We’re dealing with some stormy weather here (Vancouver for me, but it covers a wider area) and so a patchwork of homes across the region are having power outages. Crews are working to restore it

So on that note, what do you like to do?

  • ways to prepare, what to buy, a favourite flashlight from !flashlight@lemmy.world?
  • how you pass the time
  • any stories that come to mind?
  • Tazerface@sh.itjust.works
    3·
    5 hours ago

    First, I check the lower power company’s website for an estimate of when the power will come back on. If no one reported the outage, I’ll take a few minutes to do so. We usually have the battery powered lights out during a storm, if it’s a surpise outage, I go fetch the lights.

    If the outage is going to be longer than 6 hours, I go buy some gas for the generator. I pour what isn’t used during the outage into the car’s fuel tank.

    I use an rss reader on my phone with a lot of saved articles. I try to get through some of those.

    When it to stops raining or snowing I pull the genny out of the shed, fuel it, get it running. Next, I run a few extension cords for the fridge and freezer.