| 180. Yep, I work on the 31st floor and the building shook plenty that day. |
|
Crazy natural events lately. I'm in NJ and last week we felt an earthquake and now a hurricane. What's next, famine and pestilence?   |
| -A list I made during the TWO WEEKS that I was without electricity after Hurricane Ike hit Texas |
Tx4obama |
Aug-25-11 11:38 PM |
#0 |
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Thank you - I know how to prepare for a snow storm, but i never |
hedgehog |
Aug-25-11 11:40 PM |
#1 |
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AND DON'T FORGET TO CHARGE YOUR CELL PHONES!!! |
FourScore |
Aug-26-11 12:29 PM |
#71 |
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Saving my computers UPS battery back up for this |
Betty88 |
Aug-26-11 03:44 PM |
#99 |
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even a small 300 watt ups |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 03:51 PM |
#101 |
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COOL thanks for the confimation |
Betty88 |
Aug-26-11 04:24 PM |
#110 |
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i actually used that trick too during a few hurricanes |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 04:27 PM |
#112 |
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Charged cell phones will not work |
NOLALady |
Aug-26-11 05:22 PM |
#125 |
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Can't tell you how important this one single point is!!! |
calimary |
Aug-26-11 07:08 PM |
#139 |
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K&R and bookmarking! |
Rhiannon12866 |
Aug-25-11 11:40 PM |
#2 |
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And put that generator some place where the exhaust doesn't fill the house! |
hedgehog |
Aug-25-11 11:46 PM |
#3 |
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And lock your generator down. |
X_Digger |
Aug-26-11 10:37 AM |
#60 |
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Great list! I'm also washing my people before the storm gets here. |
GreenPartyVoter |
Aug-25-11 11:46 PM |
#4 |
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"I'm also washing my people"? Eh? |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-25-11 11:56 PM |
#9 |
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LOL Well, I figure if we're going to be stuck in a warm house for a while, it would be nice if we |
GreenPartyVoter |
Aug-26-11 12:02 AM |
#15 |
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! |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-26-11 12:16 AM |
#24 |
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True dat. Our saving grace after Ike was that we still had running water. |
gkhouston |
Aug-26-11 12:54 AM |
#39 |
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I love that tip!!! I'm so using it at my shore house. That is, if I still have a shore house. |
msanthrope |
Aug-26-11 04:01 PM |
#107 |
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I am very close to you. I see Mayor Nutter is closing off SEPTA Saturday night |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-26-11 05:25 PM |
#126 |
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All my neighbors laughed at me when I showered under a rainspout |
Curmudgeoness |
Aug-26-11 09:03 PM |
#158 |
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This is great. |
Renew Deal |
Aug-25-11 11:49 PM |
#5 |
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I look back at the two weeks of no power after Ike as a good time now. |
texanwitch |
Aug-25-11 11:52 PM |
#6 |
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The zip lock bag/ice pillow tip is great, thanks! |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 12:14 AM |
#23 |
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It really works. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:32 AM |
#28 |
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I was using one of those thin white cotton flour sack kitchen towels that you can find at Wal-Mart |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 12:49 AM |
#35 |
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This ice pillow works really fast. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:52 AM |
#38 |
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Agree 100%. I use the small bottle |
ChazII |
Aug-26-11 03:53 PM |
#104 |
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The zip lock bag/ice pillow tip is great, thanks! |
AlbertCat |
Aug-26-11 02:15 PM |
#84 |
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I am better prepared now. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 03:21 PM |
#96 |
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Solar lights...like the kind you stick in your yard? nt |
Honeycombe8 |
Aug-26-11 03:53 PM |
#103 |
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Yep. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 04:04 PM |
#108 |
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Thanks. I'm hearing to discount store after work (I don't have an emergency coming.... |
Honeycombe8 |
Aug-26-11 04:36 PM |
#115 |
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Watch out you will get hooked. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 04:41 PM |
#116 |
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pancake mix, needs water only: Hungry Jack! n/t |
nickyt |
Aug-26-11 05:05 PM |
#122 |
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after breaking my foot years ago, I've kept a water-soaked bandanna in the freezer.... |
