
How to Prepare for a Prolonged Power Outage – Part A
Lantern for a power outage
Have you thought about how to prepare for a prolonged power outage? If you haven’t then that puts your family at risk and will cause anxiety if the lights go out for a few weeks. This is the third post in a serious about our power grid. The first post discussed concerns with our grid, the second talked about effects of a power outage and this post (one of two parts) will address how to prepare for a prolonged power outage.
Introduction
Instead of just creating a list of supplies and equipment that
you need, I will frame the content around the capability to perform everyday
day tasks that still need to be done when the power is out for a prolonged
period of time. I will list some things that you need but the article is meant
to make you think through the tasks so that you can determine what you have and
what you need to complete a task based...