Hi MIke,

On Sat 2012-Oct-27 23:07, Mike Roberts (1:261/1381) wrote to Richard Webb:

MR> Hi Richard, Yeah Nancy and I are in the ol Flower/flour City.. 

YEp, thought so.

MR> If power goes, I am very concerned. Been checking all afternoon for
MR> even asmall generator and nothing, I am already too late.

OH yeah, there wouldn't be.  The Johny come lately folks
have all snapped up what's available at your friendly Lowe's or Home despot by
now .

 > You've got easy to prepare foods and other than electric to
 > cook on I hope, even if it's a charcoal grill, and a battery or crank up
 > broadcast radio I hope.

MR> I have some canned goods, I can eat cold if I have to.  Stocked up
MR> some otherstuff a bit and should be ok, And I do have a charcoal
MR> grill but not to surehow that would stand up while the winds are
MR> here, but afterwards, should befine. And I have a Bay-Gen radio with
MR> the crank and light on it. I also have awood stove that kept us warm
MR> during the ice storm, so It could do it again Isuppose, And about 1
MR> cord of wood. So if worse comes to worse, I think we arefine in that
MR> respect, we can tough it out. The flooding and or trees falling
MR> onthe house are the things that bother me the most. We shall see,
MR> Richard. 

Sounds like you're as well situated as can be.  Just in
case, I'd fill extra containers with drinking water in case
something takes out your water distribution system.  YOu can always use
nondrinkable stuff to flush toilets etc.  YOur
water heater might work for that if you don't trust it for
drinking. I'd still fill containers, put 'em in the freezer
if nothing else.  While you've got juice freezing them will
help keep stuff cold in there when power goes.  I do this
with milk jugs, and plastic bags of ice from the icemaker,
keeps my chest freezer fairly full, and helps keep things
frozen when power goes.  I can then dump a bag of ice in the ice chest, or
pull out a milk jug to thaw for drinking water after the big one.
YOur wood stove can also double for cooking if need be, so
you're all set sounds like.


Regards,
           Richard
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