How to Survive a Summer Power Outage
• Organic Prepper - Daisy LutherSometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems.
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Sometimes people think that a summer power outage is easier to deal with than a winter one. However, a summer power outage carries its own set of problems.
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