphine maybe?
Masks: 2 N95 masks.
I brought a wolfman mask and a Pee-Wee Herman.
Plastics: 5 freezer bags .5 gallon, 5 thin plastic bags with ties. In Pack.
To pee in. Of course, I can't pee in a urinal with a co-worker around, so I'm stuck.
Hygiene: toilet kit, extra items, packets of moist towelettes, eye mask, ear plugs, deodorant.
Moist towlettes should be everywhere, as a public service.
• Clothing: back-pack, running/walking shoes, thick socks, light trousers (depending on season), shorts, innerwear, short/long sleeve shirt, sweater/fleece, fleece hat/cap, gloves, blanket/sleeping bag (seasonal)
This pretty much what our closet of past conference materials is full of.
• Other: Music player, emergency numbers, books, copy personal communication plan.
I'm not going into the abyss without my Fleshtones records.
Extra stuff I've added for our inspection: porn, adult diapers, my first edition of The Compleat Angler, baseball cards, a 1975 Sports Illustrated (Billie Jean King), Scrabble, Magic 8 Ball, Mike Piazza Pajamas, Foxwoods Wampum Rewards Certificates.
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