tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286641315310259749.post664430678235378945..comments2024-03-29T05:42:19.530-04:00Comments on THE SAVVY SHOPPER: Are You Prepared For An Emergency?Debra Turnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04553596042707601518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286641315310259749.post-3042120230609198472017-01-16T12:13:13.324-05:002017-01-16T12:13:13.324-05:00I love when comradery comes out of a hardship! I&#...I love when comradery comes out of a hardship! I'm sorry I missed that street party also! I'm definitely more like you than my mom in this area. My strength is probably having enough food in the apartment. Usually I keep died nuts and protein bars in the cupboards, as well as, cans of staples like tuna, salmon, tomatoes, etc.<br /><br />Often I have meat and frozen vegetables and sometimes ice cream in the freezer, but luckily didn't on the days of the blackout, so I didn't have the waste experienced by people who had a freezer stocked with food. At the time, we had a Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop down the block, who gave away all their product before closing for 2 days. I'm sorry no longer to have them in the neighborhood! Love their ice cream!Debra Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04553596042707601518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286641315310259749.post-77388198620116363912017-01-16T04:55:39.249-05:002017-01-16T04:55:39.249-05:00A timely reminder of being prepared Debbie. I am n...A timely reminder of being prepared Debbie. I am not very good at this, but from time to time I make an effort to line up the necessities. We can have lengthy power outages and also be unable to leave our area when there is a big flood - this is rare but has happened 2-3 times in the 12 years we have lived here. I have known to fill the bath with water, not that we live in a high-rise, but the water supply can fail. I now have a battery operated radio, and try to keep some tinned food on hand. In 2011 we were actually away in New Zealand when a big flood came through our city and our street had no power for three days and noone could get out to go to work. So the neighbours had a long street party, with gas barbeques in the cul-de-sac. Sounds like I missed out on a fun time :)Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685403215601517267noreply@blogger.com