I only watched part of a video where a woman is screaming "Were going to die!" It has been three days now and there are old people. We are going to die! Where is president obama?

I guess Jim said it correctly when he talked about the mentality. It is not like they have not had storms before. But I guess in the past with the service station and stores a couple of blocks away.....

So lets put away the east coast survival kit. Good for a week, takes up a small amount of space and needs no maintenance. Food not included.

One burner Butane stove. $18 On sale at Big 5 all the time.
Butane. 12 cans is like $25
Midland ER102 Emergency Radio. $43 has crank that can charge your precious cell phone as well as batteries.
Solar camp shower for hot water $13 even if it would not get hot enough back east you could add a little water from the stove and take a shower/wash dishes...
One LED camp light $20. I have a few of these and puts out quite a bit of light. Since she is complaining about it getting cold We throw in 4 wick lamps at $6 each and $25 worth of overpriced "lamp oil" 4 of these going in one 15X20 room with a few adults will keep it toasty in the evening while listening to the radio.


So along with some batteries $168 buys a family a week of cooking, providing some light, hot water and some heat. Now will this do it all? No, but it will provide some of whats missing when the power and gas go out.


I bet if you walked up to many after the storm and offered all of the above for $500 they would have jumped at it.


Just some thoughts.