 With all the new ways the world's been changing and challenging us, it's often times easy to forget about our inherent natural disasters. Thursday, October 21st marks the 13th year of International Shakeout Day. This earthquake preparedness event is a chance to learn and to practice how to be safer during earthquakes. When an earthquake starts and the ground's shaking, things are scary and I understand that. But you have to remember, it's generally the things that are falling right around you that tend to be the most dangerous to you. So the safest course of action is to drop, cover, and hold. But what do you do if dropping out of the floor isn't an option for you? For example, he's a wheelchair, so it doesn't work for me. Well, thankfully there's still steps we can take to protect ourselves. If you cannot drop to the ground, try to remain seated so you don't get knocked over or knocked down. If you are in a wheelchair, lock your wheels, cover, protect your head and your neck, and hold on until the shaking stops. So again, if you want to lock, cover, and hold on, practice your lock, cover, and hold. In the Great Shakeout Trail on October 21st, visit www.shakeout.org for more information.