That kept it very cold. She went to bed and waited for "life to resume." I would love it if you would write a hub about your experiences.

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Stay away from old refrigerators because they are not energy efficient (same goes with washers and driers). 3.

But it should be comforting to know there will be others NEAR BY out there like you that you can communicate with. Just like a fire drill or a flooding emergency.And dont forget, people can live without electricity if they have a plan and a brain to execute it!IMPORTANT. I pulled some of them off the stakes, brought them indoors, and set them on their tops in each room of the house.They don't make a very bright light, but at least you can see where you're going, and you don't have to worry about leaving a candle burning.The candles in glass burn for a long time (like 12 hours), I got them at the Dollar Store. I didn't have a cell phone back then. Nowadays if someone's portable landline phone goes out because of an outage and the cell phone system is overwhelmed, going to the nearest payphone to make an important phone call may be the only option they have.Wow Rheo. I hope things get better in Pakistan. Unplug appliances when not in use. Use task lights. It's hard to believe there are New Englanders without a generator! I was out for 4 days. The fish tank warmer was brilliant.

We will want to contact loved ones elsewhere, which will probably be impossible unless by prearrangement. I guess you can say my family and I are always prepared for anything!I saw this hub advertised on Facebook, and I was certainly relating to it!

The little red lantern thing is aKeep some emergency supplies around; you never know when you'll be left in the dark.