ACCESSING HOME…
Lake Hood Seaplane Base (pic below) is a government seaplane base located 6 km southwest of
the central business district of Anchorage in the US state of Alaska.
It is the only link to most rural communities living in Alaska who doesn’t have
road or rail access. Lake Hood is open to the public all year & is the
world's busiest seaplane base. It handles an average of 190 flights per day. During
the winter months the frozen lake surface is maintained for ski-equipped
airplanes (source: www).
Barra Airport (pic below) is a short-runway airport situated in the
island of Barra in Scotland. This airport is unique since it is the only one in the world
where flights use a beach as the runway.
Barra Airport was opened in 1936. On average the airport is open twice a day
during low tide. This is a unique instance where Mother Nature creates the
runway at the times it wishes (source: www).
Those who travel through the
Bandaranaike International Air Port in Sri Lanka were updated about the
renovations done to the runway through media. The public should be cautious about
the new operating hours as it would help them to travel to without delays &
avoid conflicts.
There can
be instances where the access paths to our offices, schools or homes are
blocked due to road construction or unexpected man made/ natural disasters. In
such circumstances, many would find it difficult to move persons, baggage &
vehicles to the destinations. Some might face security concerns leaving property
at unattended places.
- How
can we avoid such emergencies?
- Can
we have arrangements with friends, neighboours or relations to face such?
- Do
we have contact details of those who can clear road blocks & lock
smiths etc. with us?
- Should we keep spare keys of vehicles
& homes etc. at another location to face an emergency?
© Dr.
Samitha Hettige, January 2017
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