Scenario #2: Blackout and Riot

Like Nachtjager, we get to experience the power outage part a couple times a year. I have a Prius. So my first step is to run my long orange extension cords. I can draw 2,000 watts from the car. It will run when it needs to recharge the batteries. I can make it a little over two days on a 10 gallon tank of gasoline when using it like this. I have a farm type gas tank on property that I can use to refill the vehicle. During the daytime, we'd use electricity from the car for computers, television, lights in the evening, etc. At night we'd use the electricity to keep the freezers and refrigerators running. If not opened very much they will keep everything frozen all day. Home heating would be the fireplace during such an event.

The longest I've had to go without power at this location was five days. For the riot part, I'm an hour from Atlanta on purpose.

In previous power outages my water continues to flow. Even though I'm technically outside of the city limits, we have city water.

My great-grandfather didn't have electricity until 1976. I remember going up to their house and they had a salt cabinet in the kitchen and a salt house outside. Since he ate red meat nearly every day of his 105 year life, that meant storing quite a bit of meat.