[CelesteChristi]

3 DAYS??

Wimps.

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Exactly. When Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances landed just North of us we were out of power for just shy of 6 weeks. Miserable, but we got through. Only 3 days would have been a God send.

[sportutegrl]

By myself without power after Hurricane Andrew in Baton Rouge. Single girl attending LSU in an off campus apartment. Tree fell on my truck so I couldn't go anywhere. No cell phones back then.

Prep: filled the propane tank, got a battery radio, filled bathtub, (I had a tub with separate shower), got candles and batteries, and a hurricane tracking chart.

Power went out before storm, stayed out for two weeks. I moved milk and eggs to freezer and gradually ate the frozen food as it thawed on my gas grill with a side burner. My brother came to see me after a week with a $20 bag of ice and he winched the tree off of my truck.

Tips: 1. Have a lot of paperbacks. 2. Use candles for light and save batteries for radio. 3. DRIP COFFEEPOT and gas side burner on grill if you must have coffee. (I must.)

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Pity those who cannot do without!
We were born on the High Plains with no electricity, city water, or gas. Had an outdoor toilet, windmill and water tank, wood or COAL stove.

We did just fine. I still have camp toilets if I need to save the water in my tanks. Propane, oil lamps, water well.

Now power loss in the HOT SUMMER is a different matter! I bought a generator for the small AC unit and the wife’s oxygen machine. Lots of stored gasoline on hand.

[DocRock]

When Hurricanes Jeanne and Frances landed just North of us we were out of power for just shy of 6 weeks.

I live where Charlie, Francis and Jeanne crossed paths in a six week period. I was prepared but Charlie was supposed to miss us and that resulted in the locals being unprepared. I made a lot of friends with simple things like coffee.