Martini Winter Survival
Looking back, I have nothing but good memories of the major Nor' Easters that I have endured as a New Englander. Living through the Blizzard of '78 was a major life event for people around here. It has been described as a 100 year storm, which means (you guessed it), they only come around every 100 years or so. The "perfect storm" of a stalled front off the southeast coast driving counterclockwise waves of snow, coupled with freezing temps, near hurricane force winds, and an astronoically high tide (in the literal sense) combined to produce that memorable event. With snow drifts to the roof tops, impassable roads, and closed grocery stores, what else could people do but actually be nice and help each other out. It never ceases to amaze me how the neighbor who has led a near Hatfield/McCoy feud all year, woulld gladly help a neighbor shovel out their car. Sometimes it takes the worst times to bring out the best in people.

Back to preparations....
- Gin - Botanist, Dingle, Hendricks, Bombay Sapphire
- Vermouth
- Olives
- Batteries for the remote control for the gas fireplace
- Food
What else could I need?
Now armed with all this knowledge and background plus having seen every Bear Grylls show, I feel that I can survive anything given a knife, some rope, and a fire starter. Oh yes, and the Martini essentials.....

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