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Thanks for the reminder that I need to do that for my new home... a few more suggestions:
* If you can take the time and afford to, get your basic Red Cross training in first aid and CPR. If you really can afford it, get as much Red Cross first age/emergency training as you possibly can, and keep it updated (a great way to do this is to volunteer to teach classes; it cuts the cost of your training, and the teaching keeps it fresh in mind).
* If you have pets, keep carriers, blankets, extra food, etc around for them, and practice getting them into their carrier and out of the house quickly. It's nice to have extra pet supplies on hand, too - there are always animals needing help in a disaster. (Yes, this will sound weird to some people - but people often risk their life to save their family pet. It's better to just have it taken care of up front.)

-Kelly

My biggest problem with your basic studfinder (again aside from the obvious, heh) is that they seem to really like insisting that my rings are where I'm most likely to find a 2x4 for hanging a pot rack. (I broke down and had my father do it for me, who managed to do it the very impressive "look at the design of the wall" method John Houghton mentioned.)

And thanks for the suggestion for "things not on studs but in old plaster", John - I've been trying to figure out how to re-hang a picture and a towel rack that both fell; would seem that in addition to old plaster not holding well, it also warps and swells and does other interesting things in humidity (like, say, just slide off the wall one afternoon). Although I'm still contemplating just rehanging everything via picture rail, if I can ever find the appropriate hardware.

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