On 2014-04-10 1:02 PM, KenK wrote:
> "Julie Bove" > wrote in news:li5n55$2cl$1@dont-
> email.me:
>
>> I don't think I could turn this in
>> on my home owners policy because I don't have receipts for most things.
>
> On a verifiable outage like yours you might only need a list of stuff and
> costs - no receipts. Worth a call to your agent.
>
>

Household insurance usually has a deductible, and the deductible is
probably greater than the value of food lost. If that is the only loss
she may as well suck it up.

When there were massive power outages in Toronto after the December ice
storms the city arranged for food vouchers to help people who had lost
food.