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I agree that this friend needs to go home!
We're not super prepared, but I think we'd be fine. Things that come to mind: fashlights (one or two which you could find in the dark, then you can chase after the others!), candles, batteries for the flashlights and matches for the candles, we buy water if we know a bad storm is coming (we have a well and lose water when the power goes out), food that doesn't require heat preparation or cold-keeping. If you have small kids, I think it's more important to have a well organized evacuation and emergency plan that they know about. They should also have flashlights near their beds, especially if any child is particularly scared of the dark. We have a great radio which we can play in bad weather. This has been very useful in the past. You also, of course, need to prepare based on risks in your area. We have power outages and storms where I live, so that's what we concentrate on the most.
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