Writer's Workshop - Power's Out

List 7 ways to survive a power outage.

Oh MamaKat,

how you make me laugh!

I mean really?

Seriously?

Do you really know what it means 

to have a power outage?

I'm talking serious outages,

for days, 

weeks,

months.

Not just the bad weather,

oops power's out,

city is under emergency

outages.

I'm talking about the 

welcome to my world,

summer's here,

so the power goes off

every day,

for hours,

for weeks.

So,

I consider myself the expert

on power outages.

In fact,

just two weeks ago,

we had serious power issues

that we had no power for the entire weekend.

So here are the top 7 things,

for power outage survival:

7. Live in a house that has a pool.

It's getting hotter and hotter here.

Summer is on it's way.

Which means the power issues will continue.

You'll need to cool off,

so make sure you have a pool.

6. Do not have a lot of meat in your freezer.

We learnt this the hard way.

Years ago,

we had a mate that went hunting

and brought us some buffalo meat.

It sat in our freezer.

Then the power went off. 

And the meat went bad.

So we threw it out.

Only,

it left behind a horrible stench.

And I mean horrible.

And virtually impossible to get rid off.

It was gross!

5. Have lots of fruit, veggies 
and water handy.
Cos if the power's going to be out for a long time
you won't be able to cook,
unless.....

4. Use a gas cooker.
....you have one of these.
Because with the gas cooker,
as long as you have matches,
you're all set.

3. Get matches. And candles.
That way you can at least walk around the house
without walking into anything.

2. Stay at a hotel. 
Seriously,
if the power's going to be out
for a long time,
and the house is too hot to bear,
stay at a hotel!
The bonus is you get an awesome breakfast
in the morning.

1. Get a generator.

Yes it can be noisy.

Yes the fuel is expensive.

Yes, there are times there's a fuel shortage,

but seriously,

get a generator!