#83147 - 01/17/07 12:33 AM
Midwest Storms
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After five days of ice with the hope of it all melting away a couple of days from now...our hopes have been shattered and we are told to expect snow by this weekend.
Luckily, OKC metro area hasn't lost power, but local stores have just restocked (pretty amazing to see empty shelves in huge grocery stores), but will run out again by tomorrow (after tonight's newscasts).
I've been accumulating a long-term "stash" of essentials for quite awhile now--we could easily go a month on our own without restocking (actually, a LOT more than that...if you disregard appetite fatigue)--but right now my main concern is keeping DW and DD's from going stir-crazy <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Any suggestions?
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#83148 - 01/17/07 01:12 AM
Re: Midwest Storms
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Registered: 10/10/01
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--but right now my main concern is keeping DW and DD's from going stir-crazy
Any suggestions? DW & DDs? Wife and daughters? Books seem optimal. Radio probably helpful. -john
Edited by JohnN (01/17/07 01:13 AM)
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#83149 - 01/17/07 01:21 AM
Re: Midwest Storms
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TV's not even helpful <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Tonight's project is keeping the outside kitties from freezing to death. To wit, accomplished: fed high-fat diet (my beloved Vienna Sausages), stuffed 5 pounds of rice into a tube-sock (no, I didn't think it would fit, either) and microwaved into long-lasting heatsource, stuffed under (temporary) shelter constructed of 1) folding chair and 2) blankies.
We also let the little buggers into the bathroom for twenty minutes each to warm 'em up and feed 'em. I'm in the process of designing a "cat house" (no sniggering in the back, it's only legal in Vegas!), that will keep them a) warm in sub-freezing temps and 2) cool in the *!@&%# hot summer.
At least the wife's occupied <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> She goes slightly stir-crazy when stuck in the house for days.
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#83151 - 01/17/07 01:30 AM
Re: Midwest Storms
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*sniffle* I'm down to one can of chili....but I s'pose I could grind up that buffalo new york strip in the freezer to subsitute <img src="/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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#83152 - 01/17/07 01:32 AM
Re: Midwest Storms
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Cards may work, at least for the wife. I think with the kiddos I'm going to have to get more elaborate, like having them costume up and put on a show...
I'd almost rather lose power; it limits your options in ways they can't deny ("But daddy I want to watch the Sponge Bob Seventy Two Hour Marathon!!!")
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#83156 - 01/17/07 04:05 AM
Re: Midwest Storms
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Registered: 11/09/06
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Loc: La-USA
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years ago, I was stationed on the USCGC BISCAYNE BAY (WTGB-104), an icebreaking tug out of St. Ignace, Mi. When I was home, we used towels (different colors) to make costumes and our daughters would act out a fairey tale, for their and our's entertainment. This was some of the best family fun we ever had. It is great when you are iced and/or snowed in.
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