Re: hurricane supplies update

[Guest guest]

jwwright wrote:

> Enough gasoline to run the generator for 5 days.

> Elec fry pan and george foreman grill to cook.

> Plain ole telephone that talks to the tele wire.

> Plain ole TV antenna, for when the dish horn falls off.

> Lotsa DVDs.

>

>

> Regards.

>

I guess a bunch of DVDs wouldn't have served me well since

I don't have a DVD player, but I don't have a generator either.

I did have a small camp stove so I was able to make coffee

and reheat frozen meals quite nicely.

I made a bunch of extra ICE in anticipation and had drinking

water stashed. Never lost city water but pressure got very

low around the third day after storm (Katrina).

With a lot of frozen prepared meals and ICE, and being judicious

about opening the refrigerator door, food will keep for several

days. I moved frozen meals to regular section 24 hours in advance

to take advantage of the cooling.

I almost ran out of cold beer but we got power back after 4 1/2

days....

I was out in the yard today, still have trees to cut up. Anybody

need firewood.

JR

[Guest guest]

jwwright wrote:

> Enough gasoline to run the generator for 5 days.

> Elec fry pan and george foreman grill to cook.

> Plain ole telephone that talks to the tele wire.

> Plain ole TV antenna, for when the dish horn falls off.

> Lotsa DVDs.

>

>

> Regards.

>

I guess a bunch of DVDs wouldn't have served me well since

I don't have a DVD player, but I don't have a generator either.

I did have a small camp stove so I was able to make coffee

and reheat frozen meals quite nicely.

I made a bunch of extra ICE in anticipation and had drinking

water stashed. Never lost city water but pressure got very

low around the third day after storm (Katrina).

With a lot of frozen prepared meals and ICE, and being judicious

about opening the refrigerator door, food will keep for several

days. I moved frozen meals to regular section 24 hours in advance

to take advantage of the cooling.

I almost ran out of cold beer but we got power back after 4 1/2

days....

I was out in the yard today, still have trees to cut up. Anybody

need firewood.

JR

[Guest guest]

The main problem with rita was the milions that evaced used up ALL the gas.We had to siphon one truck to fill the other. And when the power is out, you can't pump gas.

The problem was not knowing where it would hit so the whole coast evac'd. Don't know the answer, but I'll be we don't move next time till we know where it's going. Recognize, you will be stuck in a car in the storm anyway.

We were fortunate, we knew the back roads around the freeways and worked around the stopages.

HOW to evac remains an unkown IMO.

Regards

Re: [ ] hurricane supplies update

jwwright wrote:> Enough gasoline to run the generator for 5 days.> Elec fry pan and george foreman grill to cook.> Plain ole telephone that talks to the tele wire.> Plain ole TV antenna, for when the dish horn falls off.> Lotsa DVDs.> > > Regards.> I guess a bunch of DVDs wouldn't have served me well sinceI don't have a DVD player, but I don't have a generator either.I did have a small camp stove so I was able to make coffeeand reheat frozen meals quite nicely.I made a bunch of extra ICE in anticipation and had drinkingwater stashed. Never lost city water but pressure got verylow around the third day after storm (Katrina).With a lot of frozen prepared meals and ICE, and being judiciousabout opening the refrigerator door, food will keep for severaldays. I moved frozen meals to regular section 24 hours in advanceto take advantage of the cooling.I almost ran out of cold beer but we got power back after 4 1/2days....I was out in the yard today, still have trees to cut up. Anybodyneed firewood.JR

[Guest guest]

The main problem with rita was the milions that evaced used up ALL the gas.We had to siphon one truck to fill the other. And when the power is out, you can't pump gas.

The problem was not knowing where it would hit so the whole coast evac'd. Don't know the answer, but I'll be we don't move next time till we know where it's going. Recognize, you will be stuck in a car in the storm anyway.

We were fortunate, we knew the back roads around the freeways and worked around the stopages.

HOW to evac remains an unkown IMO.

Regards

Re: [ ] hurricane supplies update

jwwright wrote:> Enough gasoline to run the generator for 5 days.> Elec fry pan and george foreman grill to cook.> Plain ole telephone that talks to the tele wire.> Plain ole TV antenna, for when the dish horn falls off.> Lotsa DVDs.> > > Regards.> I guess a bunch of DVDs wouldn't have served me well sinceI don't have a DVD player, but I don't have a generator either.I did have a small camp stove so I was able to make coffeeand reheat frozen meals quite nicely.I made a bunch of extra ICE in anticipation and had drinkingwater stashed. Never lost city water but pressure got verylow around the third day after storm (Katrina).With a lot of frozen prepared meals and ICE, and being judiciousabout opening the refrigerator door, food will keep for severaldays. I moved frozen meals to regular section 24 hours in advanceto take advantage of the cooling.I almost ran out of cold beer but we got power back after 4 1/2days....I was out in the yard today, still have trees to cut up. Anybodyneed firewood.JR