Disaster Strikes! (Are You Ready? I'm not.)

I'll come right out and say it: If any kind of disaster strikes my Brooklyn neighborhood -- whether natural or man-made -- both my girlfriend and I are screwed.

I don't think of myself as a vulnerable person, but truthfully, I'm so unprepared for a calamity that I might as well be an unclothed baby in the middle of a Los Angeles Expressway at rush hour.

And I just found this out, by taking a very short click-through exam: What's Your RQ (readiness quotient). As of this morning, I was still blissfully unaware of how unprepared I really am.

I scored 1 out of 10 -- compared to 4.7 out of 10 among my Park Slope neighbors, meaning no one on my block should be asking me for help or advice in the event of an emergency.

Curious to know where you stand? Take the test and find out.

[Image Credit: Jean-Michel Roche, from Wikimedia Commons]

David Alm
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Posted on 07/24/08 in Well-Being

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I got a 0. Nice. I'll just have to think on my feet.

By Evan Greenberg | July 24, 2008 10:23 AM | Reply

Wow. I too scored a 0. I don't like to think about emergency situations. I guess my one can of black beans in my kitchen cabinet isn't enough food in case there is a disaster!

By Cynthia S | July 24, 2008 12:34 PM | Reply

David, what was the 1 point you got?

By Evan Greenberg | July 24, 2008 11:07 PM | Reply

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