[Finnegan]

Pandemic leading to empty shelves at the grocery store, an earthquake and a wind storm that took out our local power grid for a week - I've definitely been paying attention to preparedness.

• We didn't buy an RV for an emergency, but it sure provides some peace of mind. It's always stocked but now we gas up when we get home instead of when we leave. Generator came in real handy this year.
  
• Bought a couple of 25 gal water barrels to stash in the shed.
  
• Bought flour, rice, salt and sugar in bulk. We already had a loaded pantry so we're good for groceries for 6 weeks or so.
  
• Arranged multiple meet-up sites for the family. Our kids are grown and living on the Wasatch Front.
  
• Bought a fire proof lock box for important documents. Added all our passwords and detailed instructions to the kids about where our money is and how to get to it. "Take 4 steps due north of the spruce tree, dig 2 feet deep to find a mason jar."
  
• Assembled a medical kit (1st aid kit on steroids).

Currently working on beefing up our communications capability in the RV.

That's about it - long ways from the "prepper" category, but not oblivious, either.