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Just make sure you have a manual can opener and plenty of canned goods for a few days....chef boy ar dee (sp?) Works great....Minute rice is cheap, last forever, and is easy to make even over an open fire if needed....and mixed with canned goods is a good way to stretch rations and fill bellys :-)
I still don't get the rush on eggs/milk/bread here, and I am the only one buying canned goods
While I did buy more bread (yum) I also bought a lot of beans and ready rice. I have Sriracha, other spices, and some Sazon - I'm set there, though it may be cold, because I'm not firing up the charcoal just for that.
Question for you guys. My neighborhood was built in the late 80s-early 90s and has fully underground utilities between the substation and the homes. We've lived here for about 2.5 years and not lost power yet. I kind of assume that the underground power lines mean we're pretty much immune to power outages during storms, and furthermore that there's basically no point to a backup generator here. With only 2.5 years experience at this home, though, I can't say for sure. Have any of you with underground power ever had outages due to ice?
I think that it's rare like some others have said. I've lived in my neighborhood for several years now and we have underground utilities. Not once has it ever been affected by the weather as long as I've lived here.
I still don't get the rush on eggs/milk/bread here, and I am the only one buying canned goods
I have 19 beers, 1 liter of wine, 2lbs coffee (1.75 lbs in bean form, .25lbs ground in case we lose power), 1/2 gallon of Half-n-half, 35 bottles of water, assorted canned and frozen foods, some milk and some bread. So, yeah...the milk and bread are low on the list.
I've got the grill. I've got a freezer full of meats and veggies. If power goes out put food in cooler, with snow/ice. Food can be stored outdoors or in the garage/screened porch, etc, just beware of critters. Biggest bummer about power outages is losing TV and possibly web access!
I was minding my own business, and someone said "French Toast."
We now have a likely surplus of eggs, milk, and French-Toast-worthy bread.
With a gas water heater, I do worry about losing power a little less.
And we have enough dry firewood on the screen porch for 2-3 days, with more outside.
And, if we get into extended power loss, my office is on the same street as the Town Of Cary maintenance facility, and I bet they get power back quickly. We can haul ourselves up to The Bunker, with a Keurig ready to serve.
I decided to hedge my bets and booked a hotel room for Thu night through Sun check-out in walking distance of the house. Got it with their "Easy Cancellation" policy allowing me to cancel until 6pm tomorrow scot-free.
We have the garage-apartment heat cranked up to 80 degrees, since it's going to stay warmer there in the brand-new insulated space than it will here in our 1920s Colonial with no storm windows. If we lose power tonight, it's off to the apartment, then we'll walk to the hotel midday Thursday.
With a gas water heater, I do worry about losing power a little less.
Oooh.. for some reason I thought my gas hot water heater had an electric ignition but I just checked and it has a pilot light. This makes me very happy!
It seems like the predicted ice totals are lower, at least on the NWS site. Maybe we'll dodge the bullet..
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