The National Grid Electricity System Operator, which oversees Britain's electricity grid, last month said that UK households could face planned three-hour outages to ensure that the grid does not collapse. She said: "If your kettle costs a lot to boil, which they all do, just boil it once and make yourself a pot of tea in the morning so that you can drink from that - because it’s 12 hours and they stay hot - so you’re only boiling the kettle once to fill up your Thermos." Heidi also shared a cost of living hack that owning a Thermos can help with. The project manager, whose job includes forecasting future demand for items, said: "After the first blackout I can guarantee you that you won’t be able to get a candle for love nor money, people will be buying Thermos flasks, so it’s just about being prepared." She added that blankets were an essential, including a heated blanket she picked up for just £12.99 during the summer. Heidi said: "I feel like a bit of a girl scout doing it, being this prepared." She believes that preparing now is going to save her battling the rush when people start to realise they might need certain essentials. Heidi also picked up a pack of six Instant Ramen Noodles for £2.79 from her local Asian supermarket. That was £18 and it’s 1.8L, so that’s enough to have a cup of tea and I've got some of this Idahoan Mash - it’s a bubble and squeak one and it’s a bit like a Pot Noodle." She said: "The biggest Thermos, the most bang for your buck, I've found in Argos. Predicting that her children would be coming home from school hungry if blackouts take place between 4pm and 7pm, Heidi also prepared a number of dried food options that could be 'cooked' with hot water kept in a Thermos. But, save some little old jam jars and put the firefly lights in them, you can dot them around in places where you might trip up in the house as well, and I've put some around a plant in the house - they actually look alright as well." Heidi said: "I've been in a house fire before and it's terrifying waking up bloody choking with smoke so I won’t let the kids have them.
The project manager added that she didn’t feel comfortable letting her teenage children have candles in their rooms, but had come up with another solution. I’ve got LEDs and I've got some firefly ones, they’re the cheapest I've seen and some batteries." "Then as well these are dirt cheap in Primark these little battery powered lights. These ones are two pounds each from Primark, a lighter, and another longer-burn candle. So these are alright in the kitchen and living room and I've had the Primark ones. This is why I've been stocking up on candles.
Heidi continued: "So I've put together an emergency kit. She told her 40,000 followers on TikTok and Instagram: "Right, don't think I'm mad but when the man came round from Eon to fit my smart meter he mentioned that there was a 70% chance of us having blackouts." To prepare for this eventuality Heidi's emergency kit contains a number of long-burning tealights, candles, fairy lights, a Thermos, dried food, blankets, a heated blanket, and a lighter. HAVE YOUR SAY Should Matt Hancock be allowed on ITV I'm A Celebrity? The operator said outages were "unlikely" but could be imposed between 4pm and 7pm during January and February if necessary. The National Grid last month warned that shortages of electricity and gas could lead to temporary blackouts. Heidi Ondrak, 51, a project manager from Plymouth, Devon, usually shares her penny-pinching tips to help people with the rising cost of living on her social media channels, But after hearing that there could be possible power outages on the way Heidi has shared her emergency kit just in case. The money-saving TikToker posted about her easy-to-assemble kit, including candles, a Thermos, and dried food. A mum of two has shared her homemade 'emergency blackout kit' in preparation for any power shortages this winter.
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