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Not looking forward to this

Luvsmyfam — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:36:41 GMT

Tomorrow , Illinios is supposed to get horrible storms
Whenever we get high winds ,I loose power.Forcast is calling for high winds hail tornados 🌪
This always happens when my freezer is full of my favorite meats
I can not control mother nature but I can prepare for this storm
Number 1 is to get batteries for flashlight Number 2 is to leave my buick out of the garage so I can leave if needed
Probably not a good idea to leave car out bc I surrounded by trees

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rockygems123 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:38:58 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Tomorrow , Illinios is supposed to get horrible storms
Whenever we get high winds ,I loose power.Forcast is calling for high winds hail tornados 🌪
This always happens when my freezer is full of my favorite meats
I can not control mother nature but I can prepare for this storm
Number 1 is to get batteries for flashlight Number 2 is to leave my buick out of the garage so I can leave if needed
Probably not a good idea to leave car out bc I surrounded by trees

@Luvsmyfam

Do you have to go to work tomorrow or can you stay home?

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spumoni99 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:39:45 GMT

If its that cold put the meat in an ice chest on the porch.

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Luvsmyfam — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:45:23 GMT

Yep I work tomorrow but storm arrives around 6pm I will be off by then

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Kachina624 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:45:59 GMT

The freezer is an ice chest and will keep frozen food at least 2 days if not opened. I have a small freezer on my covered patio which I recently defrosted. It took one week for the ice to melt with the door wide open all day, every day.

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msgb — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 02:50:22 GMT

We have two power stations for this reason. One Labor Day Weekend we were without power for 3-4 days and we had to toss some food. Now the power stations can keep things running if we have such an event again.

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smoochy — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:21:11 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Tomorrow , Illinios is supposed to get horrible storms
Whenever we get high winds ,I loose power.Forcast is calling for high winds hail tornados 🌪
This always happens when my freezer is full of my favorite meats
I can not control mother nature but I can prepare for this storm
Number 1 is to get batteries for flashlight Number 2 is to leave my buick out of the garage so I can leave if needed
Probably not a good idea to leave car out bc I surrounded by trees

keep car in garage. Don't need a tree falling on it. Or hail damage. Do you have a basement? Or a safe place in the house?

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shoekitty — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:27:42 GMT

We finally got a whole house generator. Worth the money. It is set to come on 30 secs after power goes out. It runs everything, the heat, a/c, all lights, and internet if the server isn't out. We love it. Our power went out all the time before we got it, lol not so often now. But last outage was 11 hours so we really were happy. I'm in California

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Goodie2shoes — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 03:34:22 GMT

Yep They have been talking severe storms thru Mo and IL

tomorrow with possible tornado's and winds 70-80 mph. I'm packing a bag to go to the basement of my apt if needed. Moving my car away from the tree that hangs over the parking lot to a open space where there's no trees. The weather reports put St. Louis at a 4 out of 5 risk for severe storms (5 being the highest risk) and the storms should roll in about 6 or 7 pm thru midnight.
It was beautiful today, temp up to 80 and a nice breeze so I was able to take my walk

To all who will be possibly affected by the storms, stay alert and safe !

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JeanLouiseFinch — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:00:49 GMT

Stay prepared and safe, @Luvsmyfam. We're on the very outskirts according to the severity map, so I'm hoping to carry on as normal, but we may keep the garage door open, just in case. We always have our emergency battery packs ready to power a lamp, charge my hearing aids, or charge a phone but we use them with discretion.

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shoekitty — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:11:52 GMT

Please stay safe.

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rockygems123 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 05:18:25 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Yep I work tomorrow but storm arrives around 6pm I will be off by then

@Luvsmyfam

Ok check back in tomorrow. As @Kachina624 said don't touch the freezer. We had a 33 hour outage last year and all food was aok. Supposedly up to 48 hrs for a full freezer.

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catter70 — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 08:44:20 GMT

You all in the path of the storm stay safe.

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cindyNC — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:01:46 GMT

@Luvsmyfam Please stay safe!

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Roscoe the Rascal — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:18:13 GMT

@shoekitty wrote:
We finally got a whole house generator. Worth the money. It is set to come on 30 secs after power goes out. It runs everything, the heat, a/c, all lights, and internet if the server isn't out. We love it. Our power went out all the time before we got it, lol not so often now. But last outage was 11 hours so we really were happy. I'm in California

We put one in as well. After the experience we had a few years back and everything was a mess and without power for days we decided to invest. Those were miserable days and we had a gas generator and that was a pain. Lost everything in our freezer. We were lucky to find a generator after a few days. Lots of damage and took a long time to be able to complete all the repairs too.

Pray we don't get another one like that. Last storm here my front tree had to be taken down. Big branch fell and so glad towards the street and not the house. I miss that tree and front room is so hot in the summer without it. I have a two trees in back and one could do some damage to the house but the other one would be ok.

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qualitygal — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:44:17 GMT

Can you leave the garage door open, and leave the car in the garage? That way, any loose branches, or larger falling limbs, will hopefully miss the car and still allow you to get out if need be. I'd better check out our weather for the day too.

Good luck, maybe it will pass your area by.

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qualitygal — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 10:48:23 GMT

After reading a few of these, reminds me to have a basement with things we might need in a severe storm. Prescriptions, batteries, extra water, etc. candles, just in case, etc.,

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CalminHeart — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:05:05 GMT

@Luvsmyfam wrote:
Tomorrow , Illinios is supposed to get horrible storms
Whenever we get high winds ,I loose power.Forcast is calling for high winds hail tornados 🌪
This always happens when my freezer is full of my favorite meats
I can not control mother nature but I can prepare for this storm
Number 1 is to get batteries for flashlight Number 2 is to leave my buick out of the garage so I can leave if needed
Probably not a good idea to leave car out bc I surrounded by trees

I'm just west of you. It's supposed to get nasty here too.

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We rescue cats — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:45:39 GMT

If you decide to keep the car in your garage do you know how to disconnect the door from your operator motor and are you able to do it? I have a heck of a time disconnecting ours-practically need to hang on it to get to release!

I hope that you and those you love are safe from this storm, take good care, you have a good plan in place!

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Luvsmyfam — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:06:33 GMT

@smoochy Yes I do have a basement and a garage so I won't take any chances and will put car In the garage