So we have a storm coming.
Most of the emergency preparations they suggest you make aren't really relevant to students who don't have outdoor furniture to bring in or gutters to unclog. As mine are riding out the storm on campus, here's what I told them.....
"OK this is supposed to be the worst storm ever, so here's some advice from Mum.....
Make sure you have food you can eat without cooking or going out. Halloween candy is good. So are cheerios, crackers, peanuts, bread, nutella, fruit. If you have empty used water bottles fill them with water NOW.
N get takeout pizza, a couple, maybe three. You can eat those cold if you lose power. Bake that banana bread.
In case you have to evacuate pack your backpack NOW. Put your wallet, checkbook, medical card etc in it. K your passport too if you have it with you, and your pill. Also laptop, ipod, cellphone and chargers, something to read, toiletries, loo roll, advil and any other meds, flashlight. Pen and paper so you can teach everyone the alphabet game. That set of Uno cards that you laughed at at the beginning of the semester could stop you dying of boredom now.
Find your raingear... raincoats and wellies. N you have snowboots. Use them.
Close your windows. Put your blinds down. Keep checking weather.com, wtop.com, washingtonpost.com.
If you have to evacuate take your own pillow and duvet if they let you.
Listen to any instructions they give you. Hide in the hall if you hear wind like pterydactyls. Make sure someone else knows you are on campus and that you didn't come home.
Don't get drunk you need your wits about you.
No driving K.
Most important POO TONiGHT while you can still flush. You don't want Mr Hanky hanging around ponging!
Love Mum and Dad. STAY SAFE."
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