Prepared As We Can Be
Since arriving home from school this afternoon, I’ve been trying to make as many plans as possible to be prepared (but not psychotic) for Ike. So far I’ve completed the following:
- The flashlights are on the dining room table along with extra batteries.
- The rechargeable lanterns are charged.
- Cell phones are charged.
- Unused electronics unplugged.
- Freezer stocked with food (stove and oven are gas so we can still cook)
- Laundry Done. Dishes done.
- Only a half tank of gas, but won’t drive more than 15 miles max in the next 3 to 4 days.
- Extra Candles sitting out just in case.
- Crank radio and crank flashlight on dining room table.
Did I forget anything?
When I wake up in the morning, I’ll unplug even more items and I plan to remember to unplug the pool filter as I read somewhere that these winds can actually blow a lot of water out of your pool (below where the filter sucks in the water) and then fry your filter.
We are watching closely. My parents live in town. Dad especially doesn’t like the idea of us not already being there, but I’m holding out a little longer. We may load up tomorrow evening/night and head that way if it still looks to be bad. But for now we are staying home – unless we lose power…and then we’ll be loaded up and headed to town asap!
It’s 1:30 am here and I’m still awake. Why? Because I think Cameron is nervous about this storm and she’s still awake. So I’m staying awake with her. We’re flipping back and forth between Disney Channel, The Weather Channel, and FoxNews.
Stay tuned for updates. Until power does die, I’ll try to login and keep everyone updated every few hours.
Off to bed now…maybe if lights and computer are off and we settle in and snuggle, we can both get a little rest.