wizstars |
Aug-26-11 07:19 PM |
#143 |
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we do that with sponges at the preschool where I work for boo boos |
proud patriot |
Aug-26-11 09:57 PM |
#169 |
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A lot of camping equipment stores now carry a fold-up solar panel |
wizstars |
Aug-27-11 11:54 AM |
#187 |
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Also, now is not the time to learn how to use a chainsaw. |
hedgehog |
Aug-25-11 11:52 PM |
#7 |
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You'd be surprised at how much you can do with lopping shears. |
gkhouston |
Aug-26-11 12:49 AM |
#34 |
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Store lots of water! |
PoliticAverse |
Aug-25-11 11:56 PM |
#8 |
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Absolutely. Can't have enough. nobody laugh at the bathtub - saved me in FL in the 70's once. -nt |
democrat2thecore |
Aug-26-11 12:13 AM |
#22 |
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trash can too |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 03:55 PM |
#105 |
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Fill it even if you don't think you have to. I've done this many times, |
gkhouston |
Aug-26-11 12:51 AM |
#37 |
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You will need that water to flush the toilet. n/t |
RebelOne |
Aug-26-11 12:33 PM |
#72 |
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Bucket Flushing Toilets!! |
Kevin Cloyd |
Aug-26-11 03:11 PM |
#93 |
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3 to 5 weeks without power |
Tallulah |
Aug-25-11 11:56 PM |
#10 |
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You can wash clothes in a 5 gallon bucket. |
texanwitch |
Aug-25-11 11:59 PM |
#12 |
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A container with a solid screw top lid makes a very good washing machine. |
TheMadMonk |
Aug-26-11 01:36 AM |
#44 |
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"You can wash clothes in a 5 gallon bucket." |
pnorman |
Aug-26-11 02:28 AM |
#46 |
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A dollar store toilet plunger works nearly as well in a pinch |
FedUpWithIt All |
Aug-26-11 10:34 AM |
#59 |
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That should work satisfactorially (sorta) |
pnorman |
Aug-26-11 11:44 AM |
#68 |
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A mop wringer works really good for wringing large and heavy items. |
FedUpWithIt All |
Aug-26-11 12:45 PM |
#74 |
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These washing instructions remind me of the old tub washer (manual of course) |
JDPriestly |
Aug-26-11 04:46 PM |
#117 |
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a 5-gal. bucket w/ a lid, and a bathroom plumber's helper |
wizstars |
Aug-27-11 11:47 AM |
#186 |
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Someone else here reported the same issue after Andrew ('92) |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-26-11 12:00 AM |
#13 |
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How about a small home fire extinguisher? |
hedgehog |
Aug-25-11 11:57 PM |
#11 |
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A few good jigsaw puzzles. |
JDPriestly |
Aug-26-11 04:47 PM |
#118 |
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And tuna, tuna, and more - tuna. Be careful w/ peanut butter in case water is in short supply -nt |
democrat2thecore |
Aug-26-11 12:01 AM |
#14 |
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I always have canned meat on hand. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:04 AM |
#16 |
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and dont forget |
SwampG8r |
Aug-26-11 12:06 AM |
#18 |
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Mayo/MiracleWhip that is in a jar MUST be refrigerated. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 12:10 AM |
#21 |
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Not true for commercial mayo or miracle whip. |
politicat |
Aug-26-11 01:06 AM |
#41 |
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:-) good for killing off the mayo food poisoning myth, thanks n/t |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 04:24 PM |
#111 |
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It is always best to READ the LABEL. My jar of Miracle Whip says 'refridgerate after opening'. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 07:46 PM |
#150 |
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If the jar of mayonnaise has never been opened |
SheilaT |
Aug-26-11 09:38 PM |
#166 |
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Buy a box or two of powdered milk. Don't be drinking it if you don't like the |
kestrel91316 |
Aug-26-11 12:06 AM |
#17 |
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Instant coffee |
Tallulah |
Aug-26-11 12:09 AM |
#19 |
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I've already brewed a couple of pots and refrigerated them |
dddem |
Aug-26-11 10:19 PM |
#174 |
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You are a prince! Most of this I know from past experience, but the memory jog is priceless! nt |
MADem |
Aug-26-11 12:09 AM |
#20 |
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A cooler with extra thick walls that will keep things really cold for severa days. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:17 AM |
#25 |
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Get plenty of ice! |
onestepforward |
