SJ. Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Two nights ago our electricity went out for a little while in the evening. Luckily we knew exactly where our flashlights were and we had enough candles to light in our main living area. Unfortunately the candles were scented and we had six different scents at once. :ack2: Note to self - buy unscented candles to be used in the event of an electrical outage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Do you have a way to cook in case of an extended electrical outage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amo_mea_filiis. Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 Thank you for the warning! I would have stuck it out in the dark. Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I have two oil lamps. They are perfect for power outages. I think i got them for $9 each and then a few more bucks for the oil. They look like old fashioned lamps. I love them :) No smell either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted November 13, 2012 Author Share Posted November 13, 2012 Do you have a way to cook in case of an extended electrical outage? We have a propane grill and a camping stove. We were given the camping stove by my ILs and have never used it. I'm not sure if we have fuel for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
earthyfamily Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 We lost our power for a while once, so stupidly I lit all the candles I could find. Before the night was over I was so nauseous and had a terrible headache from all the scents. Heh oops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelbe5 Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 We lost our power for a week in July of 2011. We drove a few towns over and purchased some Coleman battery operated lanterns. Great for camping, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renthead Mommy Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 After digging through the drawer in the dark for ten minutes looking for the small boxes of matches I had a brillant idea for the next time. I only had about two Yankee style jar candles. (The rest were actually hanukkah candles.) The jar candles sat on a shelf being decorative in the guest bath. I could easily find the shelf and candle in the dark, so I dropped a small box of matches into the candle jar itself. Once that one is lit, it is so much easier to locate more candles, flashlights, but most importantly, MORE MATCHES! LOL! You couldn't see the matches in the jar so it was still all decorative, and boy was it so much easier the next time power went out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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