My suggestion for getting power during a power outage is based on what my family owns and uses: rechargeable portable power stations. They keep our phones, lights, tablets, and other small electronics working when the electricity goes out.
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Thursday, October 15, 2026
Monday, October 5, 2026
How to Keep Aquarium Fish Alive During a Winter Power Outage
The Texas freeze of 2021 changed the way I think about winter preparedness.
We saw frozen pipes, icicles inside homes and terrible water damage after everything thawed. Some aquarium owners also lost entire tanks of tropical fish they had cared for for years. When the grid went down, aquarium heaters, filters and air pumps went down with it.
Monday, September 21, 2026
Flour for Tomorrow: What to Buy Today and How to Store It
Flour is one of those basic foods that's cheap, useful and easy to take for granted—until suddenly everyone wants it at the same time.
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