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Originally Posted by StainlessSteelCynic
I'll see you your infamous "FLASH"........
And raise you a series of storms that have cut electricity.
That bastard Murphy hit here just the other day!
To explain - my hometown has been racked by severe storms for the last few days. Electricity has been cut to some suburbs due to power poles being knocked down and so on. I think the last number I heard was that some 160,000 homes were without power.
My entire suburb was without electricity from 2PM Sunday to around 2PM Monday but the power company is saying that some suburbs may be without power for at least a week. They are advising people to stay with friends and relatives until the power can be restored.
Without electricity, modern society is screwed - no TV, no microwave ovens, no lights, no phone recharging, no computers, no fuel pumps, no ATMs, no cash registers at the supermarket etc. etc. etc.
I was lucky because I bought a generator some months back that will run for around 20 hours on a full tank, my home was the only one in the suburb with some form of electricity.
The incident has made me start thinking a whole lot more about having some sort of emergency chest that includes longlife food, water supplies (and spare water containers), flashlights, first aid kit and also some basic tools.
So while this is not so much a Bug Out Bag, the idea of having it in some sort of crate or chest means we can throw it in the car if we have to leave the house
I also have a firearms licence for a .22LR bolt-action and a .44Mag lever-action so I have that side of things somewhat covered.
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I hope that you and yours are ok!
Longest I have ever dealt with no electricity was three days. Thank God it was in the middle of Winter, and a nasty snow/ice storm. Did not have to worry about food spoilage. Had plenty of wood for the fire place. Other wise, it was get down, stay down, stay warm, watch over wife and kids.
My $0.02
Mike