In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, are you prepared for a natural disaster?


November 24, 2008 · Updated 7:16 PM 

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``I have my first aid kit by my bed and my suitcase ready with clothes and my tennis shoes, so I don't have to walk through glass. Yes, I'm prepared.''

Judi Rongey

Mercer Island

Home sales staging rofessional

``We're out of food at my house -- so, no, we're not prepared for anything.''

Peter Dobson

Mercer Island High School

student

``Probably halfway prepared. We have food and pop, but no water. I'd like to say we're prepared, but probably not.''

Pete Day

Mercer Island

attorney

``Having lived through a hurricane ... I know we're not prepared. We have plenty of food and wood..., but water is the big thing, and we don't have that...''

Deeann Puffert

Seattle

human resources manager

``If I was with my parents, yes probably, but not if we had an earthquake. That scares me.''

Grace Puffert

Seattle

Seattle Lutheran School student

``I'm not really prepared. It would freak me out.''

Laurel Puffert

Seattle

Lowell Elementary School

student

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