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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (216468)	7/17/2012 11:49:03 AM
From: Neeka	2 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 225578

That event will always be with me because of the time I got to spend with my husband and my sister. I don't think I would have liked it if we hadn't had the generator. And I certainly know I wouldn't like it if we had to live that way on a permanent basis. I know how to can and preserve food, but not having refrigeration would be really horrible. We have a crawl space under the house, and there are parts where a person can stand, and that is where I would put my canned goods if electricity was not available. I remember seeing racks of canned goods in my grandmother's basement when I was little. It was really more like a cellar and was rather dingy except for the corner where my grandfather had his CB set located. I would go down with him when he was playing with the CB and explore. He had an old Indian motorcycle right across from his bench and I'd climb on it and pretend I was a motorcycle momma. After I lost interest I'd sit and count the jars. 48 jars of peaches, 33 of applesauce, 44 jars of carrots the same for squash. I'd get a piece of paper and a pencil from grandpa and write it down and then give that to my grandmother when I finally went back upstairs. I guess I was useful even back then. I didn't really give the canning thing much thought until I grew up and remembered the stories. They went through the depression and then the war and they had a Victory garden and fruit and nut trees. They did their part and were pretty self sufficient. Grandpa was a lineman and strung line all over the area and especially out in the rural towns. He brought electricity to hundreds of thousands of people and he made a good living at it too. I wish I knew half what he knew about electricity.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (216468)	7/19/2012 12:59:25 AM
From: KLP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 225578

Remember several years ago with the heavy snow that fell at rush hour traffic in Dec? We were without power for 5 days....it was definitely not fun ....but luckily we have a gas stove so we could heat the kitchen that way....and had wood for the fireplace. Cooking became a challenge....we are used to using the microwave for quick shortcuts more than I realized....but we did make it....had lots of good excuses to read every day. I definitely didn't like having to go to bed early....no wonder our ancestors got up so early....they had to go to bed early too.....