Hurricane Sandy is almost here

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Hurricane Sandy has hit the coast and I have been looking at all the pictures being posted on FB. I know this will sound totally crazy, but I am really missing living on the cost in New England. I grew up in Connecticut and used to love to go to the beach and watch the storms come in off the ocean. Back in the day, I would go to the beach with a few friends, beach chairs and a few cases of beer. We are older and wiser now, I think. With that said, I am up here in the mountains of Pennsylvania basically waiting for the power to go out and the flooding to begin on the lower lands by all the creeks, streams and rivers. I believe I am prepared for this. I am a person who loves camping so many of this comes natural plus I have survived many hurricanes while living by the shore. I have plenty of candles, bottle water, gallon jugs of water, I will be filling my bath tub with water and have a bucket ready for manual flushing and to keep clean with, bags of ice in my big freezer, batteries and flashlights, gutters are cleaned out, wood is covered and dry, chain saw fueled and ready for action if needed, plenty of blankets and all clothes washed, dog food and dog treats: can't forget them! I am now working on other hurricane survival foods, plenty of peanut butter, breads, canned meats like tuna fish, ham and chicken, soups I can cook on my grill and now the best for last, a hurricane cake and brownies, pretzels and other snacks. I found 2 decks of cards and pulled out a few games that do not require the internet or television. You know the kind, some have a board to play on, some have dice or a spinner to play with. Many of us used them when we were kids. We just may have to introduce these strange items to the newer generation to keep them occupies when the power goes out during hurricane Sandy or any storm we may get this winter. Did I forget anything? What do you do to make sure you can survive a few days without power. What are you childhood memories of any powerless storms?