Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
We are skee-roo'ed if we lose power - the house is all electric, plus we have well water and with no power - no way for the pump to pump it. We don't lose power often enough to invest in a generator tho, so we'll just have to rough it.

I'm going to cook a chicken and pick the meat off and put in the freezer - cold sandwiches are good. I'll boil potatoes and put them in the fridge - cold boiled potatoes are good too. Then there's always peanut butter and jelly sandwiches as long as there's still bread left in the stores tomorrow. Myndi has enough food to last her for weeks and we'll stockpile plenty of water tomorrow while we can, and mix up several gallons of tea and juices.

Plenty of lamp oil and batteries, and I'll make sure my Kindle is charged so I don't die of boredom. We are getting well prepared, so that means we won't need to be. That's the way it usually works - when you aren't prepared you get slammed - when you are prepared, then the storm fizzles.
We have a generator - and wouldn't be without it - no matter how infrequently the power goes off. We connect it to a plug on the outside of the house - this connects to a panel inside, and we switch on whatever we want. We have the well, furnace, refrigerator and some assorted lights connected. This way we can always flush, and keep food safe. And in the winter stay warm.