lastic tank at balcony. Every year or two, I replace the content with fresh tapped water. Why?
Japan is sometimes called an Earthquake Country. You may know some big ones such as 神戸大地震 (1995.01.17, 5,000 people dead), （新潟）中越大地震 (2005.10.23), 中越沖大地震 (2007.07.16). In all the case, electricity line could be recovered within a day or two. But, gas and water supply took at least a week to come back.
In any big city area, rescue organization will supply drinking water as priority, but flushing toilet was a big issue. If such a big one happens in Tokyo in day time, many office workers will be stuck in office. They cannot go back home due to broken transportation lines. If they eat anything, they need to go to toilet. Now you can guess what would happen.
This is the reasons why I stock 80L non-drinkable water in a plastic tank at my home. For 4 family members, it may be enough for 2 days.
We also refill the gasoline tank of our car when the level becomes 1/3. By using the remaining 1/3, we can run out from the epicenter at least 150 km away.
Are you thinking all the time like the above what I am taking as my own safety measures?
There are many ways to prevent or lighten/diminish the damages from disasters or fatalities.
When something like the above (accidents/disasters/fatalities) happens, it is too late to cry.
So far I fortunately did not experience those accidents; but I am prepared. Otherwise, when I would experience it, I were already dead!!!
I listed above only some interesting ones, but in fact, there are hundreds of other minor things I pay attention in my daily life. Learning of disease and medical aid, preparation of survival kit are the minimum requirement.
Before Johnny Zhang recently visited New York, I gave him tips where, in what occasion he may meet a danger. He fortunately did not have any bad experience and may now think NY is nothing dangerous. But you may know, when he has experienced, he may be dead.
The story of “car accident on wet road” in my previous issue is the same theory. When you have met the accident, it is too late. You must learn much-much more I advance by yourself, i.e. the question is what you prepare; how much information you collected and analyzed in order to avoid the “actual experience” (or lighten the damage from an experience).
In my professional career, I learned a lot to prepare myself but not necessarily used those. The most of my learning told me how to mitigate risks and be successful, but almost all are indirect and never directly experienced ones. I just say I was lucky! True???
Is experience important? I think you now understand what I would like to convey to you.
T. Kato, EVP |
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