big storm today

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Right now a big thunder storm is beating on us in grand rapids michigan and the power just went out. So I pulled out the storm kit. Candels, blankets, flashlights, the whole deal. Just in case. Who else does this for their home? I mean it could get worse. One storm caused fallen trees and snapped power lines. Some homes had no power for 3 weeks. Are u prepared?
 
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Yep. Good move.
We regularly get wicked storms, landslides, bridges disappearing, trees down, several day outages. Gotta be ready !
 
I live just south of the Michigan border and we had some storms, nothing that bad though. We do have some stuff for if the power goes out, but it doesn't happen very often.
 
I live just outside of GR. I woke up to the wind. We haven't lost power yet but I am prepared if it does happen. I couldn't believe how nasty that storm got considering that it wasn't a very big storm system!
 
Hope for the best and prepare for the worst ... good luck riding out the storm.
 
It's like an earthquake in the air over your head -- with an electrical component.











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Being prepared isn't just for storms and power outages.
Anything from being broke down on the side of the road to an earthquake or hurricane will put a real damper on a day. People think I'm a lunatic for always having water and nuts or chips in the car but if I have to wait for a tow truck in the midle of the night I at least have a snack, something to drink, flashlight(s) and other miscellaneous objects for protection.
It's not a matter of TEOTWAWKI, just a matter of being somewhat comfortable...whenever.
 
I'm from the GR area too!!! Interesting to hear about weather 'back home'. I hope you get power back quickly - no electricty = no (or diminished) fun!!!
 
Thunder? Storm? What is this "thunder storm" you speak of?

Yeah, really. That's the thing I miss most after moving away from Michigan to SoCal. A lot of natives here fear storms more than earthquakes, but I've never understood that. A thunderstorm or tornado rarely catches you unaware, you've got some sort of early warning, but no one has yet warned me before an earthquake hit...
 
Always good to be prepared.

Who thought on August 14, 2003 that Ontario and most of the Northwest US would be in a prolonged power blackout.

Who thought 9/11 would happen.

.... and many other examples of the systems we rely on just failing for no particular reason.

Once it happens it's too late.

Read Cody Lundin's book "When all Hell Breaks Loose".

You're doing the right thing being prepared.
 
I sleep on a sheepskin and wool blanket bedroll on a hardwood floor, know where the flashlights and survival candles are and have a 15 dollar charcoal grill that I can use sticks in. I've recently made a point to buy an extra canned food item every time I'm at the grocery store and the cupboards are pretty stocked-canned fruit, canned tuna, soup, spaghetti, corned beef, hash, tomatoes, crackers, etc. that sits untouched in the cupboard. I'll start to eat it as it expires but until then it will serve as my food supply if something like that happens. Then there's always the boxes of .22 Short for popping squirrels and rabbits out of my bedroom window, if it comes down to it. HSG, I went home to Wisconsin to visit the parents two Christmases ago and my dad's 96 Camry died on the highway interchange. It was -38. We waited more than three hours for the tow truck and I froze my ass off in dress blues. A few blankets, a lighter and some food would be a great idea for a car.
 
I just swapped out my winter car kit for the summer one. In the winter I carry a 3 fleece blankets in the trunk as well as a couple emergency blankets in my EDC bag.
I also keep a few of those handwarmers and a rather large 3 wick candle which in a pinch can provide some heat once I hang one of the fleeces to partition the vehicle so i don't have to heat such a big space. ('02 Expedition)
Don't even get me started on the Heatermeals! There's usually at least 3 as well as a 12 pack of aquablox water in the kit.:eek:
 
Yeah, really. That's the thing I miss most after moving away from Michigan to SoCal. A lot of natives here fear storms more than earthquakes, but I've never understood that. A thunderstorm or tornado rarely catches you unaware, you've got some sort of early warning, but no one has yet warned me before an earthquake hit...

Summer (and fall and winter and spring) thunderstorms in SoCal light fires. Fire bad!
 
No. But after reading this, I'm going to put something together. We can get some pretty bad storms here too.
 
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