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It's snowing outside. The forecasters are predicting that 18 to 30 inches will fall in the next day and a half. Probably we'll never know exactly how much, because they are also expecting wind gusts of 65 mile per hour, which will sweep clear the high spots and bury the low spots.
It's possible the power will stay on, but I'm not counting on it.
We heat with a wood stove, and I've laid in a few days of fuel, so as long as the roof is intact we'll be comfortable.
Our cook stove is electric, but there is much we can cook on the wood stove. In fact, a pot roast is out thawing and beans are soaking.
Rye bread is baking, and we have candles and oil lamps for light.
Rye bread is baking, and we have candles and oil lamps for light.
The main problem with a power outage is water. The pump won't draw from the well without electricity. But I always have 40 gallons of potable water (alongside plenty of food) in the "hurricane pantry," as well as a 25 gallon barrel of non-potable water in the basement. The rain barrel was brought in for the winter, so I filled it with another 55 gallons of water - for flushing the toilet or washing.
I've put heavy stones on top of the beehives, fetched the snow shovel from the shed, and filled the bird feeders.
And we have nowhere else we have to be.
If you are in the path of this, be safe.
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