I am amazed what the weather channel has done to the kids. We are creating a nation of wimps. How did we ever make it this far?
Our grandparents used to walk barefoot up hill both ways in three foot snow drift to go to a school with no heat
now kids are glued to soft seats with a remote or game in their hand and don't want to budge to get a cup of soda.
I learned to deal without intermittent services as a kid. Any storms from north to south, the first thing I always did was fill the tub with water. Fill bottles for drinking water, make sure there are cans of gas. Candles, matches, batteries, alcohol, cotton, vinegar, baking soda, hydrogen peroxide, clean towels, chopsticks (I use them to stop leaks in sliding windows and doors), medic, canned foods, grill in a safe place inside. Now I have learned to keep cash around since banks and ATMs don't work without electric.
Week before a storm, eat out of the freezer so you don't have food spoil and just fill it with boxes and bags of water to freeze.
Use water when there is no refrigeration for food. Keep powdered, canned for sterilized milk instead of fresh. Share meals and cooking with neighbors to avoid having to store food. A jar or can with paper towels and vinegar make easy wet wipes.
If you need to cook indoors, alcohol and cotton in an empty tuna can work well.
I used to take these thing for granted till I started to teach the kids what to do and how to prepare for bad weather.
Plastic bags inside and over shoes to keep the kids feet dry. Newpaper to dry the shoes overnight.
People in the US don't use rubber boots like they do in england. Not all stores have them from toddler to adult male.
Bleach for sanitizing water. Coffee filters to remove sediment.
