Wherever you live there are more likely to be certain types of storms versus others. Knowing this lets you figure out what type of storms to prepare for. It can also save you from having unnecessary stress about weather that is unlikely to happen. You can figure this out by watching local weather forecasts, doing an internet search, and asking neighbors. Having a plan that your family understands can help all of the people in your family know what to do when a storm hits. Make sure to plan out: Where to take shelter in your home. What phone number to call in case of emergency. How you will get out of your home in an emergency. Where family members will meet if a storm hits while you are not all at home. You should have enough water so each family member can have one gallon of water per day for 3 days. You should have enough food to feed your whole family for 3 days as well. This food and water should be put in a location where you can reach it during a disaster, such as in the spot where you will take shelter during a storm. Canned food that is ready to eat, such as tuna, beans, or fruit, is a good choice for your emergency food supply. You can also put protein bars, dried fruit, dried cereal, and non-perishable pasteurized milk in your stash. If the storm is likely to cause a lot of damage, it's important to be prepared for a variety of problems. Things that you should put in a basic supply kit include: Flashlights and extra batteries. Emergency radio. First aid kit. Whistle, to alert people to your location. Personal sanitation products, such as garbage bags, toilet paper, paper towels, wet wipes, and tampons/pads. Plastic tarps Extra warm clothes. Dusk masks. Utility shut off tools.

Summary: Know what kind of severe weather events are common in your area. Make a severe weather plan. Store an emergency supply of food and water. Create an emergency supply kit.

If you are storing nuts harvested from your own yard or purchased at a local market, you may need to freeze the nuts for two days prior to storing them to kill off any pests or eggs. Insect eggs and larvae thrive at room temperature. Your eye may not see any pests on the surface of the nuts you collect, but that does not mean that there are no pests to be found. As such, fresh nuts need to be sterilized via freezing. If you are storing commercially purchased nuts, you should not need to freeze them. The manufacturer should have killed off the nuts before selling them. Place the nuts in an airtight container and sit that container inside the freezer. Allow the nuts to remain there for 48 hours at a temperature of 0 degrees Fahrenheit (-18 degrees Celsius) or lower. Place the nuts in a glass or plastic container. The container should be clean and dry, with a lid that snaps or screws on with an odor-tight seal. Plastic and glass containers are better than plastic bags. Plastic bags are permeable, so even though the bags have a good seal, odors can still seep into the space and taint the flavor of the nuts. Place the jar of nuts in a dark, cool location, like a pantry. You should be able to keep the nuts fresh for two to four months when you store them this way. Chestnuts should never be stored at room temperature. They lose moisture quickly and can actually develop mold. If you do store chestnuts at room temperature, make sure that you use them within two weeks, since mold usually develops when kept past this amount of time. Light can cause the nuts to go rancid at a quicker pace, so you should never store them on a shelf, kitchen counter, or other exposed area.

Summary: Freeze away possible pests. Package the nuts in an airtight container. Store for two to four months.

Apologize early and often; admit that you were wrong (if you were) and take responsibility. Tell him that you were wrong and that you won't do it (whatever it was) again. And then don't do that thing again. Don't use the sorry-not-really-sorry line of "I'm sorry you got so upset." It shifts the responsibility onto him and makes it sound as if you're not sorry for your actions, you just wish he wouldn't get mad about it. If he responds with a--potentially justified--angry text, apologize again. Continue apologizing if he comes at you with more angry responses. Simply say something like, "I'm sorry--I was wrong." Just apologizing or trying to explain that your intentions were good won't work. Saying you're sorry isn't enough--you need to show you recognize the negative consequences your actions had on him and that you sincerely regret it. If he feels like you genuinely understand why your actions made him mad, he's more likely to feel validated and begin forgiving you. Even if you don't necessarily think his feelings or reaction is justified, apologize anyway. If you want him to like you again, you want him to see you understand how he's feeling. Even if you say you're sorry, it won't be enough to make him like you again if you then start saying things that will escalate the situation. Don't, for example, say anything about thinking his reactions were irrational or unjustified. It will make him feel like you aren't really sorry and don't really understand the situation--and he'll go back to being mad. Don't bring up things he's done to upset you in the past. Turning the conversation into a tit-for-tat about who did what to who isn't going to diffuse the situation. It will only make it drag on longer and make him less likely to forgive you. Asking for his input on what you can do shows that you're listening to him and genuinely want to know what would make things better from his perspective. For example, you might say something like, "I know you had to wait 45 minutes for me and that it probably felt like I wasn't making you a priority. How can I make it up to you in the future?" Humor is disarming. If you can make him laugh, or even smile a bit, you can get your foot in the metaphorical door. Try being humorously self-deprecating. If humor is disarming, affable self-deprecation is doubly so. So try poking a little fun at yourself or acknowledging one of your endearing flaws. You might text him something purposefully ridiculous, like, "I'm really sorry I was late picking you up--we both know I'm a klutz, and I must have walked into at least five walls trying to get here." Or you could text something more honest but still gently self-deprecating, like, "You know how I look at the time on the clock as a challenge instead of a warning? Well...the clock won." Particularly if the guy's mad because he feels like you ignored him or his needs in some way, remind him that you do think about him--often. For example, you might text him with an affectionate reference to something you saw that reminded you of him (bonus if it relates to a private joke between you), like, "I just saw a car with a Florida license plate and it reminded me of all the stories you tell about growing up there. It made me smile."
Summary: Apologize. Show that you understand the impact your actions had on him. Avoid escalating the situation. Ask what you can do to make it up to him. Make him smile. Let him know you're thinking about him.