So in a blizzard, this guy is worried about refrigeration.
Must be a city boy.
We have been stuck due to 5 ft of wet snow and normal snow plows could not get through. Like the article says, canned food is great. Soup, vegetables, tuna, salmon.
Um it is winter time. Why are we worrying about refrigeration?
SPAM!
Even Tiny Tim survived snow growing up
Whiskey is good.
Here is a completely different set of storm prep tips from Sgt. Tom Cotton of the Bangor, Maine Police Dept. (Some of you Facebook peeps may have already seen these.) I especially liked #4. Enjoy!
~~~~ Dear Mid-Atlantic of these United States of America,
I think we all knew it could happen. Every year when you pack up your well tanned family and head back home from our tiny piece of paradise, you look back and see us raking up our leaves and putting our snow shovels by the door. You always sigh, knowing that we will be dealing with winter in a far different way than you will.
With lobster traps on your roof and pine cones in your carry ons, you think of us with with warm memories of fantastic sunsets, thick accents and great clam chowder. You talk to the family about coming back next year and enjoying all that Maine has to offer. Down deep, you feel sorry for us. You know that we will be moving snowbanks, raking our roof, smashing ice dams off the shingles and stoking the wood stove with the dollar bills that you left behind.
Listen, this storm is going to miss us. This is not typical and we want to share a little advice of how to make it through an epic "snow event" unscathed. We want you to come back next year. Here are a few tips.
1. Don't panic. It's just frozen rain. It does go away so don't try to move too much at one time.
2. Don't shovel too early and don't wait too long. Pace yourself. Go out every few hours and move a little at a time. It can hurt your back, arms and legs. You always wonder why we all walk funny. It is not because of the clam chowder.
3. Heart attacks in big snow storms are rather common. Help out your neighbor who is older, out of shape or that has known health problems. Helping them move some snow (better yet, let your offspring do it) is better than calling EMS while you are doing CPR. Seriously.
4. DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT buy all the bread on the shelves. As a lifelong Mainer, I recommend cereal. No better reason has ever been invented to eat Golden Crisp, Honeycomb or Captain Crunch (don't get the peanut butter flavored. That stuff sucks). You will need milk and of course a bowl and spoon. You probably already have that in the house. I have lived for several weeks on only Rice Crispies and Snickers.
5. Get some batteries and flashlights that work. Nothing is worse than going through the junk drawer and finding only 1 D battery when you need two. LED flashlights are awesome, cheap and last and last. You might need one to find the cereal.
6. Charge your Cellphone. If you have a generator, you need gas. You look stupid trying to start a generator with no gas in it. Don't ask me how I know. Do not run the generator inside a basement or garage. Yes, people do that. Usually only one time.
7. Toilets flush without electricity. If you fill your tub with water, you can use it for all kinds of things, including flushing the toilet. Also, to wash cereal bowls.
8. Fill your car up with gas. If you get stuck somewhere and have to run the car, make sure you clean out around the tail pipe and do not fall asleep with the car running. We need you to come back next summer to buy more lobster and lobster traps. Pine cones are free.
Most of all, take care of each other. Be nice and invite neighbors to hole up at one location. Hide expensive things, but help them. (that's the cop talking).
You will be fine. We drink lots of coffee and complain when we get hit like this storm. It works ok. It makes us grouchy but that's why you come here in the summer. To hear stories from grumpy Mainers who sell lobster traps. Now, you will have some of your own to share with us when you get back.
Be safe and well and if you have any Cap'n Crunch left after the storm (it keeps very well), bring it up this summer.
The men and women of the Bangor Police Department are rooting for you. You got this. We will be here!
What, no pemmican?
My choices, Peanut butter, sardines, salmon, fava beans, kidney beans, black beans, pinto beans, dried jerky, honey, and pickles.
Liquor and tobacco first.
Actually longevity isn’t that important for foods. Splurge on something good that can be prepared without power.
So: liquor, cigarettes and ice cream, candy, cake...
Uh, refigeration is not a problem in a snowstorm.
Get yourselves a couple dozen eggs. Some sliced cheese.
Some real organic butter. Preserves, local honey, jelly.
Gotta have a loaf of whole grain bread for toast to go
with the eggs. Canned soups. Canned chili with no beans;
add a can of your own pinto beans. Whole wheat crackers.
Lunch meats & mayonnaise. Milk. Box of oats. Pre-washed
salad greens. Green onions and green peppers. Favorite
salad dressings. Breyer’s ice cream. Windmill cookies to
eat with it. Whole pecans and crack ‘em. A chicken to
roast whole. Canned English peas. Bag of Irish potatoes.
Bacon. Sausage. Big steak to share. :o)
As a mini-prepper, I came out on top with this list.
Uh, refrigeration is not a problem in a snowstorm.
Water
Something to drink--AKA liquid patience/pacifier...
Ahhhh. Much better.
Well, hey, it worked for the Blizzard of 1978!
Without refrigeration? In a blizzard? Ugh. She’s going to be really pissed when she can’t figure out how to get her ‘Bux while snowed in.
I sometimes buy non-refrigerated milk at the dollar store. They pasteurize it for a few seconds then “can” it in quart size juice boxes. It tastes just like regular refrigerated milk and lasts a year or more. Nice stuff to have on hand.
I try to keep a few Mountain House meals on hand just for a few days.
I also keep a few pounds of rice and a few bags of beef jerky to flavor the rice. Also some hot sauce tho I use only a tiny amount.
The Mountain House meals are very good.
I notice she's picking up on this winter storm naming nonsense.
If you’re able to cook with Propane or Butane, then you have LOTS MORE OPTIONS and even the ability to heat part of your dwelling, should power go out. You could literally last for weeks.
But then this is the Northeast, so if the government does supply you with the means for the above, and the hardware and fuel needed, why on earth would you bother?
They’re DOOMED.