We just had an hour long power outage (unexpected as it is 9 pm on a cold winter night). I learned three things tonight that I want to share (common sense but we all know that is not the way it works, LOL)
Have a good night.
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Why take a risk to burn your house down on a cold night using candles? A better common sense idea is to use a flashlight.
Thank you for posting this, You are so very right! Don't wait for a storm in the middle of the night to go hunting around, we need to be aware of where our emergency supplies are, including hats, gloves & extra blankets (for when the furnace quits working), along with a camp cook stove with a bottle of propane & a lighter or stick matches & keep several boxes of rice-a-roni & a box of instant oatmeal on hand for a quickie hot meal. And believe me, propane & cook stoves are the first thing to sell out during a power outage! But most importantly, in case of any emergency including storm or earthquake, I always keep a little dollar store LED flashlight clipped to my headboard, that way, I can find my other emergency items easily!
* Also, be sure to have a (non-electric) old fashioned PLUG-IN type of phone on hand! These were also sold out & gone from all the stores during our last power outage.
---> I'm sorry to say it, but Harry is right about the candles! We had a large house fire due to a candle, & we lost all of our furniture due to the smoke damage, & also lost nearly everything we owned! ...Once in a while I'll still burn a candle, but I always put the candle & candle holder in a large glass bowl & sometimes I'll also add about half an inch of water inside the bowl & under the candle, just to make sure! This way if your cat DOES tip the candle over, it will land in the water or in a non-burnable glass bowl! ... But, remember, pets are NOT human & don't understand about fire, so never leave the room with a candle going if you have pets, not even for a minute! ...Take it from someone who KNOWS what it's like to loose almost everything from a fire!
I'm going to sound like a total geek for adding these tips. Well, I am a total geek. :P
Remember to protect your electronics - power outages can be especially hard on them. Here is a short list of things I thought might help:
I'm going to sound like a total geek for adding these tips. Well, I am a total geek. :P
Remember to protect your electronics - power outages can be especially hard on them. Here is a short list of things I thought might help:
We have these night lights that convert into flashlights if the power goes out - one in each bathroom. We got ours at Wal-Mart, and now my parents have them around their house, too.
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The night light has a photo sensor that turns the light on when it is dark. Meanwhile, it is gathering a charge just from being plugged in. So if the power goes out, the flashlight portion automatically comes on. It's been a lifesaver when the power has gone out. It also has a little switch on the side so you can manually select auto, on, or off.
And I heartily agree about the old plug in telephone (not a cordless phone). We have two in the house. I just had a chat with my daughter the other day about 911 phone calls, and how the cordless phones won't work if the power were to go out and we had an emergency. So simple, but easy to forget.
We use candles a lot but always put them in a pot or a bowl so there is no chance of burning are house down. Also use rechargeable lanterns, candles are cheep and with common sense wont cause any problems.
Also make sure you put a flashlight in an easy reach spot and have glow in the dark paint on the flashlight so it can glow and you can find it easily.
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