East coast storm preparation could have been better

While I thought I was prepared for the coming of the storm, I was only partially prepared for Sandy.

We had plenty of water stored. We also have a water filter. Plenty of food and with electricity out, we would have even more food, and fun, when emptying out the fridge and freezer. We had flashlights and LED sticks, and of course, candles. The LED sticks were actually our LED under cabinet flute lights that served double duty during the storm.

We had our entertainment as well. Kindle and iPad for reading. Cards and dominoes for playing. We had our phones while we had reception.

Though once the lights went out and the cell service was not working with some of the towers in the area knocked out, we had no news coming in any longer. And that is when I realized that there is one thing that was missing in our preparations. Hand Crank Radio. One of the first things I did once we finally got the power back was order one of these. The
Ambient Weather Emergency Solar Hand Crank Radio is a multi-function emergency connection tool. It can be charge 5 different ways: Solar, manually by cranking the handle, AC, car charger, and USB. It is a radio, a flashlight, and what is even more awesome, it can also be used to charge cell phone, MP3 players, Amazon Kindle™, Apple Ipod™, Ipad™, and iPhone™.
I think with this little gadget, we will be even more prepared. The weather has been unpredictable lately.  With this storm, there were water levels and winds that east coast has not seen in quite a few years. It is good to be prepared.

Hope everyone is safe and secure in the east coast. 

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