"Karen AKA Kajikit" > wrote in message
...
> I know it's a bit early, but better sooner than in a last minute rush
> with everyone else! I don't think it will hurt the tinned food to sit
> in our cupboard for an extra month or so! John never bothered with any
> of this, but I believe in better safe than sorry - he never expected
> four hurricanes in a season either!
>
> I bought a BIG plastic tub on the weekend to store everything. I plan
> to fill it with a week's supply of food for two adults, and whatever
> else we need for an emergency situation.
>
> My thoughts on this a
> BIG bags of dry catfood and litter (obviously not IN the box but we
> need it... have to look after the furbabies)
> Water bottles (how many gallons?)
> candles and waterproof matches (how many is enough?)
> couple of torches
> Batteries (how many packs is reasonable?)
> battery-powered radio
>
> FOOD:
> Canned tuna
> Canned fruit
> Canned beetroot and sweetcorn
> Longlife milk
> Longlife juice
>
> What else???
>

Duct tape

Cash, have a couple of hundred in small bills around. No
electricity, no cash dispensers.

Get a windup radio and at least one windup torch (google for them)

Have a plain non-electric telephone, the $10 kind you get at Target.
It works if the telephone line is operative, regardless of electricity.

Battery powered fans

Dry milk for protein if all else fails

Can opener, manual

Water: check expiry date on bottles, figure a gallon or so per person
per day, more of course for pets.

Plain bleach as disinfectant

Rubber thingy to act as a stopper in bathtub to store water for
flushing toilets etc.

Basic tools: hammer, prybar, screwdrivers, etc.

Other things will occur...

pavane