大雪前的準備

明天又一個大大大雪要來了! 聽說要下16-24吋 (40 cm - 60 cm),   JJCC想到12月在家門前堆雪人, 爬雪山就不亦樂乎,  豬頭媽本來想說下週三合一節日要帶她們去滑雪,  現在可以省下錢來, 就在家門口滑吧! 不過, 要在家關三天, 得先做些準備, 剛看到新聞列了清單, 趕快放在這裡, 以備日後參考!





截自: www.wtopnews.com

What to have on hand:

• Extra food. Consider some foods that do not require cooking or refrigeration.
• Bottled water.
• Prescription medicines. Fill any you may need ahead of time.
• First-aid supplies.
• Flashlights and extra batteries.
• Manual can opener.
• Extra blankets.
• Portable radio. WTOP will be broadcasting throughout the storm.
• Backup heating supply, such as a generator, fireplace or space heater.
• Snow shovel and ice scraper.
  
  

Here are a few more tips:

• Charge your cell phone.
• Check the batteries in your smoke detectors and flashlights.
• If you heat your home with propane or fuel oil, make sure you have enough to last a few days.
• Make sure your gas tank is full.
• Refrain from calling 911 or other emergency services unless it is a true emergency or life-threatening condition.
• Set your thermostat a few degrees lower.
• Make sure the account information on file with your electric utility is correct. Have the number to your utility handy, should the power go out.
  
  

If your power gets knocked out, call your utility company:

• Pepco: 1-877-737-2662
• Dominion Virginia Power: 1-888-667-3000
• Allegheny Power: 1-800-255-3443
• No. Va. Electric Cooperative: 1-888-335-0500
• Baltimore Gas & Electric: 1-877-778-2222
• Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative: 1-877-74-SMECO

AAA Mid-Atlantic offers these tips for driving in heavy snow:

• Don't drive, unless complete necessary.
• Ask yourself, "Is this trip really the wise thing to do?"
• Dress warmly, in case you get stuck.
• Carry a cell phone in case you break down.
• Tell someone where you are going and when you expect to arrive.
• Carry a snow emergency kit: shovel, snow scraper, booster cables, blankets, flashlight, flares, sand and salt.
• Slow down. Stopping distances are 10 times longer in heavy snow.
• Use major routes that have been treated
• Don't pass snowplows and spreaders. Make room for them.
• Don't spin your wheels. You'll only dig in deeper.

Your car's emergency kit include the following:

• Cell phone
• Blankets/sleeping bags
• Extra clothes
• Sand or cat litter
• Shovel
• Scraper
• Jumper cables
• Tool kit
• Flares
• Knife
• High calorie, non-perishable food