Comments on: Tip of the Week…Winter Storms http://blog.totallyready.com/tip-of-the-week-winter-storms/01/29/ For Whatever Comes Thu, 09 Sep 2010 21:36:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Jeanette W http://blog.totallyready.com/tip-of-the-week-winter-storms/01/29/comment-page-1/#comment-16561 Jeanette W Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:46:08 +0000 http://blog.totallyready.com/?p=1519#comment-16561 You might consider filling a lot of containers with water also, especially if your water supply is dependent on electricity for pumping it--some city systems are. If you still have power, fill all of your thermoses with boiling water in the morning, and again before you go to bed at night. Then pack them in a cardboard box lined with blankets, and pack around them with more blankets, towels etc. to keep them as warm as possible. When the power goes out you will still have hot water with which to have hot drinks. You could continue to use this method even when the power goes out if you have a way to cook food. Continue to heat water during or right after you cook your food--having hot water in a thermos might also help when you need to fix baby formula. On another note, one time when the power was out my grandmother would phone my sister and tell her that she was cold. My sister would tell her to take a hot bath. The electricity was out but the hot water tank was heated by gas and the city water still worked. Grandmother had quite a few baths that day, but they helped keep her warm. You might consider filling a lot of containers with water also, especially if your water supply is dependent on electricity for pumping it–some city systems are. If you still have power, fill all of your thermoses with boiling water in the morning, and again before you go to bed at night. Then pack them in a cardboard box lined with blankets, and pack around them with more blankets, towels etc. to keep them as warm as possible. When the power goes out you will still have hot water with which to have hot drinks. You could continue to use this method even when the power goes out if you have a way to cook food. Continue to heat water during or right after you cook your food–having hot water in a thermos might also help when you need to fix baby formula.

On another note, one time when the power was out my grandmother would phone my sister and tell her that she was cold. My sister would tell her to take a hot bath. The electricity was out but the hot water tank was heated by gas and the city water still worked. Grandmother had quite a few baths that day, but they helped keep her warm.

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