I had to check my calendar yesterday… was it Y2K? The computer meltdown had arrived a few years late? Hopefully, we are over the technical difficulties hump.
My family occasionally likes to rib me because I was one of those fools who bought water and flashlights in anticipation of the grid going down at the turn of the century… I wasn’t as bad as some of my friends who prepared for the worst. But then again, what’s wrong with making like a Boy Scout?
I read an entertaining story about a woman from Florida who wrote a book called “Storm Gourmet”, cooking, or more accurately, not cooking, with whatever’s in the cupboard.
Anybody have edible provisions for power outages? What’s your strategy for stocking up?
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August 16th, 2006 at 3:02 pm
After the straight-line winds, flooding in Memphis, and my daughter drowning one of our cars, I keep an emergency backpack in both cars for no hands travel. It includes a little cash, non-perishable food items, water, flashlight, etc, etc, etc. You can get lots of info from FEMA website. Some of these items have to be rotated because of expiration dates. Also have supplies in a specific location at the house in containers so you can pick ‘em up and go. Don’t forget meds, diapers and pet food. The hardest part is remembering if you “borrow” from the stash, to put it back. I was a Girl Scout - I’m supposed to be prepared!
August 18th, 2006 at 11:24 am
You talked about getting peaches from Bruce. Who and where is he located?
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