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Disaster preparedness
BeoPuppy:
And how will that differ from all the other days?
Mince pies. Are they any good? What is a mince, anyway?
Barmymoo:
People don't buy mince pies at other times of the year. They're a delicious Christmas food.
pwhodges:
Mincemeat started as a way to preserve meat with spices and things, but the meat got dropped at some point leaving a mixture of dried fruit, spirits and spices together with suet (the remnant of the meat, I guess). It is characteristically put in pies (mostly individual cup-cake sized ones, but can be large ones for cutting) and eaten warm, often with brandy butter or some similar concoction.
BeoPuppy:
Sounds ... disgusting. But thanks. Might try making them.
Papersatan:
My car has a sleeping bag, a jug of water and a basic first aid kit. My biggest worry when I was in the northeast was getting caught somewhere in my car for a day or two in a big lake effect storm, as those are not always easy to predict.
As far as preparing in my house, having always lived where snow storms were the biggest threat, there was not much to do:
Before a storm make sure you have food that doesn't need to be cooked, though we lived next door to my parents who had a gas stove, so if the power was out they could still cook with it.
After the storm shovel your sidewalks, and those of neighbors who you know are not well enough to do so for themselves. Dig out the fire hydrants. If the power goes out knock on the door of older or disabled people to make sure they are ok and have a way to keep warm/cook food.
Though in Michigan now we have tornadoes.... Which I am terrified of. Last spring there was one and when the sirens went off I had a mini panic attack, though I still drove to school (towards the storm!) because I had a presentation due. I should note that there was not a funnel cloud when I left the house, though when I was half way there one showed up about 10 miles past where I was going. After that storm though I did realize why there is a lock on the inside of the pantry door. It is a small space with no outside walls, and a sturdy ceiling...
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