Survival » Without Power http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com A Survival Blog For Practical Preppers - Tips, Information, Resources And Guides For Handling Disaster And Emergency Situations Wed, 11 Jun 2014 19:48:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.8 Living Without Electricity After A Disaster http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/living-without-electricity-after-a-disaster http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/archives/living-without-electricity-after-a-disaster#comments Sun, 15 Jul 2012 15:59:23 +0000 http://disasterandemergencysurvival.com/?p=840 Recently, large parts of the North East were without power for a long period of time due to storm damage. In my life, I have experienced a couple of weeks with no electricity after a storm and I know what it is like to suffer through that. However, you can make it livable and even enjoyable if you just change your mindset. Here are some things you need to remember:
People lived before electricity. I know it seems like a foreign concept to you, but people did actually survive before electricity was invented. In fact, they probably lived in your town before electricity was installed. That means that you can survive and even thrive without electricity. All you have to do is use a little common sense.

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