One thing that is always in the back of my mind here in Chilly Hollow is being prepared for snow and ice storms, power outages and floods. We've had them all in the twenty years we've lived here and since we are quite rural, we have to be ready. There are very few services here (heck, cell phones don't even work here and TV is only available via satellite) so we are on our own when something happens like the 3 day power outage last month that hit during a heat wave, the freak before Halloween snow last October that knocked down dozens and dozens of trees, blocking both our driveway and the gravel road that leads to the main road, etc. So I've been pestering Mary Agnes to talk about her Hurricane prep down in Florida. She gives great advice for all of us in this season of extreme weather, even if we don't have to worry about a business with stock to protect. The motto is Be Prepared. I know we all have enough stash to tide us over but there are a lot of other things you should think about ahead of time.
My two best tips are to use LED lanterns that are bright enough to read by at night and to always have an old style phone that plugs into the wall since cordless portables don't work when the power is out and cell phone systems may be unavailable except for text messaging.
Many thanks, MA. I do appreciate all the advice! Staying safe is the first priority in a disaster.
Written by Jane/Chilly Hollow
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