Let it blow
January 21, 2010 – 7:34 pmWe here in the Southwest are going through a pretty nasty storm. We are under a tornado watch until later this eve. With high winds (60 MPH +) and rain (a few inches) and a few feet of snow falling in the high country of Flagstaff, things are a little messy.
When we had the power bump during dinner, the kids went and grabbed their flashlights without asking. The boss was ready with lighting candles. The stove (natural gas) was fired up with warm water and we were ready. Heck, I even got to test a few flashlight apps on my droid. I would recommend that you get the droid app flashlight as it uses the camera flash.
We checked the food for the eve and made sure we had water ready – face facts, in the flatlands, if the city water system goes down, we could be screwed.
I am not worried about flooding as the level of the house against the neighbourhood would require that all of my town would be under a few feet of water!
I also made sure that the truck (diesel) was fuelled up and ready in case of problems. Tools are all ready and the Bug Out bags are ready – though since I live in a bunker (insulated Concrete form house – 6 inches of reinforced concrete with 5.5 inches of styro and surface treatment, double pained windows and enough plywood and nails to deal with anything, I believe we are ready for a crappy eve. Heck I even charged up the backup flash light radio that I bought since I gave away the other one (that would be the Eton FR150!) Go ahead and check it out – You will not go wrong with this flashlight. And the good folks at Eton are very responsive to email questions!
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