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Blankets, fleece clothing, A fireplace can help, if designed or modified to do so.

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Kajoo and legendfirespark, you are right, my answer does come across as smug. It wasn't intentional. I can handle cold, but heat makes me physically ill. Since New England gets hit by a fierce storms every once in awhile, I have supplies. Much of my camping and outdoor clothing would help.The little things are taken care of, wind up radio, etc. 35 years ago I lived illegally in a fire station at timberline in Colorado. As a child we lived in North Dakota for a few years. I paid attention and I am still interested learning more about survival. Lots of books. I like cold snowy winters, but am realistic. There were a few items recommended that I didn't have, in February I got them. So this is easy for me. I should be more understanding of people who have never experienced real cold. Probably the most important thing is knowing who has generators. With snow shoes I can get almost anywhere. But again, how many people have snowshoes in their basement.

Been a long time since I’ve seen enough snow to do that, but I’ve been through a lot of ice storms that coated power lines and knocked the electricity out for several hours (inconvenient but really pretty—-the tree branches look like crystal chandeliers when the sun hits them). A fireplace, enclosed porch with storm windows, big candles, and a barbecue grill with a side burner are real lifesavers when it happens. We were able to have a warm fire, cocoa/tea/coffee, a hot dinner, and enough light to see what we were doing, to get us through til the lights came back on.

Along with the blankets and fleecies, make sure you're wearing a hat (makes quite a difference) and felt slippers. Stock up on candles and get a gas stove and a barbecue lighter. The stove isn't for heat, but to make something warm to eat/drink. The lighter is to light the hot plate, since most gas stoves now use an electric spark to get going. Put whatever in the fridge/freezer you might want to get to frequently in a styrofoam cooler out on your balcony (only going to work for city dwellers - wouldn't do that up North! :) ). Ah memories of the 1997 ice storm in Quebec!

Yeah, the ventilation might be blocked from the outside.