metmom :"Y’all really ought to prep for winter.
Make sure you have a generator on hand and run it a few times a year to keep it in prime.
Clean it in the fall and make sure you all have gas for it.
..Stock up on some essentials and don’t count on a trip to the store should bad weather happen."
Another prepper item that many forget, even with a generator is to have "stabil" on hand for gas,
otherwise your gasoline could go stale.( Also, there is stabil for diesel).
Best advice is to dress in multiple layers of sweaters, coats , and woolen socks, and 'bundle up'.
Warm up the house beyond your normal temperature while you still have heat and electricity; walls and furnishings will retain heat.
Your best warmth friend in all seasons is a good quality sleeping bag.
Multiple wicked candles can be used as an emergency heat source; if no candles, stick several cotton wicks into a can of Crisco.
Remember when you were a child, and made a tent under a table covered with blankets ?
Well, that same tent under the table can help retain body heat; if you can't heat the whole house, go small and stay under the blanket wrapped table.
Kerosene heaters put out a lot of heat, but also a lot of moisture.
When storing them for off-season, wrap in plastic or make sure they are totally dry, or put a desiccant in the storage bag.
H/T to metmom !
I have lived in Massachusetts since the 30s-——I find this entire thread hysterical-—it IS December.
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