all you folks on the northeast coast that are in line for a storm hit, that are on wells, you might want to fill your bathtub with water while you have power. if you wait and something happens that you are without power, you wont have your pump but if you have a tub full of water you can at least flush. brown?? flush it down, yellow no need to fellow. with a bucket and a tub full of water, if you are conservetive you will be able to flush for a week or more. also the hot water heater is full of water that you can access out the valve on the bottom. keep your fridge closed and it will hold foods for a day or so and if you can freeze as many gallons as you can and then put some in the fridge and have them also for drinking. being someone that has been thru it a couple times i thought i might be able to pass on a little info to some that never have. a pump with no power= no water=no flush=yuk!!!!!! also make sure your grill is ready to go, you can always cook on the grill if need be. good luck, i hope that no one is affected and that this thing finds its way out to sea instead of land. i know what these things can do i have been thru it and you are all in my thoughts and prayers.