Larry Gude
Strung Out
...on some of my other forums, there is a lot of commentary from folks directly and indirectly involved with Sandy related problems of being without power for many days.
Maybe worth a little reflection. What would your life be like if you lost power for two weeks and relief was really difficult. Food, gas, etc.
Generator people up there are dealing with running out of fuel, especially those with gasoline units. Seems the ones with natural gas to their homes that are also using that for generators didn't lose gas.
Water is critical; fill those bath tubs and anything else that can hold water for flushing toilets. You need something like a gallon a day of drinking water per person. Something like 2,000 calories per person per day for food. Candles, batteries, perhaps some sort of solar cells to keep cell phones recharged?
This would have become way, way worse if it was cold. Fireplaces and wood stoves would be solid gold. Cooking, heating, boiling water to drink.
Maybe worth a little reflection. What would your life be like if you lost power for two weeks and relief was really difficult. Food, gas, etc.
Generator people up there are dealing with running out of fuel, especially those with gasoline units. Seems the ones with natural gas to their homes that are also using that for generators didn't lose gas.
Water is critical; fill those bath tubs and anything else that can hold water for flushing toilets. You need something like a gallon a day of drinking water per person. Something like 2,000 calories per person per day for food. Candles, batteries, perhaps some sort of solar cells to keep cell phones recharged?
This would have become way, way worse if it was cold. Fireplaces and wood stoves would be solid gold. Cooking, heating, boiling water to drink.