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We got hit with a big winter storm last week and with it came school closures, canceled flights and power failures. Roughly 90,000 homes in Ontario were left without electricity for two days, because hydro crews couldn't get to the problem due to the road conditions.
We woke up this morning to another dump of 5 inches of snow. But the twist today is that we will get freezing rain later this morning. and then another 5 inches of snow this afternoon. That is when the real fun begins. Many tree branches just can't withstand that weight and we will likely see our streets littered with them and many of them will take power lines down with them.
How do you keep body and soul together in the cold and dark? Jon Robertson and Robin Robertson, authors of the cleverly titled Apocalypse Chow: How to Eat Well When the Power Goes Out (2005, Simon Spotlight Entertainment) have some tips for you. They live in a hurricane area and much of their experience comes from that particular type of natural disaster, but the premise works for anybody who may find themselves cut adrift from the power grid.
One the next few pages, here are some of their survival tips.
