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Hurricane Hacks – And I Already Do One! – LBF

A fire department in North Carolina posted a list of survival hacks ahead of Hurricane Florence. They are kind of brilliant. Also, I have actually done one, and I am…

IN SPACE – SEPTEMBER 13: In this NOAA satellite handout image, shows Hurricane Florence it just makes landfall off the coast of the U.S. in the Atlantic Ocean on September 13, 2018. Coastal cities in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are under evacuation orders as the Category 2 hurricane approaches the United States. (Photo by NOAA via Getty Images)

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A fire department in North Carolina posted a list of survival hacks ahead of Hurricane Florence.

They are kind of brilliant. Also, I have actually done one, and I am not prepared for ANYTHING.

1.) Fill Ziplock bags with water, and freeze them.  Then if the power goes out, move them to the fridge to keep your food cold.  Two-liter bottles and milk jugs work well too.

2.  Fill your washing machine with ice to use as a cooler, so you don't have to worry about draining it afterward.

3.  Fill your bathtub with water, just in case you need it.  You can use it to wash your hands or flush the toilet.

4.  Those solar-powered lights lining your walkway outside can come INSIDE and light your house.  Just put them back outside during the day to recharge.

5.  In case of flooding, take a bunch of garbage bags, fill them a third of the way with water, and hang them so they line the bottom of your outside doors.  They basically act like sandbags to keep water from flooding in.

What storm hacks do you have?

Lauren Beckham Falcone is the co-host of Bob & LBF in the Morning. Formerly an award-winning reporter and columnist for the Boston Herald, she credits her current success as a pop culture commentator to watching too much TV as a kid and scouring the internet too much as an adult. LBF is a regular contributor to NECN and is an honorary board member at the Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress. Lauren lives in Canton with her husband Dave and her daughter Lucy. Lauren writes about trending topics, New England destinations, and seasonal DIY.