Retired old folks, the wife has minor health problems. She is really worried about catching the Covid. So we have only been venturing to the grocery store once a month. And ordering things online.This got her on board to stocking up the pantry and filling the freezer, instead of running to the store every 2 or 3 days. Or small town water supply has never been that reliable, and the water tastes odd, so we have been using bottled water. Switching to monthly shopping allowed me to build up about 10 cases of water, plus 5-6 that we go thru in a month. I also save 1 gallon milk jugs and fill with tap water 'just in case', I've lost track how many I have in the storage room, over 50.
So when the TX snow-maggedon hit we just bundled up. Out house is on a concrete slab and I was surprised that with the power off for 4 days the house only got down to 55 degrees, even when it was in the single digits some nights. We have plenty of food and drinking water. We used the gallon jugs of tap water to flush the toilet. In my car 'get home bag' we have one of those fold-up camping stoves heated cans of flammable jelly to heat food, and water for instant coffee.
Now she's onboard to buy a generator.
Now with power back on, but intermittent water, we're watching local news about 1000s of people lined up for food and water. People with homes destroyed from being flooded by broken pipes. Our biggest inconvenience was taking the dog out in the cold to do his business.
Retired old folks, the wife has minor health problems. She is really worried about catching the Covid. So we have only been venturing to the grocery store once a month. And ordering things online.This got her on board to stocking up the pantry and filling the freezer, instead of running to the store every 2 or 3 days. Or small town water supply has never been that reliable, and the water tastes odd, so we have been using bottled water. Switching to monthly shopping allowed me to build up about 10 cases of water, plus 5-6 that we go thru in a month. I also save 1 gallon milk jugs and fill with tap water 'just in case', I've lost track how many I have in the storage room, over 50.
So when the TX snow-maggedon hit we just bundled up. Out house is on a concrete slab and I was surprised that with the power off for 4 days the house only got down to 55 degrees, even when it was in the single digits some nights. We have plenty of food and drinking water. We used the gallon jugs of tap water to flush the toilet. In my car 'get home bag' we have one of those fold-up camping stoves heated cans of flammable jelly to heat food, and water for instant coffee.
Now she's onboard to buy a generator.
Now with power back on, but intermittent water, we're watching local news about 1000s of people lined up for food and water. People with homes destroyed from being flooded by broken pipes. Our biggest inconvenience was taking the dog out in the cold to do his business.
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