Isaac Thread #1 From New Orleans

[NutmegYankee]

35. That depends on if you have public water or not.

Filling the bathtub for toilet water is for the folks on well water who may not have power for the next several days to run the pump. Those on public water will still have water to flush toilets, even if it goes onto a boil notice. I would store drinking water in the fridge and in other plastic containers just in case.

I was without power for 7 days last year from Irene. My best friends were an oil lamp, 2 Yankee candles, 2 19.2 volt Craftsman fluorescent lamps, and a Coleman stove with 2 green (or blue) propane bottles. Otherwise, stock up on paper towels for cleaning pans and canned food.