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yellow dahlia

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16. Do you have a well or town water?

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Original post)

Fri May 16, 2025, 11:05 PM

May 16

If you have a well, the pump won't work when you lose power. Bottled water solves some problems.

But if you want to continue to flush your toilet, keep a quantity of water stashed aside. The gravity of the volume of water flushes the toilet. I keep water stored in large (rinsed out) laundry soap containers, specifically for flushing the toilet,

I also have a back up chargeable power source - it's portable for things like camping, and includes a radio. It has a light and plugs for AC and USB. It will last for several hours, depending on what you plug in. I make sure it has a charge, especially when a storm is predicted.

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Hurricane prep, asking for ideas. [View all] littlemissmartypants May 16 OP

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HAH! UTUSN May 16 #17

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Here's hopefully a helpful list, LMSP Niagara May 16 #12

To all the above I add justaprogressive May 16 #13

Are you sheltering in place or going to a shelter Alpeduez21 May 16 #14

I have found the camp stoves using butane canisters are easiest to operate wishstar May 16 #15

Do you have a well or town water? yellow dahlia May 16 #16

The worst is a couple of days without power. Cooler, ice, batteries. UTUSN May 16 #18

A lot of good suggestions made LogDog75 May 17 #19

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