Aug-26-11 01:45 PM |
#77 |
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if the filter is biological |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 04:22 PM |
#109 |
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that's a decent list |
hfojvt |
Aug-26-11 12:19 AM |
#26 |
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We get blackouts during thunderstorms here a couple of times a year |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-26-11 10:43 AM |
#62 |
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yeah last Saturday the power went out at 1 am |
hfojvt |
Aug-26-11 02:42 PM |
#91 |
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I have a 350 watt inverter that will run TV, computer and refrigerator (barely).. |
Fumesucker |
Aug-26-11 12:24 AM |
#27 |
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Those are great. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:49 AM |
#36 |
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Where do you get those? nt |
Honeycombe8 |
Aug-26-11 03:57 PM |
#106 |
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I got mine from Radio Shack. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 05:16 PM |
#123 |
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Also, collect all of your water bottles... |
CoffeeCat |
Aug-26-11 12:35 AM |
#29 |
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milk jugs can be iffy |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 04:35 PM |
#114 |
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Clean them with hot soapy water as soon as you empty them, and don't put the top back on. |
kcass1954 |
Aug-26-11 07:25 PM |
#144 |
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i use gatorade gallon ones instead |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 07:45 PM |
#149 |
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We have at least 50 used, gallon, plastic milk jugs with their little snap on lids |
bertman |
Aug-26-11 08:46 PM |
#157 |
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Wait ... re bathtub water for flushing John -- do you put the water in the tank ... or in the bowl?? |
defendandprotect |
Aug-26-11 09:22 PM |
#160 |
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A long time ago I had to do it and I put the water into the tank. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 09:27 PM |
#161 |
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Thank you -- from NJ--!! Presume some here from NC may be reporting soon ... !! |
defendandprotect |
Aug-26-11 09:33 PM |
#163 |
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Just dump it directly into the bowl. You get a lot of GLUBS and a weak flush |
bertman |
Aug-26-11 09:28 PM |
#162 |
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Thank you -- !! Never experienced a hurricane before that I remember ... !! |
defendandprotect |
Aug-26-11 09:36 PM |
#164 |
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I bucket flush the toilet |
Kevin Cloyd |
Aug-26-11 10:39 PM |
#179 |
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Here's a link below to another DU list with some excellent info on it |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 12:41 AM |
#30 |
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I save the empty milk jugs with the lids for hurricane season. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 12:46 AM |
#31 |
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lol you post a list at peril on DU |
SwampG8r |
Aug-26-11 12:47 AM |
#32 |
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Cash |
DURHAM D |
Aug-26-11 12:48 AM |
#33 |
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Smaller denoms too. |
Hardrada |
Aug-26-11 01:32 AM |
#43 |
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I went through Hurricane Ike in Houston. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Aug-26-11 01:01 AM |
#40 |
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I'm in Houston too. My house is the opposite of yours. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 01:07 AM |
#42 |
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We have a camp stove for hurricanes |
tkmorris |
Aug-26-11 02:14 AM |
#45 |
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Yeah, we've got one of those, too. Sat in the top of a closet, |
gkhouston |
Aug-26-11 01:22 PM |
#75 |
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A lot on this list is applicable to other disasters besides hurricanes. |
calimary |
Aug-26-11 02:37 AM |
#47 |
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Also remember that newspaper is a good insulation for cold/frozen stuff.. |
nenagh |
Aug-26-11 03:17 AM |
#48 |
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If you have a generator....a turbo fan. Not a little wimpy thing |
Lochloosa |
Aug-26-11 04:57 AM |
#49 |
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And print out the list before the power goes out. |
JBoy |
Aug-26-11 09:42 AM |
#50 |
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A few tips I just thought to mention - |
TBF |
Aug-26-11 09:52 AM |
#51 |
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Rita was just a big media hype to make everybody panic. |
Manifestor_of_Light |
Aug-26-11 11:47 PM |
#185 |
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Make sure your Pot stash is loaded up from your "guy" beforehand |
snooper2 |
Aug-26-11 10:03 AM |
#52 |
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Add trail mix and lots of cereal |
malaise |
Aug-26-11 10:05 AM |
