Are you ready if you have a major power outage this winter?

We've shovels and lighters, we can always dig a pit to cook our food in if we gotta. Hopefully I'll be able to get a small grill and some flints, as well, to make sure that when that's not an option, we can still cook. As for keeping warm, we've lots of blankets and in such instanes we usually sleep with our cats and dog.

We have a fireplace, which is a nice asset in those cases. I remember years ago a series of ice storms knocking out the power for days at a time. It was frustrating. But, we had the fireplace to huddle around and used blankets to block off the doorway to that room, so more heat would stay there. We could cook over the fire (mom broke out the pots and pans for camping so we wouldn't ruin the good ones). We played games in the firelight and the family really bonded. It was actually kinda nice. My only issue was that I couldn't bring myself to sleep in the family room with everyone else. I went to my freezing bedroom under 4 blankets and slept there. That reminds me, I gotta pick up some firewood one of these days. Gotta be prepared, no?

I dount its going to be of 18 hrs. it might be about 3-4 hrs, i am ready for it

Actually yes. I wouldn't like it but we could do it. Our house heating and our stove in the kitchen are gas and I have a large trunk full of various types of candles. And we stock pile battery's out of habit and have 3 portable radios and a weather radio/tv radio. I've done it before actually years ago when a bad winter storm knocked out our power and it took two weeks for them to repair the power to our house. We stuck it out in our house and stayed warm thanks for natural gas heating and candles .

Yes. There is a heater for when the power goes out, a converter to provide some power via the car batteries, a small stash of food, plenty of books and games, candles and flashlights.

Wouldn't matter here. It doesn't get that cold. When I lived in Maine though we lost power a couple of times in the winter, but not for very long. Hubby and I would cuddle together under just about every blanket we owned. lol

We have installed a wood stove in the garage. We have bottled water, canned goods, propane for the gas grill, a propane heater. We have a roll a way bed, and could survive in the garage for a while. It would not be fun, but could be done.

Nope. I have some candles around the house and Hubb's lighter, so we'll have light. We have plenty of big heavy blankets, so we'll keep warm. But that's it. I need to get some jugs of water put away in the freezer, get some cans of food that can be eaten cold in nessessary and maybe look at a way to heat some food without using traditional power supplies. Other than that, we'll make it through. [b]~~IN SEARCH OF PEACE WITHIN~~ **AGAINST THE STORMS, I WILL STAND STRONG** [/b]

No, I am not. My husband and I want to buy a generator so that we won't be without power in case a power outage does occur. Even though we live in California, the low's can get into the 20's during the winter which is too cold for my liking. I just hope we can afford to get one before winter hits, so that we don't have to rely on our wood stove to keep our home warm.

Not at all! I have nothing ready for a power outage, except for flashlights with batteries and lots of candles around the house. We always have granola bars and cereal in the house so we wouldn't starve. I guess we would all pile on my king size bed and cover with lots of blankets. Body heat would be our form of heat.

Yes...I have oil lamps...and my kitchen stove is gas and though you are not supposed to use it to heat your house when you cook or bake it warms up the area. I would be able to make it okay. We had an ice storm that left us without electricity for four days and I stayed warm...ate lots of good food and played cards etc by the light of the lamp.

Mostly. We have plenty of canned foods and a wood ring full of fire wood for a heat and cooking source. I do need to stock up on bottled water though. We have well water and if the power goes out then we have no running water to cook, bathe, or flush with.

Well, May God protect you in your time of need, if needed. Stay safe to stay sane. I hope that if it does go out, you cherish the conversations between you and your loved ones. May a neighbor be your hand when needed!

Absolutely happythoughts! We have a "prefab" house and it's rather large. We also have 6 gas powered generators to hook the electricity up. I mean, God Forbid the pump for the well stops working! We have a pantry full of food, that's ready to go, and on top of it we get the 5 gallon fill-ups of water on a regular basis. In the middle of the month we fill up 5 and put them back. We have plenty of batteries and I just got a bunch of candles, just in case. I also quilt so we have plenty of blankets to go around. I have been stockpiling for a while. We live on a highway and sometimes when it gets too bad out, we flag the truckers down and bring them in for a while to get fed and warm. Good luck to you that you don't have an outage, but prepare just in case.