When hard weather hits...

[unholypet]

...why is it the general public will buy the hell out of bread, milk, and cheese?

You do know if the power goes out, you'll be pretty screwed as far as milk and cheese go, and bread only lasts for so long before it molds.

Why not be smart, and stock up on canned foods?

Why not buy those cheap, yet sturdy blankets? The batteries, flashlights, lighters and fluid, and (if you're my Mom) cigaretts? :roll:

Anyhow.. What do you all reach for when you see its useless to leave the house for a week?

I find a book, some soon-to-perish food, and a lamp.

[PepperElf]

it hit hard ... well to me it did... there's still power, but i havent been in snow for a while.

i doubt the power's going to go out.. .that'd soooo suck cos the heat is electric.
not worried bout the stove tho... cos it's electric starters but.. that's what the long candle-lighter can be used for :)

but im going to go out and.. buy stuff for chili. no reason other than... i want to make some :)

[ArenaBoy]

Somehow through every snow storm I've been through I still have power.

What I go for:

Guitar

Guitar strings

String winder

Wire cutters

Songbook.

You get the idea.

[TNT]

...why is it the general public will buy the hell out of bread, milk, and cheese?



In my corner of the world, it's bread, milk and eggs. It doesn't even have to be a severe forecast... if the weatherman mentions the "snow" word -- even a dusting or an inch -- the bread, milk and egg people will be out in droves. (And I live in Pennsylvania, where snow is not an unusual occurrence.)

The weather doesn't matter much to me... I live, work and shop on the main streets in the city, so it would take a major blizzard for me to get snowed in.

[Stormraven]

...why is it the general public will buy the hell out of bread, milk, and cheese?

You do know if the power goes out, you'll be pretty screwed as far as milk and cheese go, and bread only lasts for so long before it molds.

Why not be smart, and stock up on canned foods?

Why not buy those cheap, yet sturdy blankets? The batteries, flashlights, lighters and fluid, and (if you're my Mom) cigaretts? :roll:

Anyhow.. What do you all reach for when you see its useless to leave the house for a week?

I find a book, some soon-to-perish food, and a lamp.

Well, depending on what kind of weather, it can make sense. If I had a backyard or an uninsulated garage and a large snowstorm was coming through, the milk and cheese could be kept cold enough not to go bad.

For me, though, if I were worried about power outages, I'd make sure I had plenty of batteries for my backup light (or kerosene for the lantern, depending). I have plenty of books, so otherwise, I'd make sure I had a way to cook food that needed it.

[PepperElf]

oh yeah good point.
when i visited my sister for christmas one year i did a double-take when i saw they'd left cartons of unopened milk in the garage, cos the fridge was too full of holiday stuff.

At first I thought "WTF? it's not going to go bad.... oh yeah...." It's colder in their garage than it is in the fridge, so it kept just fine.

:)

[Seshat]

I check my supplies. Long-lasting foodstuffs that don't need cooking, candles, drinkable water. Foodstuffs for the pets, as well.

Books: we have plenty. Crafts. Board games. Sufficient warm clothing if it's going to be cold.

Evacuation-suitable car. Pet carriers. And if it ever comes to that, I'll want somewhere to go that will take the furry ones too.

If it ever gets evacuation-level bad, I'll want to contact the city council and make sure my aged neighbour is going to be evacuated safely.

[Primer]

About the only "hard weather" I really need to worry about here would be a tornado. I always keep plenty of food and fluids (not necessarily water) in the pantry for humankind and fuzzbutts. If we lose electricity, we have candles and oil lanterns for light, lots of blankets and 6 dogs for heat. We live on top of one of the tallest hills in the county, so flooding is not an issue, except for low-water crossings. Nope, I'd rather stay home and let everyone else panic and make a run on the stores. I might go into internet withdrawal, but oh well.

[rvdammit]

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