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I attended a huge women's meeting today on emergency preparedness. The classes were on food storage, water storage, fuel storage and 72 hour kits. We had a speaker who worked in New Orleans for several weeks in the relief effort after Katrina. He had some very sad, as well as inspirational stories. We also watched a video about 9/11. It was a somber day. We really don't have any food storage, maybe 2 weeks worth if we weren't able to do any supplemental shopping. The advice is to have one years supply of food. We certainly have no water or fuel storage. Living in an apartment, we could not do any fuel storage anyway, but I think we can start doing some water storage. It is easy to feel comfortably safe living in Az. We don't have to fear hurricanes, tornadoes, tsunamis, earthquakes, or flooding. There is flash flooding during the monsoon season, but only in the washes. It doesn't usually threaten housing. Forest fires are a concern, but those mostly burn in the mountains. By the time they hit the desert, there is not enough brush to fuel the fire.

It is a lot to think about, and a lot to plan for.

Oh, my mouth is killing me but it is not wisdom teeth pain. It feels like cavity pain. I think I'm making it worse by clenching my teeth when I sleep. It's much worse when I wake up from sleeping.

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I'm wondering if I have a sinus infection or ear infection. Could that be the cause of my tooth ache? It came on so suddenly and hasn't eased up at all. I've taken Tylenol, ibuprofen and even a Percocet and still IT HURTS. My ear feels slightly achy, but I don't know if it's causing the tooth ache or vice versa. I'm considering going to urgent care tomorrow morning. I hope it is a sinus or ear infection. It would be much easier to take antibiotics than to sit in the dentist's chair. Again. For the 4th time in 2 months.

I know Chris told me he got an ear infection right after he had his wisdom teeth removed. I wonder if wisdom teeth extraction can cause ear infection? Any ideas?