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If you’ve been keeping up-to-date with the news or the Weather Channel, then you’re probably on your way to to your local Walmart/Meijer/whatever department store you’re a fan of right now to load up on bottled water, candles, matches, milk, bread…you know, that ‘survival’ stuff, in preparation of the ice storm of the century allegedly hitting Indy on Tuesday.

Well, if that’s really what you’re doing, we’ve put together a list of items you may possibly need if you’re going to be iced into your home…whether you’re alone or with someone else.

For you men out there:
1. Sports Illustrated – Swim Suit Edition (Ice, schmice. It’s 80 degrees somewhere)
2. Putter & a golf ball (drop a few coasters around the house and get your putt-putt on)
3. Deck of cards (start up a game with the neighbors, and play by candle light)
4. Cash (some guy with a snow plow is going to drive by, save your back and flag him down to take care of your drive way, OR take advantage of the neighborhood kids trying to save up for the newest Xbox game. After all, their more resilient than us…)
5. Beef Jerky (this is great to have on stash, all the time, but being snowed in gives you an excuse when your wife/girlfriend asks why you bought so much)
6. Beer (see jerky explanation)

For you women out there:
1. Video camera (this could be especially entertaining if you film your husband/boyfriend attempting to flag down a passing snow plower)
2. A stack of magazines (sit back, relax and drink hot cocoa while reading your favorite fashion/fitness/cooking magazine. It will be an even sweeter indulgence if you’re watching your man chip ice off the driveway for a few hours)
3. Cookie dough (Because cookies are awesome, but the dough is just as awesome if you can’t fire up the oven. If you’re not into cookies, grab some marshmallows…not only are they great with your hot cocoa, they’re perfect on the fire. You can always pop in your favorite workout video later…)
4. Ads (plan your weekend shopping by sifting through the upcoming sales)
5. Ear muffs (not necessarily for the cold, but to drown out the other people you’re trapped with. Maybe they’re not a life-saver, but could perhaps be a sanity-saver)
6. Wine (see #5 on this list and #4 on the men’s list)

Hope this list makes the storm more bearable, or at least gives you a couple more ideas than what you started with. Good luck de-icing, and remember, Hoosier TV is there to provide all the entertainment you’ll need until the ice and snow melt!