Your
electric power. Out for a whole week. Impossible you might say. Well,
it's happened in Springfield and not all that long ago when an ice
storm struck the city in 2007. And it could happen this year, in
almost all parts of Missouri! So, it might be best best to give some
thought as to what you and your family would do in such an awful
crisis.
D DAY
You're
at home, watching the Comedy channel and thus unaware of an impending
winter storm that is forecast for your city! You ignore the small
warning banners at the bottom of the screen. You are basically fucked
and don't even realize it...
Then,
suddenly, 'wham bam thank you ma'am', the lights go out and the roads
quickly impassible. Worse yet, your weather radio (you do have a
battery powered one right?) informs you that your power may not be
restored for at least a week.
Now,
alone in the dark, and growing desperate, you grab your cell phone
only to see that it's almost out of charge. A glance out your
ice-covered window revels an almost alien landscape with winds that
are growing in strength. The temperatures are plummeting, the sun is
setting and you suddenly need to consider your near empty food
stores....
BE
PREPARED
OK.
So with any luck, we all may avert such a nasty scenario. Yet, it is
still a good idea to be as prepared as is sensible. Make sure you
have plenty of canned food along with such items a bagged potatoes.
Have a Coleman stove along with some bottles of propane. Make sure
your vehicle is gassed and has provisions in case you get stuck
someplace. Have a 'get out of Dodge' plan to move to a safer
location, like a hotel if things really look bad. Lastly, make sure
to have a weather radio with batter backup on at all times. Be safe,
be prepared!
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