"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 19 May 2015 07:11:14 -0500, MaryL
> > wrote:
>
>>On 5/19/2015 7:06 AM, Bruce wrote:
>>> On Tue, 19 May 2015 07:01:10 -0500, MaryL
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't overdo it, but I do keep a stock of canned goods plus dried
>>>> produce such as beans--enough to last for a week in an emergency. I
>>>> live in East Texas, and I have lost power for 7 days in each of two
>>>> hurricanes that affected this area. I eat primarily fresh produce with
>>>> some frozen food for my regular routine. I would need power to cook
>>>> the
>>>> dried food, so I do keep several containers of peanut butter, canned
>>>> tuna and chicken, and other items that do not need to be cooked. I
>>>> even
>>>> keep a couple of cans of Spam. That is the only item that I do not
>>>> include in my regular diet, but it would "do" in an emergency.
>>>
>>> Yes, I can imagine you'd want to be prepared for a hurricane and its
>>> aftermath.
>>>
>>
>>I also learned during those events to keep *lots* of batteries of
>>different sizes on hand. I completely ran out of batteries the first
>>time, and every store in town sold out the first day. Now, I keep lots
>>of batteries, but I do cycle through them by putting the first
>>expiration dates at the front. I also keep several gallons of bottled
>>water. I do not use bottled water except when I am traveling, but that
>>would be the most important item in the event of a true emergency.
>
> We tend to get -one day max- power outages when there's rain, wind or
> any other type of weather. Batteries or candles are high on our list
> too.

Loads here too as well as water. We have suitcase solar panels too which
work well in other situations too.

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