Storm Chips. It's a Canadian East Coast thing.

Here, we get a lot of storms, especially in the fall and spring. And a few times, the region has been hit hard by storms, taking out power, and shutting the cities down for up to a week.

So whenever a storm is approaching, East Coasters head out to get supplies in case things get bad. That includes things like batteries, fuel, food.... and well, chips.

If you wait to head out to the grocery store only hours before the storm is scheduled to hit you could be out of luck. The chips aisle in most stores will be raided, empty, cleared of all chips! So an experienced East Coaster knows to stock up on their storm chips well ahead of closing time.

So as Hurricane Teddy approaches, I realized that I am low on my chip supply. So here I go rushing out to the grocery store, hoping, just hoping that there are a few bags left.

Stay safe everyone!