Episode 28 – About Entertainment and Preparedness Planning
Mar 30, 2010 Family Preparedness, Fun Stuff
What happens if the power goes out?
Might have radio. Might have lights from candles or lanterns or back up generator. Might have a lot of work to do to get ready for the remainder of the challenge.
For a few hours this is okay.
For a few days, this is drudgery.
What will you, your family and your neighbours do without TV, video games and the Internet? Same thing you do every time the power goes out. Get to know each other over a game of cards or someone playing guitar. Entertainment is an oft neglected part of preparation planning. Don’t let it be.
Resources:
- The House of Cards – Get card game rules here.
- About.com – Board Games – Everything you’d want to know.
- Books Recommended by Other Authors – NPR
April 29th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
Love your podcasts! I especially loved the one on solar generators, and would love more on solar stuff. I never understood the terminilogy before “amp”, “volts”, etc until you explained it.
Thanks a million!
Tera Marshall, San Antonio, Texas
April 30th, 2010 at 2:34 pm
Thank you. Terminology is usually the only thing keeping us from understanding so-called mysterious things like electricity. Once you can speak the language, the rest follows.