The worst I ever had it here in VA was an ice storm that took out the power for 2 weeks.
Luckily the wood stove and one kerosene heater were able to keep the house warm enough.
Had to carry buckets of water from the lake to flush the toilets.
We are about there. WIfe filled stuff for the toilets...we have the older 5 gallon toilets so it take a bit to fill and flush. We do have a well and a hand pump on the well, but it is downhill in a pasture...can be done, but not easy. Or....she can just say screw it and go to the casino down the road. The Indians have generators to power everything! She won’ die, but its a real pain in the keister...
So, following twitter regarding the #PSPS and there was a lot of hollaring about the disabled and how to help them. I get it. But city government just doesn’t have the resources to take care of individual needs...much less facilities.
There was an disabled advocate that was the most vocal, so I searched their eamil down and wrote them...I believe she was out of Berkeley. Just so happens in Berkeley there is a Neighborhood Radio Watch group set up specifically for crisis/disaster situations. I recommended partnering with them to ensure on a street by street level, the disabled and medically challenged, (if I can use that term), have their particulat needs met. It will take citizens and neighbors helping each other to accomplish the goal...not governmental agencies.
We will see if that is a solution, or is it better to scream at the government to do something... Methinks the latter is their path...But I could be surprised. I also said that we are still without power and will remain so...it is cities first and rural folks always last. Because city folk are prone to panic..