What are your hacks when the electricity goes out

[displacedinMN]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wizard

It’s blowin like a sumbitch in western Kansas and our electricity just went out. What are your hacks?
We run as much water as we can in the tub and use a 5 gallon bucket to pour in the top of the toilet for usage.
We have LED lights that are always plugged in and automatically go on when the electricity goes off. They are handy flashlights too.
It’s cold so the garage makes a huge walk in freezer.
Everyone adds layers of clothes.
I am soon buying a big generator and a MM plug-in to plug into my 220 volt plug in. Must turn the main breaker off so no electricity gets backed down the line and kills some poor lineman !

You guys?

life on the farm. Did a lot of that as a kid. Dad bought one and loved it. I have it now. I do not have it hooked up to the panel.

Did the same thing with water. Started saving water in Oct so we could flush the toilet in December.


We had a floor heater that always worked. Gravity heater?

Now, if we lose elect our fireplace has a battery backup to get it to fire.