Blizzard Prep

A blizzard warning has now been issued for our area. What does that mean exactly? It means that everyone is supposed to freak out, buy everything in the grocery store, and prepare for the zombie apocalypse.

Asking around at work today about what sort of preparations I should be doing was interesting. Here's a sampling of what people told me:

• "Make sure you have toilet paper. And peanut butter."
• "I'm from Maine - blizzards aren't that bad. However, I have a whole house generator." (!)
• "Start shoveling early and keep shoveling smaller amounts throughout the storm."
• "Don't leave a car parked on the street or it will get plowed in."
• "All you need is strong back muscles and a snow shovel."
• "If the handle of your snow shovel breaks, attaching a crutch in its place works like a charm." (?)
• "Plan to not leave your house for at least 3 days after the storm."

I think we're set. We have:

• People food (including peanut butter... and gummy bears, plus a bucket of emergency food)
• Dog food
• A snow shovel (and a backup snow shovel)
• Ice melt
• Batteries, flashlights, candles
• A hand crank radio
• Toilet paper (a case from Costco)
• Bottled water
• A portable electronics charger

Hopefully I'm not forgetting anything important!