Even though we've been here for almost 4 years, sometimes I forget the extent to which the possibility of crisis affects behavior here. My first experience with that was in regard to buying food only a week at a time during the summer, so you wouldn't have a full fridge in case of a storm. (Several people I know swear that they can still smell in their homes when the weather is humid that post-Katrina stench of a refrigerator full of food that went, in some cases, weeks or months without power.)
Today the little reminder was in a conversation about dogs at our monthly knitting potluck. Talking about vaccinations and such, one person noted that she's gotten her dogs on a schedule so that they all get their shots in May, so that if they had to evacuate during the summer she'd know they were all up to date. Something else that had never occurred to me, like keeping the car tank to at least 3/4 full or taking photos of all your belongings and emailing them to yourself in case they're needed for the insurance company.
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