How much special prepping did you do for the epic storm on the way?

[Blimey]

If your answer is anything other than none, you're doing it wrong.

Wegmans was cleaned out of bread last night and also cheese. Not a loaf on the shelf.

Any last ditch chasing down of food, or generator gas or whatever shows that you are not prepared in general.

Grab the eggs! Grab the milk! The psychology behind your storm grocery list

 

[togmaster]

Nothing. I plan on going to an indoor range tomorrow morning.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

I put my plow truck in the garage. Other than that, nothing. I'll be spending some more time in the garage and on the reloading bench.

 

[GTN]

Made sure the snowblower is working.
5-8” isn’t that much

 

[fnfalguy]

I did rush to the store to make sure I got tzatziki since it would be a tragedy to eat gyros without it. Does that count?

On a side note, I do love seeing the rush on ingredients for French Toast during these storms/events. I mean what else are they doing with milk, eggs and bread?

 

[1911guy]

I checked to make sure my heavy wool clothes I wear snow blowing were still ready in the closet,

 

[PinkPanther]

We made sure the kerosene heaters are working, got the snowblower some gas and made sure it was running and topped off the vehicles. That’s about it.

 

[Doc8404]

Nothing. Always prepared.

Other than not changing out the snowblower carb this summer. She runs lean and I need to use the electric starter on it.

 

[TheMoneyPit]

Snowblower and extra gas ready to go, just another day.

 

[dubleuhb]

Stopped, gassed up on the way home from work yesterday, but I do that every Friday. Went into the grocery store, made sure I have all my necessary food stuff to not have to leave the house. Bought beer too.
Have buckwheat pancakes and bacon on the griddle as I type.

Started the Kubota Thursday, let it run to make sure battery was charged, hadn't been run in a couple months.

The snow doesn't bother me, I'm just not a fan of the cold.

 

[Michael]

Put my windshield wipers up so they don't get in the way brushing off the truck. Everything else is ready to go at all times. Snowblower is good with extra gas, cupboards, pantry, and refrigerator are are generally stocked at all times times as well. Only extra allowance I've made is putting together a backpack with some extra clothes and food to bring to work on Sunday as I'm working a double.

Really 10-18" of snow over the course of a day or two is not all that much snow. I remember getting a foot an HR in the early 2000s. THAT was snowfall!

 

[Calculon]

Gas for snow blower and genny if wires go down. Running normal errands this morning. Need coffee!

 

[MilesTeg]

I dont know if I would call them peeps as much as unknowns at this point. This will be the first real storm in the new house.

Last night I picked up extra booze. The wife is at the store now picking some small stuff. We usually grocery shop on Sunday so in reality it just slid up a day.

I have an untested snowblower. I've ran it and flung a little snow. I hope it works well for me, my last one quit with the first snow of the year.

Where I'm lacking is secondary heat. I dont have a generator hook up yet. My buddy the did the mechanicals on the house is coming back to do it when he gets a free moment.

I also got a quote for a fireplace. It doesnt so any good for this season but we will be trying to get that in this summer.

Lastly the propane tank is lower than I like it. I let the wife call yesterday and her and the office girl doesnt get a long. The office girl interrogated her on how clear our driveway was. The wife said we didnt clear it from the last storm. So they said call back when its cleared. The reality is a have a Volkswagen jetta that I make it in just fine so it was a non issue. Damn women!

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

None. It's just another day for me .

I live in the lake Erie lake effect snow belt where getting 2ft of snow a day is common. I'm already prepared for this.

 

[JaguarJaguarGolf]

I put gas in the truck. My girlfriend picked up a bottle of perseco for the jacuzzi.

 

[MilesTeg]

None. It's just another day for me .

I live in the lake Erie lake effect snow belt where getting 2ft of snow a day is common. I'm already prepared for this.

Ya I always laugh when I watch the news and it either goes north or straight towards morrisville. (Where I live)

 

[Deplorable Me]

I'm in the basement cleaning my 1911 and going to load .38s tomorrow morning.

Was there a question?

 

[tony]

14"-26" of snow forecast, business as usual.

 

[FLA45fan]

Put some extra chlorine in the pool and changed the filtering from vac to skimmer. Gonna patch a pinhole leak in the solar heater system this morning. Temps dropping off into the upper 30's Monday morning and a lot of rain starting Sunday morning.
Flame away!!

 

[cgrutt]

Headed upstate to visit some friends. Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

 

[Doc8404]

Secondary heat is nearly non existent.
Electric fireplace I could plug in.
Beyond that, nothing.
Off to hotel.

Need to wire the furnace so I can plug it in.

 

[MoMan]

I got nuttin'!!!

 

[tirwin1]

Did the weekly food shopping on wednesday to get ahead of the surge. Made sure we had enough gas for the snowblower and generator in case power goes out. We typically have enough food in the house for a number of weeks so if the worst happens we are prepared.

 

[Jmac00]

my wife did all the shopping Thursday while I was out fixing a few furnaces. Went out this morning and replaced a couple pressure switches. I got ¾ tank of gas in both trucks. and I have a ton of reloading to do.

we are set for at least 4 days. Time to hunker-down and enjoy the storm

 

[1911guy]

continued: Forgot to mention I shined my boots.

 

[Bob]

I covered my vehicle with a tarp. There's a good chance I'll get mandated to work due to the weather. If that happens, I don't want to have to screw around with brushing it off. Just pull the tarp off and go.

 

[thegatman]

There’s snow coming? How many “snowflakes”?

 

[Uzi]

 

[Podmonkey]

I bought all that at the conveniently located Food Lion next to where I was parked for the night. I had no food at all in the truck and I was anticipating being stuck in the travel ban. But I wasn't.

 

[Catskillkid]

Gas in the vehicles and in the cans. Otherwise I was all set.