Preparedness & Provident Living

Winter weather can turn treacherous quickly.  The recent blizzard that hit the northeast is evidence of how serious winter weather can be. To date there have been 35 weather related deaths.  I believe most Americans are casual in their concerns about weather incidents; believing they are somehow superheroes that can overcome and conquer any weather traveling at high speeds in their weather proof cars.  Warnings and weather alerts  often go ignored and people don't alter or change plans.   So first line of defense is to prepared when a weather alert is issued and error on the side of caution.   Second life of defense is a well stocked emergency car kit.  This can be life saving when caught in a winter storm Emergency supply of food and water a good kit has 3 days worth of food and water per person This means 2000 calories of food and a gallon of water for each day Consider a straw filtration, water bottles with integrated filter...

  The following information is from Kurt "CyberGuy Knutsson tech journalist. The holidays provide prime opportunity for scammers to catch you off guard.  Here are four common ways you can become a victim this holiday season. 1.  Package Delivery Scams Most people are expecting and anticipating the arrival of packages coming from different delivery services.  So if you receive a text message that mentions package delivery, you may easily fall for a scam.  Some messages may state that your package is stuck at the sorting center and you need to update your address and then the message provides a link to click on.  Some red flags to watch for in these texts:     - Red Flag1:  The link does not lead to an official site it's a fake link where a scammer uses a domain that looks close to a real site but is not.  Scammers also often make typos or use poor grammar when communicating.     - Red  Flag 2:  Scammers are sending e...