Fall & winter prep time

Eastern Shore of MD here…I WISH I had a more of a reason for snow tires;) as for wiper blades & fluid- that’s something we check periodically but not necessarily for winter. We will be mowing till end of October most likely, and all we do is park the zero turn & push mower in the barn. The big tractor 🚜 we use year round, so nothing particular there besides regular maintenance. I’ll order a cord of wood since we didn’t split any ourselves, and a pallet of pellets for stove in basement. Grill stays hooked up and on porch since we use it year round. Some porch furniture goes in barn, a few pieces stay out since we still enjoy sitting out on porch in winter.

As far as a hurricane or a decent snow storm, I’ll prepare when/if it’s forecast for us.

We do have a new pool, so I still need to order a cover and figure out what we need to do to shut it down for the winter (don’t worry, we know & we are on top of it).

We probably have a solid 2+ months before we will need to worry about being chilly.
 
Southeast North Carolina here, not a lot of winter prep, but we do casual hurricane prep (the season's already started). By that I mean, I casually stock up on canned goods like chili and tuna, peanut butter, pasta and sauce, etc. It's stuff we would eat anyway, I just make sure to have a little more of it on hand. I keep bread and rolls in the back freezer, along with more food.

Since we have a whole-house generator, I don't worry so much about batteries, but I do try to keep them stocked. People know we have the generator, so I have no idea how many people I might be hosting if there's a hurricane. Plus, my 3 kids attend the local university--while 2 live on/near campus, they would have to come home, and might bring friends with them. The college evacuated for Florence in 2018, and some kids simply can't go home.
 
Get skis tuned for the upcoming season. Take stock of ski socks, long underwear, ski gloves, etc., replace if necessary. Buy season pass to our local ski area.
 




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