Did you know that our county is having an emergency preparedness “bootcamp” on the Office of Emergency Management Facebook page?
Not a bad time for us to review what we need to do, to remain prepared for possible extreme weather. With Hurricane Irma out there, and maybe more behind it.
I can’t believe it has been five years since Sandy came through. I remember being a new blogger and writing quite a few posts about preparing for it, and how we coped.
We are much more prepared these days, making it simple to ramp up if we need to do it. Always have extra batteries. Have all sizes of containers around to stockpile water, if needed. We know where to get the largest bags of ice, and we have four coolers for food.
We hope that Irma will somehow miraculously take a hard turn and go out to sea, but if not, we are ready.
Around here, it’s that massive deluge of rain that worries all of us the most. As big as Irma is, it will be hard to avoid getting drenched somewhere along the East Coast.
For those interested in weather, and wanting to learn more about preparedness, check out the OEM page. And, be prepared.
Finally, one simple tip, and a recipe. Make sure you have a good hand can opener. Power outages, you know. For us, the simplest meal. Canned tuna in olive oil, canned chickpeas, a white onion, salt and pepper. Drain the chickpeas. Dice the onion. Mix tuna, chickpeas, onion and salt and pepper. Add a bit more olive oil if it needs it. Serve over lettuce.
Stay safe!
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We’re low on emergency-preparedness food b/c I’ve been using it up to minimize how much we’ll have when we move. Now I’m going to stock up for that recipe. Thank you!
I worked in Rockville when Isabel came through and remember certain traffic lights there having no power for an astonishingly long time afterwards. I lived in Virginia then and lost water for a time, so before Sandy I stockpiled water in every imaginable container and receptacle.