Originally Posted by
Caryn
sounds to me like when you finally get your power on, you might begin thinking about the things you need to keep your home going smoothly for the next time the power goes out..i know that folks around here think that i wear a tin foil cap but, should i lose my electricity i have managed over the last few years to work around that and make electrical power as not being all that important..no, i am not talking solar..i have propane cookstove and fireplace, a treadle sewing machine, oil lamps, a water source etc...and enough food for a very long time. have a plan A and a plan B. be prepared.
All is good advice Caryn. I did have a burner cook stove, oil lamps, and the treadle sewing machine and a small generator. The lack of water was the hardest thing to deal with. At least there was 6 inches of snow on the ground to heat for washing. I think that I was not emotionally prepared for the length of the outage. So, I am in the process of planning for another outage (or an even worse emergency) even if there is not another one for a long, long time.