Ice Storm Coming!

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We're trying to prepare for the big ice storm that is expected to come this weekend. We don't have to go anywhere, so that's fine, but it's likely our power is going to go out, and that is *not* fine, especially since it is expected to be 6 degrees on Monday night. We have candles and plenty of non-perishable food, and we're planning to have all of our devices charged. Even though we have a gas furnace, it won't work if the power goes out because the fan won't work. However, we're lucky to have a gas water heater, so if we get too cold, we can take a hot shower or bath to warm up our core temperature, and we can fill empty bottles with hot water to make a foot warmer (and a cat warmer, too, which Sophie will appreciate). We also made sure to fill up the cars on gasoline so that even if we can't drive anywhere, we can sit in the driveway and blast the heat, listen to music, and recharge our phones. Do you have any tips or suggestions to make it through a winter power outage? Picture is one I took of ice on our Japanese maple tree. It's kind of weird to see the green grass, but around here, you don't need snow to get ice.