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During National Preparedness Month in September, the Red Cross Oregon Trail chapter ran a contest on Twitter called Just1Thing which asked twitterers to tweet just one thing they had done this month to become prepared.

Below is a list of the Just1Things that the twitterers did (I actually did just 2 things in an unsuccessful attempt to win the contest’s cool Red Cross-themed prizes, including a vintage first aid kit pictured below):

KalCobalt: Gave house keys to trusted folks so if I’m separated from home by an emergency, my kitty can be cared for!

bbenagni: September is preparedness month! In the office, we are doing mandatory management fire safety training.

LouiseHornor: If we get separated from each other or our RV, our emergency meeting place will be closest Red Cross chapter. #just1thing

OberLaw: have beefed up supplies and created redundancy – car, home, work. inventoried everything w/ expiration dates!

nika7k: am dehydrating fruits, veg, trail mixes, and backpacking soups in case we have to eat w/o power! #just1thing

Bolz42: My #just1thing for today…staying home and not getting the office sick…

jcrawfordor: Finally joining Amateur Radio Group to participate in disaster management trainings

eakunkel: I’m putting together a disaster supplies kit (http://bit.ly/RLFvb) for the folks I’m house-sitting for

artisticbaker: I’m trying to keep first aid supplies handy in our house

MelindaJoy926: I’m buying bottled water

StumptownMom: My 1 thing presch emerg plan

KalCobalt: I live alone so when I leave friends’ homes late/in bad weather I schedule a “home safe” text. No text=rescue time!

OberLaw: finished installing child locks on kitchen cabinets so stuff doesn’t fly all around.

portlandgeneral: We heart preparedness! You know we’re gonna say our #just1thing is an outage kit – battery powered light, radio, etc.

lkissler: I keep lists of emergency numbers in multiple locations: home, work, car, phone, email/online #just1thing

alancsmith: For disaster preparedness, the last thing I’ve done is to check over our first aid supplies.

saraiderin: My one thing is washing my hands often as to not spread germs.

JohnDSolomon: putting ICE contact numbers into my cellphone was #just1thing i did today

kberkery: My #just1thing is learning social media at the OEMA conference with other Emer Mgrs. So amazing, going to help is communicate! #oema

winnie3k: To be more prepared, we are canning homemade grape juice to keep in our pantry. Fruit’s a necessity in our house!

kevintron: Thanks for the reminder! Bottled 12 gallons of tap water today to slightly improve my disaster readiness.

ENeitzel: Refreshing my supply cache ie. water, books, batteries etc.

dillpicklechips: My #just1thing to get prepared is to make sure I always have nearly a full tank of gas. Disaster = HUGE lineups at stations

mariuccia: I have my portable file with copies of all my important papers in it. I can grab and go in case of an emergency.

LastSup: Does an always fully stocked liquor cabinet count? (Also, dynamo-powered flashlights to find the booze in the dark)

JohnDSolomon: In addition to listening to the Ready Radio show, I just replenished my extra battery supply

LastSup: But in all seriousness, replenishing canned-good supplies and stocking extra cook stove fuel