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Chances of surviving zombie apocalypse: zero
I was tempted to just post that subject line without anything in the text, but decided that was a little too mysterious.
So I've been without power at home for about 36 hours now, and PG&E can't say when my power is going to be restored. :-( I was not prepared for a big storm, since I had only got back into town about 12 hours before it hit, and hadn't had time to shop or anything. I guess the good thing about that is that I don't have to throw away even MORE spoiled food. But I would have liked to get batteries, candles, and maybe another flashlight or two before they were completely sold out all over town.
Yesterday, after the wind and rain had died down a bit, I took the bus to Target (one of the few stores open in town, running on its generator) but of course the whole camping supplies section was completely decimated. I did manage to get bread and PB&J and some other non-perishable food items, which is good because all the restaurants in town were closed yesterday for no power, and some are still closed today because their supplies spoiled yesterday. (I also managed, during this trip, to slip and fall in the mud TWICE. Like I said: chances of the zombies not eating my brain when the inevitable apocalypse comes=zero).
So right now I am camped out in my office, enjoying the wonders of modern civilization. (Like HOT WATER. Though I really hope power gets restored soon, because the other people in the building aren't going to like it if I keep giving myself sponge baths in the ladies' room. The one advantage to the power being out over a weekend is that practically no one is here.)
Looking on the bright side:
--At least I don't have to worry about my pipes freezing. No heat for 36 hours and my house is still about 52F--it was around 2F when I left Chicago, so I think power loss would be much more serious there.
--Cleaning all the old crap out of my refrigerator was one of my new years' resolutions anyway; now I'll just be forced to actually live up to it
--At least I have an office I can hang out in and get warm; I could probably even sleep here if I needed to and not get flack from anyone. (That's good, since all the friends I am close enough to to crash with are still out of town at the moment, it seems).
Since I will probably be throwing away most of the contents of my refrigerator tomorrow, I do have a question:
what condiments are safe to keep? I mean, I know to toss anything mayo-based, and I can probably keep the mustards, but what about things like strawberry jelly? Ketchup? Salsa?
So I've been without power at home for about 36 hours now, and PG&E can't say when my power is going to be restored. :-( I was not prepared for a big storm, since I had only got back into town about 12 hours before it hit, and hadn't had time to shop or anything. I guess the good thing about that is that I don't have to throw away even MORE spoiled food. But I would have liked to get batteries, candles, and maybe another flashlight or two before they were completely sold out all over town.
Yesterday, after the wind and rain had died down a bit, I took the bus to Target (one of the few stores open in town, running on its generator) but of course the whole camping supplies section was completely decimated. I did manage to get bread and PB&J and some other non-perishable food items, which is good because all the restaurants in town were closed yesterday for no power, and some are still closed today because their supplies spoiled yesterday. (I also managed, during this trip, to slip and fall in the mud TWICE. Like I said: chances of the zombies not eating my brain when the inevitable apocalypse comes=zero).
So right now I am camped out in my office, enjoying the wonders of modern civilization. (Like HOT WATER. Though I really hope power gets restored soon, because the other people in the building aren't going to like it if I keep giving myself sponge baths in the ladies' room. The one advantage to the power being out over a weekend is that practically no one is here.)
Looking on the bright side:
--At least I don't have to worry about my pipes freezing. No heat for 36 hours and my house is still about 52F--it was around 2F when I left Chicago, so I think power loss would be much more serious there.
--Cleaning all the old crap out of my refrigerator was one of my new years' resolutions anyway; now I'll just be forced to actually live up to it
--At least I have an office I can hang out in and get warm; I could probably even sleep here if I needed to and not get flack from anyone. (That's good, since all the friends I am close enough to to crash with are still out of town at the moment, it seems).
Since I will probably be throwing away most of the contents of my refrigerator tomorrow, I do have a question:
what condiments are safe to keep? I mean, I know to toss anything mayo-based, and I can probably keep the mustards, but what about things like strawberry jelly? Ketchup? Salsa?
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