<h2>Hi, I just posted this thread for the Parents: </h2>
<p>National weather reports ice storms and power failures coming to the Midwest starting Sunday night, through Monday, Jan. 15.</p>
<p>Please check your local weather and if power lines might come down (ice breaks off tree branches), DOWNLOAD your work NOW onto paper as backup. You may have to work off-line to complete essays. </p>
<p>Consider mailing Snail-mail as a backup (if your region loses power). </p>
<p>In our community, this kind of weather took away our power (heat, light, electricity, some phones) for a week in October. Your cellphones might work, but find out which friends have a generator at home so you can go over there and recharge your phone. </p>
<p>Tell your folks: Get out your candles, bottled water, extra food. Make sure elders are set up okay. </p>
<p>If you have an electric garage door opener, see if there's a release mechanism so you can open it and get your cars out. Don't leave your cars locked inside the garage door, in other words.</p>
<p>Be prepared. I'm not trying to be alarmist, just trying to be helpful.</p>