Posted by Buzzman72 on January 31, 2009 at 06:28:28 from (74.129.192.160):
In Reply to: Re: Ky storms posted by tlak on January 31, 2009 at 04:37:19:
Ever notice that in times of crisis, there are plenty of folks there to [af]fix the blame, but mighty few who work to fix the problems?
As far as the electricity and water problems, I don't have a good answer. A lot of the limbs came down when Hurricane Ike roared through in September, but apparently Ike didn't get enough of 'em. But once all these limbs and trees that came down are cleared, maybe some preventative clearing can make it more difficult to have a repeat performance.
As for my own situation, I've never owned a portable generator, but I'm seriously considering it now. My electricity as only our for a couple of hours, but my mom's was off for almost two days...and there are others who were even worse off here locally. I've got propane heat and Mom has oil, but neither one are worth anything if you can't run the thermostat and the blower.
When I finally got out and into town on Thursday afternon, I saw lots of folks at the gas station filling both kerosene and gasoline cans...so the one station that was a dime a gallon cheaper than the others was having business lined up. But the guys who were charging more were closer to the "beaten path," and they weren't lacking for business either.
So having a generator, plus a stash of fuel and a stash of cash for replenishment of everything is probably a prudent course of action from here. As far as water goes, you could probably stash some bottld water for drinking and cooking, but not sure there's a smart and economical way for the average suburban hoomeowner to stash an ample supply for bathing without amybe resorting to a cistern of some sort.
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