Big storms and food

Friday was the biggest storm in Minneapolis ever.  Tree limbs 18" in diameter blocked roads.  The power was out all over.

Be prepared.

The power was out, but the gas stayed on.  We were lucky.  There was plenty of hot water.  It makes sense to keep drinking water around, and some washing water too.

Batteries are not very green, but they can be handy in emergencies.  Generators are noisy.  I don't like them.  I guess they make sense for hospitals.  So stock batteries and LED flashlights and a keep a radio handy.  The radio should be windup, or solar, or run on batteries.

My van helped too.  It has a gas fridge, which I didn't need, and an inverter which was quite handy for charging the iPhone.  It wasn't cooking, lighting, eating, or cooling we were worried about, it was internet and phone.

With little or no internet, we got a lot of reading done, and sang,  and cleared some downed limbs, and did some cooking

Now, the All-Food Diet recommends keeping your fridge mostly empty.  When the storm came, we didn't have too much food to worry about.  We made a concerted effort to identify and consume the perishables.  It's not nice to toss Mother Nature's food.  Be creative in using it up before it goes bad.  FIFO.  When it gets to be bad or questionable, toss it.  There is no point in getting ill.

All die hard adherents of the All-Food Diet have little in the freezer.  We managed to cook what needed to be et before it defrosted.