1. Paper phone list
2. Landline phone (portable won’t do)
3. Garbage bags at hand
4. Grill and Charcoal or Gas ready and full
5. Plenty of towels and throw rugs
6. Batteries and more batteries
7. LED reading lights and lanterns
8. Canned food – for pets and people
9. PUT THINGS AWAY ALL YEAR LONG, especially FLASHLIGHTS
10. Have coolers cleaned and full of ice
11. Plenty of water for drinking and flushing
12. Drying racks or clothes lines
13. Dry food like crackers and chips
14. UHT milk
15. Hummus!
16. Do the laundry before the storm
17. Fill up the gas tanks before the storm
18. Have plenty of matches or lighters IN THE SAME PLACE YOU KEEP THEM ALL YEAR LONG (see #9)
19. Plenty of candles
20. Mow the lawn
21. Trim the bushes and the trees
22. Freeze as much water as you can
23. Know how to open the garage door when there is no power
A Light Wedge would be a good choice for #7.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! We will have to buy a couple of these.
ReplyDeleteOf course, if we had Kindles, we wouldn't need these.
By the way, does the post look OK to you? Chas said his is not formatted correctly.
A little "power" always helps.
ReplyDeleteI would add a 1200 watt power inverter ($50). You hook it up to the car battery to run anything for a short time after the storm. I can run a laptop, T.V. small fridge and brew coffee for nearly a week with two deep cell batteries and the inverter.
Also will charge nearly every small device.
It can turn a unplanned scary event into "fun time spent with the kids".