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  • spicy pancake@lemmy.zip
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    conversely, it’s a bad idea to not keep emergency preparedness supplies like ≥3 L water per household occupant, dried food (beans etc., rotated regularly), a first aid kit, etc.

    be safe frens

    edit: I’m an idiot American and forgot i have gallon water jugs not 1 L 🤦‍♀️

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      Yeah, having been in a surprise proper emergency (no power, water, limited roads, cell service, etc for over a week) having some emergency supplies and a radio (if you have a car, AM/FM radio in that is great) completely changes things

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        Yeah we’re kind of remote and we once went for I think 9 days without power after a big weather event. Having a radio and a little gas camping stove were lifesavers. Also get lots of candles and books, one of my main memories of that time is how boring it was lol.

        Next thing I want to do is get solar-ed up so we can just flip that on for an hour or two if needed. The previous power cut was years ago when a solar setup wasn’t really feasible.

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      You can be sure that the govt will treat every single disaster like Katrina and the trucks will grow large enough to mow down 20 kida at once