I've always been prepared. Not sure why. Just me.
Living here, in the country, we're some distance from necessities, which includes fuel for our vehicles.
One experience that demonstrated our preparedness was the devastating ice storm of January 2009. I was alone because Buck had died a few months earlier and ended up without power for over 11 days.
Because I have always kept a well-stocked pantry and the freezer was fully stocked, I had no challenge with food. Even with no electricity, I still had the facility to cook because the cooktop in the kitchen was fueled by gas. Yeah! As was the water heater. Yeah times two. Even if I couldn't have used the cooktop, I still had an outdoor gas grill I could have utilized.
I'd already stored plenty of water because we often have short power failures here and always stayed prepared for that.
As for paper products, we are home free there, too. We use very few paper towels, so a multi-package of those lasts for a long, long while. On the other hand, we do need toilet paper and I always make sure we have an ample supply. To that end, I've discovered I can buy the stuff from Amazon for less than it can be had on sale in my store. As a result, and this sounds pretty funny and based on our normal use history, we won't have to buy any until after February of next year. We do have plenty of room to store the stash in a closet in the front bathroom. I think if dysentery sets in, we'll be fine.
Our only challenge here is that our well is operated using electricity, so we do have to take steps to make certain we have a water supply.
Again, for cooking, we have gas in the form of the cooktop and a grill out on the back porch. To address the food supply, plenty there, too.
Living here, in the country, we're some distance from necessities, which includes fuel for our vehicles.
One experience that demonstrated our preparedness was the devastating ice storm of January 2009. I was alone because Buck had died a few months earlier and ended up without power for over 11 days.
Because I have always kept a well-stocked pantry and the freezer was fully stocked, I had no challenge with food. Even with no electricity, I still had the facility to cook because the cooktop in the kitchen was fueled by gas. Yeah! As was the water heater. Yeah times two. Even if I couldn't have used the cooktop, I still had an outdoor gas grill I could have utilized.
I'd already stored plenty of water because we often have short power failures here and always stayed prepared for that.
As for paper products, we are home free there, too. We use very few paper towels, so a multi-package of those lasts for a long, long while. On the other hand, we do need toilet paper and I always make sure we have an ample supply. To that end, I've discovered I can buy the stuff from Amazon for less than it can be had on sale in my store. As a result, and this sounds pretty funny and based on our normal use history, we won't have to buy any until after February of next year. We do have plenty of room to store the stash in a closet in the front bathroom. I think if dysentery sets in, we'll be fine.
Our only challenge here is that our well is operated using electricity, so we do have to take steps to make certain we have a water supply.
Again, for cooking, we have gas in the form of the cooktop and a grill out on the back porch. To address the food supply, plenty there, too.