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Thoughts on tge upcomingSnowmageddon on Steroids
DH and I are more concerned about this than any
recent storm. We stocked up on things this week, including water! I hope it's nothing but it has the potential to be awful! Hurricane meet snow : Snowcane
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Re: Thoughts on tge upcomingSnowmageddon on Steroids
Fortunately for me, I had a coupon for toilet paper that I combined with the sale at target last week, so I stocked up. we're all set.
All joking aside---I didn't think we were supposed to get most of it? I thought Jersey & NY were taking the brunt of it.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
I agree with Amanda, yes I will buy food but because we have none. We are good on toilet paper and milk though.
Until it is here or imminent, I am not to concerned. They make every storm sound like the end of the world, slow weather week.
LMAO!
When I worked in Friendship, we ate lunch at the Food Gallery (now Market District) and any time snow was predicted, the shelves were cleared of milk, toilet paper and bread. It was hilarious.
I always wonder--why the bread?? Toilet paper, yes, milk....I guess...but bread? If I am truly going to be stuck in my house for days I would much prefer other staples. Such as chocolate.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
ditto this. i give a big eye roll pretty much every time a Pittsburgh severe weather forecast is sensationalized. i'll believe it when i see it!
ha! I always wonder about the milk! Can one really not survive without milk?!? Water yes but milk...I don't get it. And if you stick up and don't need it it will go bad. Maybe because I despise milk I just don't get how it is life and death necessity.
anyways I'm in NY although we are western so don't think we are getting anything terrible. I never have stocked up on supplies. Like others we will shop because we always shop on weekends. I used to hate when all the crazy stockpiles would raid the grocery stores!
but as Emmy said I can see stocking up on chocolate haha! With Halloween around the corner we can survive on candy if need be!!
Ditto the others.... I will grocery shop tomorrow because I need to not because I need to hunker down. We have 4wd and maybe if it really does hit DH can use the dumb snow plow he got for his quad last year and never used. And it will finally move from the side of the house where it has been sitting since he bought. :P
I don't get buying milk either...if the power goes out it will spoil.
During the Blizzard of '93, I was home from college on spring break. We had the staples at home, but nothing "good". My brother was 14 and we sent him to the uni mart (about a mile away) to buy us bags of chips and stuff. No one was allowed to drive at that point, but we NEEDED snacks. I make sure to always have snacks on hand for big storms, since I know from experience that I can't get through a long one without them!
We will keep an eye on the forecasts, but we haven't done anything to prepare. We always have flashlights, batteries and candles. I may get a few extra containers of soup and some extra fruit, but we generally have enough food in our kitchen to survive for at least 2 weeks. It would be trickier if we lost power and had to each everything in the refrigerator or couldn't heat food. But we certainly wouldn't starve.
One report I heard said that the ground is so warm that it is unlikely that any snow that may fall here would stick. I agree that I'm more concerned about heavy, wet snow causing tree damage and power outages.
by the weekend, I am lucky if we have food to last us for two days! my family is doomed in the event of a zombie apocalypse or big snow storm.
Me too! By weekend it's slim pickings around here. We did go apple picking a couple weekends ago, so we can live off the 30 lbs of apples in the basement.
Well, I'm not talking good, well-balanced meals...I'm talking survival. PB and crackers, frozen leftovers, cereal, pasta, ingredients for pancakes, etc. the kind of stuff that we get by on if I don't go to the store.
And the neighborhood market 3 blocks away gives me some peace of mind, too.
we could probably use some toliet paper and spagettios.
I'm going to buy some moer candles tomorrow, but otherwise we're in good shape. We'll use our grill to cook and boil water, if needed, and we'll run out and buy another cooler (and ice) if we lose power.
Otherwise, DH spent last night cleaning up the backyard of the leaves (before everything got too wet) and, this morning, the kids cleaned up all of their backyard toys and DH cleaned out the gutters so that there would be no rain problems. He's currently talking to the neighbor to get him to stop blowing his leaves into the creek bed behind us - if we do get 7-10" of rain, we'd be in some trouble there with a backed up creek.
My three sons!
I know a lot of you saw this on Facebook last night, but I wasnt too concerned until I got to Giant Eagle last night at 6:30 and every line was open with huge lines. People were in line with 2 and 3 carts each. I'm not overly concerned, but reasonably prepared.
I'm not making light of it, but I'm not freaking out. A bad storm a few years ago left us without power for 4 days, so we're usually always prepared with a supply of batteries, flashlights, etc. Rich made sure we had enough propane for the grill so that we can cook if needed, but that's about all we've done.
I will say that I am surprised at what people are stocking up on, things that will just go bad if we lose power (like milk).
I went to the grocery stores Friday night, because it was my normal night to shop--not because of the storm, and I have to say it was much more crowded than usual. I did my monthly stockup at costco, hit giant eagle and aldis. Giant Eagle was the worst crowd wise.
We actually have a generator, so I'm not too worried about losing food if the power goes out. Although I should have DH fill up an extra gas can for it just in case.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
I'm more concerned today than I was before, I have to admit. I've tried to assemble some some emergency stuff in the basement just in case, but I suck at this. I've got a ton of tea lights, a half a pack of Angry Birds bandaids, infant Tylenol, sleeping bags, Halloween gummies and bread/peanut butter. Basically it looks like I'm ready for a slightly risky playdate down there.
LOL! well, you have protein in the PB, so you can bonus points for that.
I agree though, it's more concerning to me today. It didn't seem like last Friday (aside from the weather forecasts & their ridiculous nicknames and dramatic coverage) things were going to be quite this bad.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
I mean over all the storm system is packing a punch, but I think it is better we are getting it in rain than snow. I would say I am no more concerned. Aside from realizing if we loose power I cannot use my stove. Reason 18756 I hate that damn cooktop. Am I missing something? I am not in a flood zone nor does losing power for a day or three make me very worried.
I'm worried about house damage, as far as downed trees or that kind of stuff.
Jake - 1.15.08
Liam - 5.17.11
Fair enough! I would be pretty angry if one of the bigger trees close to the house fell on my brand new roof. But so long as we were all ok, that is why we have insurance!
And Mandy, if your back yard doesn't drain well can't you speak to your builders about that?
It sounds like we're missing the snow and the real threat will be from the wind tonight. I'm hoping this means we're missing most of it:
http://www.post-gazette.com/stories/local/region/hurricane-sandy-impacts-beginning-to-be-felt-into-western-pennsylvania-659697/