One thing that always concerns me in the winter is heat. I went and visited my 80 year old father last night, and we sat down and watched a movie (Ocean's Eleven) and sat next to his big wood burning stove. He has a barn full of chopped wood and if the gas ever went out, he would survive in the winter. He would have to gather in the one room of his house and the pipes would probably freeze, but he could produce warmth.
Have you ever had your furnace go out in the winter? I've had it gone out twice. Both times I realized it wasn't working somewhere in the middle of the night and woke up seeing my breath. It was crazy! How quickly a house can get cold! The worst part is that I don't have a wood burning stove or fireplace. In both instances the heater was fixed quiet quickly, but it always made me think: What if it couldn't be fixed? Or worse what if the gas was turned off? My house would be unlivable. I think everything would freeze, and I don't think I would be able to survive. We might huddle under piles and piles of blankets, and using sleeping bags might be able to sleep.
All of this is to say, it's COLD outside and I've been thinking about how that effects Disaster Survival Emergency Planning. I hope to one day have a home with a big fireplace and / or wood burning stove. In the cold Utah Winters you would absolutely need it if the gas ever turned off.
Think about that . If the infrastructure of Natural Gas turned off in Northern Utah today, along with electricity, how many people would freeze to death? It's scary.
Not trying to be a scare monger, just sharing some thoughts! Everyone's thoughts are welcome!
Here's a picture of my Saint Bernard Churchill in the snow! He is on creature who doesn't worry about the gas turning off!
