#1: Make sure to call the utility company, don’t presume that your neighbor has called, he might think that you did.

#2: If there is snow on the ground, put as much as you can in your refrigerator and freezer to keep the temperature down.

#3: If you have 2 refrigerators, place some food that you want to eat in one and tape the door of the second one so that nobody can open it by mistake.

#4: Don’t forget that you have a gas-powered barbecue outside, I did !

#5: Necessary equipment: battery-powered head lamps and lanterns; crank or solar-powered or battery-powered emergency radio ( some do all that), mittens with open fingers, hats, thermos bottles that you can get filled with hot beverages at the nearest place which has power. And of course ample supply of batteries.

#6: Wear the mittens and hats. Keep the hat on when you go to sleep.

#7: Cuddle under the blankets with humans and pets.

#8: Know your neighbors. I heard of a street without electricity except for 3 houses. The owners of one the house with electricity invited all the neighbors to come to their house to take showers, recharge cell phones, hang out and cook their food that was going to spoil.

#9: Have good friends: One friend hosted me for showers and breakfasts, another one came to pick-up my laundry, a third one gave me dinner.

#10: Don’t lose your sense of humor, the power will come back eventually!

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I often take studies results with a grain of salt, there is always one that contradicts another one. Did you know that a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that people who are mildly overweight live longer than people who are either normal in weight or are very thin? After all the studies that told us that we have to maintain the perfect weight that came as a surprise!

Now remember the word mildly before you attack that pint of ice cream.