What with all the hurricane happenings, The Puppy Blender posted up this link to Popular Mechanics about the use of portable generators. Very handy, with plenty of other good links to follow.
On that same note, our good man, The Heartless Libertarian, being stationed at Ft. Bragg and facing down Hurricane Hanna, had to go through his disaster prep list knowing that the Army was sending him elsewhere for the duration, leaving his wife and children to hold it down.
Key quote: “Make sure disaster plan can be executed with just one adult.”
Now, Mrs. Heartless Libertarian is no shrinking violet, and I’m sure he had all confidence in her, but I’m posting this to make sure that everyone keeps this in mind.
As I repeat over and over in the By Ourselves, For Ourselves SHTF series, unless you are a hermit, there is a greater than 50% chance that you will be away from home when the feces is forcibly rotated.
Make sure that your spousal unit and youngins know the drills. They also need to know that your first priority will be to get home to them and that their completion of the set tasks will make your return less mentally harrowing.