What We Thought

Being prepared for the worst while living our lives to the best is something that our family has always supported. Since living on my own I have always had my own supply of emergency supplies in case of storms that often happen here in Virginia mostly in the Summer and Winter months.

Before I was married I lived in an area that could experience power outages for 7+ days before the crews could get to us. We suffered from “end of the line” issues where the power company got to us last because we were the last customers on the line. It was awful sometimes, especially in the cold months.

One time in particular comes to mind, Winter 2010 when my Dad had been in the hospital with a ruptured appendix and blocked bowel. He was very weak when he came home and it was the winter from… well you know where. We got snow, snow and more snow and I was absolutely over it. The power went out and I remember heating soup on a kerosene heater to have warmth and food from the same source. We did not have a generator at that time and it was just an awful experience. We did have water though, it just wasn’t hot. I look at the kit that we received from My Patriot Supply and think how helpful that would have been in this situation. Those days were so long and we even had an elderly neighbor evacuated to a shelter because it was so cold and bad outside.

My Patriot Supply offers great emergency kits for short term or long term emergency situations. We received the 72 hour kit which has 16 servings in resealable bags. It includes 4 servings of Granny’s Homestyle Potato Soup, 8 servings of Maple Grove Oatmeal and 4 servings of Blue Ribbon Creamy Chicken Rice.  This package costs $24.95 and ships in 1 business day. Free shipping on orders over $98.

Here is a photo of the oatmeal we prepared from our kit:

Simple to make, hearty food… Couldn’t ask for more!