Are you prepared for an emergency?

If you were one of the lucky ones that didn't lose power during that crazy storm at the end of August, well then, I envy you. And if you were one of the unlucky ones who were without power for more than a day, then I hope you had a backup plan! 

Living on the west coast, we've all been told to have a 72 hour emergency kit ready for the 'Big One', or for a similar event. But how many of us really do? I know I for one am gulity of not having one, and if I had my power knocked out for a day, all my food in the freezer would go bad and I would run out of water pretty quickly with the 2 bottles of water I have... 

So for those of you who are like me and haven't prepared but want to, here are the things you should have in case of an emergency:

Build your survival kit