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Date: October 29, 2019 at 14:51:57
From: Grits, [DNS_Address]
Subject: For those affected by power outages |
URL: https://youtu.be/qoMS12OvNnk |
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I'm a huge fan of the tv show
"Alone". Season 6 featured
Woniya who came in 2nd on that
season. She's really cool and
would have won except guy that
won killed a moose and had
plenty of food.
Anyway, she put out this video
today on how to deal with the
California power outages. Hope
this helps someone.
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Date: October 29, 2019 at 15:29:14
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: For those affected by power outages |
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great ideas, Grit.
Also, we've been warned that it may get down into
freezing territory at night during the next power
outage here--Wed-thurs.
People forget--you can use "outside" at night. Move
the coolers to the NE at night, refreeze ice that may
have melted during the day, etc. You just have to
make sure you have a secure place away from wildlife--
maybe have a screen-box to put over it.
Years ago my family would visit a cabin in the sierras
on vacations. We would open the back door and stick
our milk, soda, and whatever, right in the snow rather
than the refridgerator!
Another trick is to save up newspaper--wad it up and
stuff any extra space in the freezer up with wadded up
newspaper to further insulate the food. Do it at the
beginning of the black out (just before, is
preferable--if you hvae fore knowledge) and you can
get another day out of frozen storage if you do NOT
open the door during that time.
Personally, we're lucky--we have a propane
fridge/freezer we just transfer the food to in these
things. It uses very little propane and we've not lost
food yet. Not everone is as lucky--so, it's good to
keep putting out all that information. Thanks for the
video, Grits.
I've lived in mountains just about my whole life. We
have wood stoves and non-electric gear all over the
place (in addition to the RV with the generator). At
times, we've had to go for a week or more without
electricity, and we can do so just fine.
We have a lot of new people who move up here from the
cities and more populated areas who have not learned
these lessons of mountain life yet. Mountain life is
no longer just for mountains anymore--the suburbanites
are having to learn these lessons now, as well.
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