7/27/21 Blackout Ready, Maybe?

     Well, they announced that we should expect blackouts this summer as the months start getting hotter and the power grid gets used past its capacity.  It is one thing to be caught unprepared when you don't know it's coming, it is another thing to know and still get caught unprepared, so in an effort to keep my people in the comfort that they are accustomed to I went and invested in a generator, and a small A/C that will cool one room.  The room we decided on is the family room downstairs because it is a big room and we do have a bed and sofa there already, so 3 out of 4 of us would have a place to sleep and we have a twin mattress in the guest room upstairs that we move around as need, so it would be easy to bring it down and throw on the floor for the other boy.

    We had a small problem with some of the openings, such as the one leading up the stairs and there is another archway that also connects the foyer to the family room.  I had previously bought black out curtains and set them up to close off the kitchen from the family room when we are watching movies, that way we can keep the lights on in the kitchen and it doesn't affect the movie projector.  We were out just for a cruise on Saturday and I bought a couple more of these curtains and set them up to close off the stairs and the foyer archway.  Sitting in the room and watching a movie Sunday, Willow, it felt like the room was separate from the house.  Boy was out with friends and when they came in to the kitchen, it was barely noticeable.  I liked that.

    So now we have the living conditions set, gas and a gas grill to cook without power, if need be.  At least a dozen of those little one pound propane cylinders and I measured each one will cook about two meals.  We also have at least 5-6 bags of charcoal to cook on a regular grill, my pellet grill won't work without electricity.  We have an assortment of frozen food, canned goods, which we probably need more of.  We had a bunch of water bottle packages, but freaking Baby A has drank his way through them, he takes 4 every time he goes to practice.  We need to get more water and I feel like a lot more food in cans, in case some shit hits the fan and we are stuck home for more than a couple days.

    Actually feel like we need more guns after finding out we had to return the shotgun I thought was given to us by Wife's dad.  I bought one, but I want all of us to be armed if things get ugly.  The main problem is that there seems to be a shortage of guns at the stores and ammo, but that is part of the fun.  Always preparing.