Re: Superstorm   
     By: Richard Webb to Mike Roberts on Sun Oct 28 2012 03:05 pm   
      
   Hi Rochard...   
      
    > Sounds like you're as well situated as can be.  Just in   
    > case, I'd fill extra containers with drinking water in case   
    > something takes out your water distribution system.  YOu can always use   
      
   This is a good point. I was trying to figure out how to get enough water   
   andsuch. The local wegmans supermarkets are out of bottled water. I did see   
   someat home depot today. But I went Your route and I put water in plastic bags   
   andstuffed them in the freezer. That is a good idea. It fits in there snug and   
   Youhave water and keep things cold for a bit of an extended period. I had   
   onemishap. Filled 3 bags, went to open the freezer to put in the fourth and   
   theall fell out and of course they had to bust  At the time It was   
   notfunny. heheheheh. So I cleaned the mess up and next time put all the bags   
   in tofreeze at one time. Won't open that sucker till they are frozen, and then   
   Iwill be sure to be waring steel toed boots .   
      
    > YOur wood stove can also double for cooking if need be, so   
    > you're all set sounds like.   
      
   It is a good heating stove, I actually used the wrong term. It is a   
   fireplaceinsert, It is not a pretty one, When we bought it it was do You want   
   pretty orpractical. Wanted practical. He said this is what You want. It was   
   one of thoserare purchases that You make in your life and you say. That was a   
   good deal tothe effect It has paid for itself many times over and works like a   
   bull. I havebought few things like that, but that is one of them. It has a   
   fan, but evenwithout the fan, it can keep the family room unbearable at times   
   if You don'tcontrol it. If You run her hot, she can even keep the upstairs   
   bearable. I willadmit to trying to bake potatoes on it wrapped in foil :) and   
   a can of soup,but thats about it, but even that is not bad if You are in the   
   circumstanceswhich would cause You to need to do that type of thing.   
      
   A good thing happened already though. I was getting ready for bed last   
   nightand I noticed several times lately ( which is what was making me worry )   
   Ilooked at the basement as it was raining and had about 1/2 inch of   
   wateralready and I said, Dang, the storm has not even started. I went down,   
   andlooked to see where it was coming from and could not pinpoint it. I went   
   overto the crock to see how a new sump pump I put in a year or so ago, was   
   doingand the whole crock was full. Now wonder I was getting this minor   
   floodingalready. I whacked the tube a couple of times and the pump kicked in.   
   Whew! itran heavily for about an hour and the water receded. This whole time   
   the minorwetness in the basement was because the pump was not working. So I am   
   a bitrelieved about that now, and this is something I should have realized   
   before,but the wet was so minor until Yesterday, so it was a bad thing turned   
   good. Ifeel a little bit more confident, I will not have to call the fire   
   dept. aslong as we keep power. .   
      
   Well, we'll catch You later now...   
      
      
   Have a good One!   
   Mike   
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