Then, there was that one night that {supposedly} a car ran into a pole and took out the electricity in my WHOLE BOROUGH! We spent 8 hours that night without light! Since it was hot, we spent most of that night on the porch with candles.
While candles are OK, we all know that the risk of fire is great when we use them. Imagine, a whole house lit by candles during a power outage. Of course, the windows will be open to offer a breeze... just one gust and the curtain flickers onto the flame... It's happened many times!
The last year we lived in Florida, we had 5 direct or close to direct hits. We would barely clean up from one before we had another. Since we were on the same grid as a convalesce home, we usually had our power restored within a day or two. However, one time, we were without power for almost a week. A whole week!
And, just recently, our area here in PA along the Susquehanna River experienced severe flooding. Check out this video with pictures of the damage:
Fortunately, where I live was OK. There were people in my church, however, that lost their homes. One was swept right off it's foundation!
As you know, being prepared for emergencies is important~ very important! Do you have an Emergency kit? Do you know what should be included in your kit? Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- First and most importantly, you need to have a plan. Include where you are going to meet, who is going to pick up the kids and where the pet goes.
- Money~ seal the money in a water proof container. You will need several hundred dollars~ about $200 per family member
- water~ about 3 gallons per day per person
- diapers, wipes, formula for baby
- food~ about 3 days worth for each family member {cans and other non-parishables}
- a can opener
- a change of clothes~ about 3 outfits for each member inc sturdy shoes
- medications and all important papers~ Birth Certificates, SS cards, Bank acct numbers, etc
- flashlights with extra batteries
Energizer® Compact Rechargeable LED LightFeatures and Benefits:
My girls and I love this! You can plug it into the wall and use it as a nightlight, too! The twins take it for the short semi-dark walk across the alley when they come home from dance.
- Bright Nichia LED delivers ~ 14 lumens
- Turns on when the power goes out
- 2 Mode slide switch - High & Low
- Runtime 2+ hours on high and 15 hours on low
- Recharges hundreds of times
- Rechargeable NiMH battery
- Lifetime guarantee
This is a great flashlight~ one every family should have on hand!
BUY IT: You can buy the Weather Ready flashlight for around $15.99 at all major retaliors.
WIN IT: Energizer is giving one of our readers their very own Rechargeable Weather Ready LED flashlight!
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U.S only except where prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. Giveaway starts at the moment of the posting of this article and will run until 10/19/2011 at 11:59PM! The prize is the flashlight listed above with a total retail value of Sixteen Dollars {$16} and all prizes will be awarded. A list of winners will be available 7 days after the end of the contest by writing MomToSprouts {at} yahoo {dot} com. All prizes are awarded and forwarded to the winner by the sponsor; in this case, Energizer. Please see Official Rules for more details.
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4 comments:
let there be light when you need it
Nice flash light.
very cool lighting option
Thanks for the great contest!
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