12 Costco Items That Keep a Mexican House WARM When the Power Goes Out (No Generator Needed)

n February 2021, a winter storm left millions of homes in Texas without power, some for days. The families who came through it warm did not have a generator. They had a few quiet things, bought on an ordinary Saturday. These are the twelve my mother would have put in the cart. 📖 My mother's whole way of running a house is written down in one book, The Old Mexican Way: https://oldmexicanway.com None of this is your fault. You grew up with the heat coming out of a vent. My mother's house never had one. The 12 (Costco, this week): 12. Contractor bags, $17.49: a coat for every window 11. Heavy-duty tape, about $20: the back-of-the-hand draft walk 10. Chicken stock 6-pack, $11.99: caldo on one burner 9. Plush throws, about $14 each: one room, door closed 8. Knit hats, 2 for about $19: a gorro to bed 7. Thermal underwear, 2 for $14.99: la camiseta de abajo 6. Shearling slippers, $24.99: the tía's pantuflas 5. Kids' blanket sleepers, 2 for $15.99 4. Insulated food jars, 2 for $32.99: caldo hot at 4 a.m. 3. Thermal curtains, $40 to $60: close them when the sun leaves 2. A cooler, $124.99: keeps a pot HOT for hours, no flame 1. A down comforter, $70 to $95: warm the bed, not the house Safety, said plainly: never heat the house with the oven, the stove, a grill or a car. Cook on the burner, then turn it off. A generator runs outside only, far from windows and never in a garage, and every house with gas needs a carbon monoxide alarm. Never tape over a vent or the door you would need to get out. Babies sleep in a sleeper, not under a pile of blankets. Food kept hot in a cooler: eat it within a few hours, or boil it again before serving. Prices are what costco.com showed this week. In the warehouse they are usually the same or a little less.