I find I use the notes journal on my phone a lot for things I need to remember if I find myself at a store and it's notregular grocery day (twice montly payday) when I'd have a full shopping list. I put down things like toothpaste, TP, dog food....that way if I'm out running errands I just check my phone and my brain doesn't have to hang onto it. :P MelissaD
In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up (clockwork) lanterns and radio we bought to cover power outages - see . If our experience is anything to go by you will have no more power outages from the day you buy the wind-up lanterns and radio...
I think we all did talk about this a while ago. We got a pair of Motorola wind-up lights with flashers and radio. They work great - got them at Costco for some bargain - maybe $15/&17 for the pair. It's a great idea - and we've used them plenty.
Ellice
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote: > In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up
Thanks for that reminder. Maybe I'll get DH the windup radio. During the power outage, he went outside to sit in the car and listen to the baseball game (Baltimore Orioles, of course) on the car radio...then complained that he had to wind down the windows because it was stifling, and the bugs were eating him alive. With a windup radio he could stay in the house and be safe from mosquitos.
sue
I have a battery operated radio that has to be at least 30 years old and still works very well. My bedroom clock radio will work on battery power as well. It uses so little power that one 9 volt (the rectangular one?) lasts all season. and with out frequent power problems it gets used a lot. Lucille
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