Last minute tip for folks in Sandy's path...

[Kber]

if you have a washer / dryer in your house or apartment, wash every pair of undies you can get your hands on prior to losing power.

(Lesson learned from Irene )

Stay safe everyone!

Kber in NJ

[Marie Marie]

1. Uh-oh. I didn't do that.

Looks like it will be commando time for me and the Mr.

[Kber]

5. On the other hand - several days at home with nothing else to do

Commando has its own possibilities

[PDJane]

2. I learned that from working two full time jobs for a short period.

Same emergency response deal.

Oh, yeah, make sure you have hosiery, too.

[Tx4obama]

3. Here's some more...

Hurricane TIP List in the OP and tons of tips from DUers down in the comments on the link below ...

Here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x1816752


Hoping everyone is safe

[Kber]

6. There's some good stuff there - thanks!!

[Kber]

4. The other thing we found VERY handy was a french press coffee maker

I don't drink coffee or other caffeinated drinks, but I found my darling husband got a bit cranky after a couple of days without coffee. Luckily our neighbor had an extra french press. We bought one of our own after Irene, which also came in handy after we lost power for another 5 days after a freak snow storm last October.

We are very lucky to have city water and never lost the ability to run the taps. Many of our friends were not so lucky, but they were at least able to stop by and fill their containers at our house.

[theinquisitivechad]

7. And even if you don't have hot water

The French press is great for cold-brewed coffee. I like it even better than the coffee made with hot water. Mild and yummy!