Well we have had quite the week or make that two weeks! A ice storm was scheduled to hit January 27th 2009 and that it did. It did away with power for 100% of our town and most of our county for that matter. This is one that will go down in the history books for sure! We learned really quick that we were not prepared for this type of storm, although I'm not really sure you could be prepared. But we will definitely try our best next time. What have we learned?
1. Generator - One of the most important things you can have, it can save your house that is if you have sump pumps in the basement, which we did.
2. Food - When stocking up on food for such a storm, do not buy things that you have to cook, there will be no cooking!
3. Insurance - Know what your insurance covers and what it doesn't, ask lots and lots of questions. Make sure you have all the endorsements you need. After the storm is not a good time to find out that you don't have a endorsement and that it only costs $35 a year for the endorsement you needed!
4. Gas- Don't forget gas for the generator, no stores will be open for a while.
5. Water- Stock up on water, there will be none! And you will be amazed at how much you use water everyday.
We are never to old to learn and this has definitely been a learning experience!
Be Blessed all!
Lisa
