Withstanding Winter Power Outages
Needless to say, power outages at any time of year suck. You lose the ability to watch Netflix, or charge your phone and tablet, or even have light enough to read a book after sundown. This is one of life’s little obstacles that I’ve talked about. Recently, there have been some power outages due to winter weather around the world, and it seemed like an ideal time to review the tips and tricks of dealing with them. First things first, there are some upsides to winter power outages. You don’t have to worry about food spoiling, which is a HUGE plus. As the temperature drops indoors, the food in your fridge and freezer will be perfectly fine, unless of course you have nonelectric forms of heating your home. In this case, the best option is to build a snow fridge/freezer. Basically just dig out a pit in a snow drift,…