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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 560274" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>JFK, bbk, et al,</p><p>that's why we buy canned goods when there's supposed to be a nor'easter or a hurricane; you can either cook on the grill outside (assuming it didn't blow into the neighbor's pool) or you can eat out of the can. Be sure to buy a manual can opener.</p><p>Meat and eggs ... I don't stock up on those and don't expect to eat them for many days after a storm.</p><p></p><p>One bit of advice, but you have to do it fairly quickly--it's too late now, because it's been a week--after Isabel and Irene, we drove to some grocery stores, restaurants and fast food places which had no power, and they were either selling things at pennies on the dollar because the freezers weren't working, or they were flat out giving things away. For ex. one place serves huge sandwiches, and they ran out of tomatoes, but they had meat. Then they ran out of meat, but they had lettuce. We said "thank you" and took the lettuce. The grocery stores were giving away free ice cream. And another restaurant had free tomatoes.</p><p>You get the idea. Some of these places were within walking distance to one another and you had to be creative but hey, whatever works!~</p><p></p><p>Also, sometimes neighbors will get together in the middle of the street (the streets that are dry) and bar-b-que whatever people show up with, and then everyone shares. It's like the fast-food grocery store idea; eventually, a meal will come out of it. Plus, you've got the comraderie. It's amazing how connected people feel after a disaster like that. People who have different ideas now have commonalities.</p><p></p><p>Be sure you have your scrips, more batteries, and more canned goods, just in case the nor'easter smacks you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 560274, member: 3419"] JFK, bbk, et al, that's why we buy canned goods when there's supposed to be a nor'easter or a hurricane; you can either cook on the grill outside (assuming it didn't blow into the neighbor's pool) or you can eat out of the can. Be sure to buy a manual can opener. Meat and eggs ... I don't stock up on those and don't expect to eat them for many days after a storm. One bit of advice, but you have to do it fairly quickly--it's too late now, because it's been a week--after Isabel and Irene, we drove to some grocery stores, restaurants and fast food places which had no power, and they were either selling things at pennies on the dollar because the freezers weren't working, or they were flat out giving things away. For ex. one place serves huge sandwiches, and they ran out of tomatoes, but they had meat. Then they ran out of meat, but they had lettuce. We said "thank you" and took the lettuce. The grocery stores were giving away free ice cream. And another restaurant had free tomatoes. You get the idea. Some of these places were within walking distance to one another and you had to be creative but hey, whatever works!~ Also, sometimes neighbors will get together in the middle of the street (the streets that are dry) and bar-b-que whatever people show up with, and then everyone shares. It's like the fast-food grocery store idea; eventually, a meal will come out of it. Plus, you've got the comraderie. It's amazing how connected people feel after a disaster like that. People who have different ideas now have commonalities. Be sure you have your scrips, more batteries, and more canned goods, just in case the nor'easter smacks you. [/QUOTE]
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