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Saturday I spent the morning gleaning tomatoes and the afternoon making salsa out for about 1/5 of them. That leaves the rest for today! Yikes! I decided I didn’t want to post over the weekend as it was a holiday and I know people never check their email on those days. Then I asked why post on the weekend at all? Since I promised you thirty things to do to prepare this month I will post three things to do each Friday and then you can do them all on Friday or Saturday and still have Sunday for church and family. So..new plan. I have been far too distracted trying to get everything organized for the new radio show TOMORROW night. I can’t believe it! Please be sure to turn in and call and say hello or ask a question.
We are not going to ignore our General Store this week. As I picked up items for my salsa I noticed again, as usual all the picnic supplies are on sale this week. Ketchup was 40% off! We will take advantage of that be adding ketchup, mayo, and mustard to our General Store this week. You should know how much to store if you have marked your bottles with the date so you would know how much you actually use during the course of a month. Use that as a guide as to how much to purchase. If you have not done this yet purchase at least one of each for now.
For those working on year two we are adding non food items this year. This week add deodorant enough for three months. Add enough for each person in your home. Again, this is an item you should have dated so you know how much you actually use during the month. Now multiply that by three and you will have a three month supply. now, for out tips.
Review…
Tip
#1: Find an out of area contact.
#2: Gather maps. Get several different colors of highlighters and mark at least three different routes out of the city and ending at the home of your out of area contact.
#3: Collect all your flashlights. Check to make sure they are all working properly. Make note of any batteries you need to purchase.
New tips:
#4 Post important phone numbers by each phone. Numbers should include: Doctor, dentist, optometrist, poison control, animal poison control, hospital, police, fire department, clergy, trusted neighbor, and out of area contact. Be sure to include your address as in an emergency you may not be placing the call and a visitor to your home or babysitter, won’t know your address.
#5 Place a pair of good shoes under each bed where they can be reached in the middle of the night. Whether it be an earthquake, tornado, sudden flood or wildfire, or a home fire you will not want to be walking around in bare feet.
#6 Place a glow stick next to each bed. Glow sticks are perfect for seeing your way around should there be a power outage or other crisis during the night. You will need to teach the kids only to use it in case of emergency but you can make a deal with them and have others available, just in case. Flashlights batteries may run down if the kids decide to play with them or read after lights out but you will be able to tell if a glow stick has been used. You can often find these at the dollar store and online.
Back tomorrow with number seven!
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September Newsletter:
Let’s Play…a look at things to do during a power outage to keep sane.
Food Safety…keeping foods safe during a power outage.
Frozen Food During a Power Outage, when to save and when to throw away.
Dutch Oven Cooking…How to Control the Temperature
Haybox Cooking…one more way to cook when the grid goes down.
Recipes: This month all the recipes are from 1850. They are fun and easy to make and perfect during power emergencies, after all our great grandparents didn’t have electricity!
I do not usually leave messages on these blogs but yours stuck out to me! I appreciate your insight and information you gave. I look forward to reading more.
We know of many people in our area who have dropped land-line phones and use only cell phones. Also many young people in our area live in apartments and only have cell phones. What would your suggestions be for posting important phone numbers when only cell phones are used since a standard land-line isn’t available. What about families who have babysitters with no land lines? Do they leave one of their cell phones for a babysitter to use or expect the babysitter to have a personal cell phone?
Wow Jeanette, Great questions. If you are not a HAM radio operator I really would worry about not having a land line. Any power outage could take out your cell phone capability but during a crisis cell phone operations are often taken over by first responders leaving you with nothing.The solution would be for one of your cell phone to have a different area code form the one in which you live. The cost money because it means a new plan but during disaster it is the long distance phone that are usually able to get out. If all you have is a cell phone I would post cell phone and work phone so there is another way to get in touch in case the phone is not with you. As for babysitters make them aware that you do not have a land line and I will guarantee their parents will give them a cell phone for the night. I would never let my child babysit in a home without a phone. Be sure before you leave that the babysitter has remembered the phone and if not you may have to leave on of your phones but never leave a babysitter without a phone.