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\u201cEvery day is \u2018ordinary,\u2019 until it isn\u2019t!\u201d<\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n – Bernard Cornwell<\/strong><\/p>\n From a friend in NY:<\/p>\n \u201cWhile driving last evening, I saw a massive pillar of smoke erupting from neighboring Lockport. A large fire had broken-out at a tire-recycling plant.<\/em><\/p>\n It was massive and resulted in emergency evacuations of hundreds of surrounding homes for several blocks within the city. Flabbergasted displaced residents looked like columns of pitiable refugees fleeing a foreign invasion!<\/em><\/p>\n The \u201ctake-home message\u2019 is this:<\/em><\/p>\n Altogether unforeseeable events can unfold with such blinding speed that we \u2019ll be forced to grab whatever we can and evacuate with only a few minutes\u2019 warning. In fact, we may suddenly find ourselves run out of town with little more than what we\u2019re wearing and maybe what is in our car!<\/em><\/p>\n Accordingly, we all need to maintain a high state of personal readiness. A \u2018Basic Kit\u2019 needs to be constantly ready to go, at a minute\u2019s notice!<\/em><\/p>\n That important lesson hit me square in the face as I watched!\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The delusional notion of \u201centitlement<\/em>\u201d is common to all who do poorly in emergencies! When things suddenly go in the toilet, you\u2019ll predictably hear them whining with something like, \u201cThis is so unfair,\u201d<\/em> ad nauseam.<\/p>\n Life does not consist of a series of \u201cguarantees<\/em>,\u201d although seedy politicians [like Clinton] would have us believe that it is possible. Think about disaster ahead of time. Plan accordingly. Always be looking for a way to win, not an excuse to lose!<\/p>\n Don\u2019t wait. Don\u2019t hesitate. Don\u2019t ask permission (you don\u2019t need it<\/em>). Don\u2019t apologize. Don\u2019t look back. And, always call their bluff.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t expect to be thanked!<\/p>\nComment:<\/h3>\n