Disaster Prevention Day

Step one, wear your helmet like you want it to save your life, not look 'cool' on your corpse.

In an emergency, will everyone magically appear in a safety suit automatically, just like Mr Ben

I fear I might have to put out a fire with a towel around my waist.

Fantastic cosplay performance.

Don't forget the emergency bag with curry and Kitkats.

The first period following a major earthquake is critical. Recently, in Turkey, a baby was born in the rubble of a collapsed building delivered by people on the spot. Unfortunately, the mother died but the baby survived.

There's been a major disaster! Quick everyone: Step One - Remove the complete "disaster response" uniform from your nearest closet and put on jumpsuit, hat, and don't forget those matching shoes!

Step Two: In the event of being female, when fighting fires, make sure one's knees are kept together just so whilst crouching down, in order not to appear...

lol. I kid. But Japan is THE place where there's an "official" look for every single event or activity to the point of being ludicrous...

Don't forget the emergency bag with curry and Kitkats

Not half. Pouch curries are perfectly good for disaster emergency bags. We get ours in Muji. Top nosh matey. We figure we might as well have a nice ruby murray if the there is a disaster because we'll all be down in the dumps you see. We also have a few pasta sauce pouches too and a big bar of Kendal Mint cake as well. Lol.

Brave frontline warriors risk their lives to save others. Those gallant women and men fight disasters caused by earthquakes, floods, landslides, forest fires, and deadly viruses. May such fearless servant leaders and their loved ones be blessed.

Fire extinguishers are also suitable for fighting off knife attackers on trains.

Elvis is here

and a big bar of Kendal Mint cake as well. Lol

Ah, Kendal Mint Cake! If it will get you up a mountain in a Tweed jacket and a stout pair of boots it can deal with anything!

Love the stuff

On a slightly more sensible note, I thought emergency supplies were a standard thing in Japan, like insurance handy to have but you hope you never need to use it. Given Japan’s propensity to earthquakes, floods, landslides and the odd tsunami a very sensible precaution.

We keep an earthquake kit in our home from Japan and have since 2011.

I wish I had a fire extinguisher that puts puts out earthquakes.

In quake countries, it's good to keep people on their toes. Whenever I'm in Japan, I sleep with a small torch under my pillow and store my tech and essentials in a flight bag when they are not on me. Aside from the most important items (teabags, biscuits) I'd advise having a pair of cut resistant gloves, a small FM radio - the sort that works forever on an AA battery - and a whistle in your emergency kit. At home, particularly since the pandemic, I have a decent store of food, medication and cash, and duplicates of most of the tech I use. Being prepared is a good thing.

Quote: I wish I had a fire extinguisher that puts out earthquakes.

[From the Wikipedia entry on the Great Kanto Earthquake:]

'Because the earthquake struck when people were cooking meals, many were killed as a result of large fires that broke out. Fires started immediately after the earthquake. Some fires developed into firestorms that swept across cities. Many people died when their feet became stuck on melting tarmac. The single greatest loss of life was caused by a fire whirl that engulfed the Rikugun Honjo Hifukusho (formerly the Army Clothing Depot) in downtown Tokyo, where about 38,000 people were incinerated after taking shelter there after the earthquake. The earthquake broke water mains all over the city, and putting out the fires took nearly two full days until late in the morning of September 3.'

We have emergency supplies dotted in various locations around the house (not in one place) and an assorted bag of stuff in the car. Cash in a drawer, slippers and head torch by the bed and a whistle at the front door. We check and rotate are supplies regularly if they are perishable

My time in boys scouts with Mr Hardgreeves paid off what?