With a winter storm of historic proportions bearing down on the Northeast, it’s almost certain power lines will go down somewhere. It may not seem like that big of a hassle—until it happens to you. So do yourself a favor and prepare now because once you find yourself without power, there will be a lot of things you'll wish you had thought of. Here’s what they are.
1. Keep you cell phone charged
The moment the power goes, you‘ll be very grateful to have a working cellphone. After about 30 min of checking in with family and tweeting dark street photos to your friends back home, you’ll be really sorry it wasn’t fully charged before you lost power. If you’re not going far, keep your phone tethered to an outlet as much as possible. And if you have one of those backup chargers, make sure that’s fully juiced too. There’s nothing worse than reaching for your backup and finding it dead.
