Cleaning the garage

They said we were going to have a nice day.  So the first thing Dennis and I planned was to organize the garage. We have in the past had  some items that would help us to be a little bit more independent during the time of a crises.  Now it was a matter of finding them.  We also was storing a lot of other things.  We had toys, camping supplies and equipment, canning supplies, backpacking equipment, tools and some items that we had in there from last year's garage sale.  So on one side went our tools, camping, backpacking and a few cases of canning jars and pans for putting up some fresh fruit jam.  And the rest of odds and ends went on the other side with a note to give or sale these items by June (when we plan on moving).  We were pretty happy with the results and knowing just what is in there and where it is located exactly gave us some peace.  I mean if you have flashlights and candles but no batteries or matches than they are pretty useless.  Get things in the same area and make sure your batteries are still good.  Go down the list.  You should have items for the following areas:  Food, shelter, clothing, protection.  We will hit on the details for some of the above list in several upcoming issues but if you want us to discuss something specific or you have thoughts of any of these, we certainly would love to hear from you.