#53 |
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Little individual size boxes of rice milk or soy milk can be used on cereal |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-26-11 10:45 AM |
#63 |
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LOL |
malaise |
Aug-26-11 01:30 PM |
#76 |
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But it's what makes Thai/Vietnamese coffee so delicious |
Lydia Leftcoast |
Aug-26-11 02:07 PM |
#82 |
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Thanks, Posted a link on my fb page for friends on east coast. |
mnhtnbb |
Aug-26-11 10:20 AM |
#54 |
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Name removed |
Aug-26-11 10:24 AM |
#55 |
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Kick |
hedgehog |
Aug-26-11 10:31 AM |
#56 |
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This is the most helpful post I've seen in days. |
Chorophyll |
Aug-26-11 10:32 AM |
#57 |
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Get a car charger for your cell phone n/t |
malaise |
Aug-26-11 10:33 AM |
#58 |
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Crank radio / shake flashlights. |
X_Digger |
Aug-26-11 10:40 AM |
#61 |
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Outdoor solar yard lights work better and are safer than candles. |
FedUpWithIt All |
Aug-26-11 10:55 AM |
#64 |
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A little about food when living without power for a long period of time. |
FedUpWithIt All |
Aug-26-11 11:09 AM |
#65 |
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Just to clarify...the outdoor path lights make great indoor lampsin the evening |
FedUpWithIt All |
Aug-26-11 02:15 PM |
#85 |
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Outdoor solar lights |
Flora |
Aug-26-11 02:19 PM |
#88 |
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good list n/t |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 07:10 PM |
#140 |
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solar flashlight, solar charger ad rechargable batteries |
Alameda |
Aug-26-11 11:16 AM |
#66 |
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Spare Internets so you can retrieve this list. |
Gold Metal Flake |
Aug-26-11 11:22 AM |
#67 |
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Thank you for reminding us. I forwarded it to my folks in Ct and Fla |
w8liftinglady |
Aug-26-11 11:47 AM |
#69 |
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Great List. Just Sent It To A Relative In Philly. |
Paladin |
Aug-26-11 11:53 AM |
#70 |
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Cellphone Battery Charger. The Energizer XP1000 works for most cell phones |
LynneSin |
Aug-26-11 12:36 PM |
#73 |
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If you have a fish tank |
onestepforward |
Aug-26-11 01:55 PM |
#78 |
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they make the battery operated air pumps |
w0nderer |
Aug-26-11 07:14 PM |
#141 |
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Good information. Thanks! n/t |
onestepforward |
Aug-26-11 10:04 PM |
#172 |
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Windup radio and a hose to siphon gas for the generator from the car. |
nolabear |
Aug-26-11 02:00 PM |
#79 |
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K&R (n/t) |
a2liberal |
Aug-26-11 02:00 PM |
#80 |
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Get those prescriptions filled, folks! |
nolabear |
Aug-26-11 02:03 PM |
#81 |
| -
I always make sure the propane tank is full before storm season starts |
LiberalArkie |
Aug-26-11 02:12 PM |
#83 |
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Excellent! This is useful in tornado country, too. nt |
SusanaMontana41 |
Aug-26-11 02:16 PM |
#86 |
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kick |
hedgehog |
Aug-26-11 02:18 PM |
#87 |
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We went over a whole list of stuff last night |
Peacetrain |
Aug-26-11 02:22 PM |
#89 |
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Black plastic solar shower bag or three, solar oven=stuff I used at Burning Man |
diane in sf |
Aug-26-11 02:39 PM |
#90 |
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When there's an emergency like this |
Tallulah |
Aug-26-11 03:08 PM |
#92 |
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This is what we did as well. |
NOLALady |
Aug-26-11 05:39 PM |
#128 |
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This is a wonderful help! |
yellerpup |
Aug-26-11 03:16 PM |
#94 |
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Tip for powdered milk |
ThoughtCriminal |
Aug-26-11 03:20 PM |
#95 |
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EXCELLENT suggestions! nt |
gateley |
Aug-26-11 03:24 PM |
#97 |
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K&R!....nt |
Enthusiast |
Aug-26-11 03:37 PM |
#98 |
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You DU'ers are VERY BORING - I hope not to get trapped in a hurricane with you |
Submariner |
Aug-26-11 03:49 PM |
#100 |
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ONE box of Kirspy Kremes? Lightweight. nt |
gateley |
Aug-26-11 04:58 PM |
#120 |
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Those don't need a list. |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-26-11 05:29 PM |
#127 |
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Heh heh. You can share a bottle of rum or good red wine |
DinahMoeHum |
Aug-26-11 05:56 PM |
#129 |
