We are all electric here also, no gas is available. We lost a lot of trees but after the big silver freeze 16 years ago we had all of the big fir trees around the house removed. We kept a green belt between the road and our house but it has been too dangerous to do an inspection due to the wind we had. My stepson came out today and cut trees that had fallen across the fences so the dogs would stay in the yard but we have not walked all of the fence lines for damage. I don't have horses anymore so it is not a urgent issue. I have two freezers in the garage that I have hooked a small generator up to so I don't lose the contents in them. All of my extension cords are heavy duty and fairly new.
Some years ago I purchased a wind up radio with a light. It is one of the best investments I ever made. Without it we would not have known what was going on weatherwise. I do have another radio that will switch to battery power when it looses electricity but I had not changed the batteries recently and that one did not work.
I am making a list of the things I will need in the future if another weather emergency happens. This whole event was a BIG reminder that we have to be prepared always. And I was not totally prepared.
Last edited by Caroline S; 01-22-2012 at 06:47 PM.