“Feet are friends, not food.”
I am not an alarmist by nature. However, I will confess that the recent well documented increase in shark attacks along the North Carolina coastal beaches has raised my level of concern a tad. This is not from the media hype, mind you, but a friend of mine who was just at the beach in the same general area where I am now headed posted several photos on Facebook of her spouse hauling in sharks in what appears to be a day of SURF FISHING. (Yes, I mean YOU Pearmund Cellars owners. See: pearmundcellars.com for the winery voted #1 in Virginia.)
As the mother of four boys, and now the grandmother of four boys I do honor the boy scout moto of “Be prepared.” This has necessitated a review of my usual beach packing list and the addition of some new articles I don’t normally force Don to try to stuff into the overhead carrier. (Thanks, bestie Becky Thiele for allowing us to mooch it yet again.)
“Where do you propose I put all this crap?”
I suggest those of you who have an upcoming beach trip planned take notes and feel free to borrow from my plan.
New Beach Necessities for OBX Trips:
When 3 old band aids in my purse just won’t do.
A well stocked first aid kit may help to avoid a trip to the ER. (Especially, when Nana can suture ;D )
“Why is there no blood pressure cuff in Room 3?”
Essential for monitoring vital signs, can pump it up to provide tourniquet-like pressure, can have victim- I mean patient- try to spell syphgmomanometer to distract themselves from the hemorrhage. I ‘borrowed’ this one.
“Has anyone seen my Tervis water tumbler?”
The DIY Transfusion Kit.You’d be amazed at what you can do with a couple of sports water bottles and a drunk relative or two.
For medicinal purposes only.
Antiseptic, anesthetic, vodka does it all and the small one fits inside your first aid kit! (Who am I kidding? I was going to bring this anyway.)
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