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Preparedness Hint - March 7 and 8

17 years ago

How about sharing a tip or two beside the 100 rolls of TP

feel free to share things you can think of of how your own preparedness helped you out during a snowstorm, hurricane, big storm etc even the roads closed and can't get to the store etc

they are always fun to read and learn by

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cynic
17 years ago
I made a list of "emergency" numbers and put on the refrigerator for lights out, gas outage or something. The electronic items might not have power to consult so you need to have something on paper to know the number to call when power goes out. And, as said before, a non-battery phone to use to call.

But when the power was out, I charged my notebook in the vehicle and had dialup internet so I had internet to entertain me along with my battery TV. I was happy.

I have to say, when the power went out a couple months ago, I was happy I had been zone heating and had the living area warmer than in years past. It was cold out but the power was only out for about 3-4 hours. I had clothes handy, and looked out the window on the clear cold night. It was so peaceful and quiet. Used my corded phone to report it and they said it'd be back on about 6am and was on about 4.
aprilflower
17 years ago
Off of the top of my head, the best tip I remember from all of our hurricanes is that anything that can be cooked on a stovetop can be cooked on a grill. We keep our propane tanks full every year at hurricane season for that reason.

Will post more when they come to me (I've got a case of sometimer's tonight - sometimes I remember things but tonight I don't).

april
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User
17 years ago
I wash all of the laundry anytime I see bad weather coming. Dirty clothes and no power is awful. I also bake up some bread in my breadmaker because it's a nice comfort food.

I can't park in my garage. If there is an ice or snow storm coming, I park with my wiper blades up and out so they don't get stuck to my windshield. That way they don't ruined when I'm scraping ice off.

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17 years ago
Great hints Never thought of that windshield wiper hint
It's a great idea to have those utility numbers written down.
I also was buying one of the little AA flashlights at Walmart when ever I'd check out They were 88Â¢ and came with 2 batteries I have them all over the house. I see they went up to $1 now but still a good bargain.

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