Snowmageddon incoming?

According to all the weather forecasts, it's due to get COLD for the next few days. Probably not Snowmageddon, but definitely DEEP FREEZE.

 RantWoman is amplifying all the disaster preparedness info that shows up in her various info streams.

RantWoman is not sure the world is clamoring for her personal approach, but the world gets it anyway, if only to make space for other people to acknowledge their own funky realities.

First, Check with RantMom. RantMom is trying to book paratransit trips and wondering whether she should make them at all. 

RantWoman's advice: make the reservations. If things get too icy, they will get cancelled for you.

 RantMom's church is on the end of a bus run that tends to get cancelled in severe weather, so she will probably have to cope with the livestream and miss out on all the personal info that gets shared before the livestream starts. 

One of RantMom's volunteer gigs says "If school is cancelled, don't come in." RantMom's other main trip now happens on ACCESS because a bus route that used to be a one-seat ride went away when the latest light rail station opened. RantWoman is not guessing about that one but will make a mental note to check status at Little Sister's household.

Reminder to transit users: CHECK THE SNOW NETWORK before you go out.

Metro Snow Network links

RantMom also has a sufficient supply of battery-operated light sources, a land line, and a retirement community that was very conscientious during the pandemic. So RantWoman Peace of Mind!

As for RantWoman, the Snowmageddon checklist includes:

--Cook rice in case the power goes out. RantWoman has plenty of food that is more or less ready to eat. Rice will be good insurance. RantWoman will not be hurrying off an Amazon order for ready to eat soups that have enough salt to brine a large animal. RantWoman will not be looking for anything to add to the fridge. RantWoman may get bored, but she can COPE.

--Oops wait: shelf stable unsulfited fruit juice, anyone?

--Find the crank radio complete with flashlight and USB A and b ports. OOPS. The cellphone has a USB C plug.  OKAY, maybe an Amazon order for a USB A to USB C cable???

--RantWoman was thinking it would be fun to have some kind of imersion heater for hot beverages. What RantWoman really needs is a solar-powered imersion heater. Would that arrive in time for The Deep Freeze Will RantWoman even look for it?

--Make sure furniture is far enough away from the heaters that RantWoman NEVER even turns on unles, as predicted, the temperature falls to the 20's. RantWoman is very lucky to live in the middle of a building with apartments above, below, and on both sides of hers. RantWoman also lives across from a building with white walls that reflects sunlight splendidly into RantWoman's apartment. RantWoman also feels more energy when she is a little bit cold.

Then there are windows. RantWoman will TRY to get both windows in the living room closed all the way. RantWoman has no idea why this is difficult; RantWoman is just a fresh air freak and usually does not worry about the problem. But 20-degree weather DURING THE DAY is too extreme for RantWoman, even with plenty of layers and hats to keep the glare out and heat and brain cells in.

Note to everyone when it's cold: WEAR A HAT even indoors. Heat rises and people lose some large percentage of their body heat through the head.

There. Now GO PREPARE!