If power goes out for a long time, cash is your very good friend. A few hundred in tens will get you through a week or two of managing at home. Canned goods and a manual can opener, packaged food, bottled water.
Well its official...
some gas stations are out of gas...people are gassing up where they can and there are starting to be lines...people are stocking up on food...
Chattanooga airport has cancelled some of the flights going out for today and tomorrow...
Its cold today...low 50s this morning high will be 63...next week it will be back to the 80s 88 one day..it started raining this morning ...been fairly hard rain and wind this afternoon...
I have a camp stove and a hurricane lamp...with spare propane cans...and plenty of candles...
For snowstorms ...yes we do have them about every 10 years :)...or tornadoes...more frequent...when theres no power..they use the public school just down the road from me for a shelter...about 1/4 mile...I usually walk down and volunteer...
the school is high up near I-75 so it shouldn’t be flooded...if we get enough water on the road closer to town, I might be cut of from town but I should be OK ...however with no power I usually just go into town to McDs or Waffle House for coffee...
I usually keep cash on hand so that’s covered...both cars have a case of bottled water and I have some extra...I have canned food and a few cup of soups etc...also fruit that doesn’t need refrigerating for a few days..and cereal that is tasty as a snack without milk granola works fine (its just a “loose” snack bar but cheaper)...
so I’m ready...