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<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 541966" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>LOL 4 days without a shower is no real big deal. There is always the "spit bath" method. That is always on my lowest end of worries. </p><p></p><p>Wow, UAL, sounds like you guys really got hit hard. </p><p></p><p>I won't invest in a generator. Not because I don't enjoy comforts, but the gas line at all the gas stations was enough to firmly make up my mind. It was literally INSANE. And now there are rumors about rationing......especially if we have anymore of such storms. Well if you can't get fuel that generator is a useless security blanket. And while I'll gladly store a LOT of other things, not to mention fuel sources, I will NOT store gas in that quantity. husband has always assured me it's safe.......but it makes me too darn nervous. (he used to work in the industry)</p><p></p><p>So instead, I'm determined to learn to can meat (yes, you can believe it or not) and learn how to dehydrate it for long term storage. My freezer will remain full.......but I can rotate stock out to long term storage as needed. Then if we get hit like this again in the HEAT......and I'm left with no power long enough to lose items, I'll have canned/dehydrated meat to fall back on. It will still hurt to lose what is in the freezer, but we still won't go hungry. </p><p></p><p>The heat is what is making this so hard. Our stores are out of ice & water. Folks are buying up soda ect because there is no water.........which isn't very bright if you're sitting in upper 90's with no fans, no ac......you're going to dehydrate. In the cold, it wouldn't be quite as bad. Our restaurants were hit sort of hard because many lost food due to the power outage.........and yet others are seeing more business than they've had in years due to the economy. </p><p></p><p>Back a generation or so ago, people took pains to be prepared for such things......even if it was just for a week or so. Now? Most people never give it a thought until something hits and they find themselves without power or water or smack dab in an ice storm or blizzard that makes going to the store next to impossible. I know people who don't even have a weeks worth of actual food in the house. (not counting snack foods) Ok, shoot, I know people who can't even cook, let alone from scratch. And I have <strong>no clue</strong> how these folks make it through an event like the ice storm that lasted weeks upon weeks when I was a kid.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 541966, member: 84"] LOL 4 days without a shower is no real big deal. There is always the "spit bath" method. That is always on my lowest end of worries. Wow, UAL, sounds like you guys really got hit hard. I won't invest in a generator. Not because I don't enjoy comforts, but the gas line at all the gas stations was enough to firmly make up my mind. It was literally INSANE. And now there are rumors about rationing......especially if we have anymore of such storms. Well if you can't get fuel that generator is a useless security blanket. And while I'll gladly store a LOT of other things, not to mention fuel sources, I will NOT store gas in that quantity. husband has always assured me it's safe.......but it makes me too darn nervous. (he used to work in the industry) So instead, I'm determined to learn to can meat (yes, you can believe it or not) and learn how to dehydrate it for long term storage. My freezer will remain full.......but I can rotate stock out to long term storage as needed. Then if we get hit like this again in the HEAT......and I'm left with no power long enough to lose items, I'll have canned/dehydrated meat to fall back on. It will still hurt to lose what is in the freezer, but we still won't go hungry. The heat is what is making this so hard. Our stores are out of ice & water. Folks are buying up soda ect because there is no water.........which isn't very bright if you're sitting in upper 90's with no fans, no ac......you're going to dehydrate. In the cold, it wouldn't be quite as bad. Our restaurants were hit sort of hard because many lost food due to the power outage.........and yet others are seeing more business than they've had in years due to the economy. Back a generation or so ago, people took pains to be prepared for such things......even if it was just for a week or so. Now? Most people never give it a thought until something hits and they find themselves without power or water or smack dab in an ice storm or blizzard that makes going to the store next to impossible. I know people who don't even have a weeks worth of actual food in the house. (not counting snack foods) Ok, shoot, I know people who can't even cook, let alone from scratch. And I have [B]no clue[/B] how these folks make it through an event like the ice storm that lasted weeks upon weeks when I was a kid. [/QUOTE]
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