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K&R. ADD: camping drip coffee pot. (Make sure your freezer is FULL... |
Honeycombe8 |
Aug-26-11 03:52 PM |
#102 |
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Also, make a list of phone numbers that you 'might' need after the storm passes. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 04:34 PM |
#113 |
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Most Excellent List !!! - Thank You !!! - K & R !!! |
WillyT |
Aug-26-11 04:48 PM |
#119 |
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If you have a generator and want to run your electronics or a computer.... |
jeff47 |
Aug-26-11 05:02 PM |
#121 |
| -
I had a generator the last week of my two week electrical outage.... |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 05:21 PM |
#124 |
| -
Things with motors are basically unaffected |
jeff47 |
Aug-26-11 10:16 PM |
#173 |
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meds for your pets. n/t |
trud |
Aug-26-11 06:04 PM |
#130 |
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I was in Ohio, without power for 8 days... |
MellowDem |
Aug-26-11 06:17 PM |
#131 |
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Yep, we had half the countries power people down here. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 07:05 PM |
#137 |
| -
I'm surprised nobody mentioned ammo |
C_eh_N_eh_D_eh |
Aug-26-11 06:21 PM |
#132 |
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I believe this is the first time I've ever rec'd one of your posts! |
DeSwiss |
Aug-26-11 06:54 PM |
#133 |
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This is such a valuable resource. Thank you for all of the great ideas, |
blue neen |
Aug-26-11 06:58 PM |
#134 |
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A few more to add... |
Godot51 |
Aug-26-11 07:02 PM |
#135 |
| -
Did anyone mention charging up their I-Pods? |
blue neen |
Aug-26-11 07:05 PM |
#136 |
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And charging cell phones and iPads if you are rich enough to have those. n/t |
totodeinhere |
Aug-26-11 07:32 PM |
#148 |
| -
Many people have the capacity to help in times of emergency: |
blue neen |
Aug-26-11 11:27 PM |
#181 |
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I hope you don't mind - I posted your thread in the Natural Disaster Survival Group here. |
calimary |
Aug-26-11 07:06 PM |
#138 |
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A VERY COOL LIST...for folks of us who've been through it..to impart to those who HAVEN'T! |
KoKo |
Aug-26-11 07:16 PM |
#142 |
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I have total electric so I keep a gas single burner |
oldbanjo |
Aug-26-11 07:25 PM |
#145 |
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That's a good list. And I'm sure that you posted it with good intentions. But... |
totodeinhere |
Aug-26-11 07:31 PM |
#146 |
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Well there is something called borrowing, not everything has to be 'bought' |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 08:04 PM |
#154 |
| -
I always try to buy stuff when it is like 50 per cent off like solar lights. |
texanwitch |
Aug-26-11 08:36 PM |
#155 |
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Get money out of ATM. Atm's dont work if electricity is out. |
jerseyjack |
Aug-26-11 07:32 PM |
#147 |
| -
Thank you! Great list. |
Bluesbreaker |
Aug-26-11 07:47 PM |
#151 |
| -
cash |
prete_nero |
Aug-26-11 07:55 PM |
#152 |
| -
I'm washing clothes and dishes right now. |
rbnyc |
Aug-26-11 08:00 PM |
#153 |
| -
To everyone .... |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 08:44 PM |
#156 |
| -
If you have an old rotary dial phone (or can find one to buy) they work when the power is off. |
bertman |
Aug-26-11 09:07 PM |
#159 |
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A good list! As a Houstonian, I wish I'd had it when Ike struck. |
man4allcats |
Aug-26-11 09:37 PM |
#165 |
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Hey, me too, I wish I had had a list too before Ike hit ;) |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 10:00 PM |
#170 |
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A stock of toilet paper and/or paper towels is also good to have. |
sad sally |
Aug-26-11 09:51 PM |
#167 |
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And paper plates and disposable cups too. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-26-11 10:02 PM |
#171 |
| -
BTW, might want to add a car charger for your cell phone to the list. |
man4allcats |
Aug-26-11 09:55 PM |
#168 |
| -
Thanks for the great advice. |
Beacool |
Aug-26-11 10:24 PM |
#175 |
| -
GOOD ADVICE FOR EARTHQUAKES TOO! |
Left Coast2020 |
Aug-26-11 10:33 PM |
#177 |
| -
Yep, I work on the 31st floor and the building shook plenty that day. |
Beacool |
Aug-26-11 10:53 PM |
#180 |
| -
Candles that operate on batteries are useful for any emergency. |
Zoigal |
Aug-26-11 10:30 PM |
#176 |
| -
Good ideas! |
AnnieBW |
Aug-26-11 10:36 PM |
#178 |
| -
I have Aladdin mantle lamps |
BiggJawn |
Aug-26-11 11:30 PM |
#182 |
| -
This is fantastic - thank you for sharing |
Catlover827 |
Aug-26-11 11:32 PM |
#183 |
| -
bookmarked |
shanti |
Aug-26-11 11:44 PM |
#184 |
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This tme of year is a good time for buying hurricane related stuff. |
texanwitch |
Aug-27-11 12:22 PM |
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In NC and VA there are 670,000 without electricity. |
Tx4obama |
Aug-27-11 02:29 PM |
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