Bought a small gas generator for refrigerator and recharging devices. Not worried about lights, I have those forehead mining light type things to get light hands free. I would never use a candle. Burning the house down on top of a power outage is no fun.
We’ve had one power outage in the 20 months we’ve been in this house. Didn’t lose it when the big ice storm hit back in January (underground utilities), but when it hit 116F there were rolling blackouts. Only an hour and the house is very well insulated. The only problem was Sheela freaking when my UPS started beeping. Why the manufacturer thought it was necessary to remind me every 30 seconds, I do not know.
power outages must last for at least a day or day and a half to affect most people now. with power banks and ups systems it is sad that phones and computers go on and on and on – what’s the ‘fun’ in that???????
Summer before Hurricane Sandy – we lost power for a week from another Hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy we were lucky – only out for 5 days. Then lost power again two days after we got it back for several more days. Sandy was a summer hurricane, the storm which followed was winter nor’easter.
There is a relay in the box at the top of the next closest utility pole (3 houses away) which keeps breaking – for at least a decade. We hear it go boom when it goes bad. Then have to call the electric co to get fixed. Often goes in the late morning/late afternoon when everyone is (in normal times) at work. I always make sure to actually talk to someone instead of their computer (I talk gibberish until transferred over) so that they know it is not just us as they are only getting the one call.
Last year we were lucky with Hurricane Isaias – only 3 days. Others in our utility area were out for up to 3 weeks.
Husband wants to get a whole house generator – too expensive. Smaller ones involve leaving window open to use and not safe to do so.
Other than this and last summer we normally let go the amount of food in the freezers/refrigerator go to as little as possible so that we loose as little as possible during the blackouts.
The public board which hires and oversees the company actually dealing the system (and this company doing so is the replacement from the one we had during Sandy) was weighing getting rid of the management co, but gave in and are not doing so.
pschearer Premium Member over 3 years ago
Did Broom-Hilda cause their power outage?
https://www.gocomics.com/broomhilda/2021/08/01
Liverlips McCracken Premium Member over 3 years ago
Frank’s my hero.
well-i-never over 3 years ago
Jacob Marley?
HappyDog/ᵀʳʸ ᴮᵒᶻᵒ ⁴ ᵗʰᵉ ᶠᵘⁿ ᵒᶠ ᶦᵗ Premium Member over 3 years ago
Distilled water to the rescue?
NeedaChuckle Premium Member over 3 years ago
Bought a small gas generator for refrigerator and recharging devices. Not worried about lights, I have those forehead mining light type things to get light hands free. I would never use a candle. Burning the house down on top of a power outage is no fun.
david_42 over 3 years ago
We’ve had one power outage in the 20 months we’ve been in this house. Didn’t lose it when the big ice storm hit back in January (underground utilities), but when it hit 116F there were rolling blackouts. Only an hour and the house is very well insulated. The only problem was Sheela freaking when my UPS started beeping. Why the manufacturer thought it was necessary to remind me every 30 seconds, I do not know.
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
They just don’t make power outages like they used to.
Saddenedby Premium Member over 3 years ago
power outages must last for at least a day or day and a half to affect most people now. with power banks and ups systems it is sad that phones and computers go on and on and on – what’s the ‘fun’ in that???????
TracyKlujian over 3 years ago
What is that in Frank’s left hand?
mafastore over 3 years ago
Summer before Hurricane Sandy – we lost power for a week from another Hurricane.
Hurricane Sandy we were lucky – only out for 5 days. Then lost power again two days after we got it back for several more days. Sandy was a summer hurricane, the storm which followed was winter nor’easter.
There is a relay in the box at the top of the next closest utility pole (3 houses away) which keeps breaking – for at least a decade. We hear it go boom when it goes bad. Then have to call the electric co to get fixed. Often goes in the late morning/late afternoon when everyone is (in normal times) at work. I always make sure to actually talk to someone instead of their computer (I talk gibberish until transferred over) so that they know it is not just us as they are only getting the one call.
Last year we were lucky with Hurricane Isaias – only 3 days. Others in our utility area were out for up to 3 weeks.
Husband wants to get a whole house generator – too expensive. Smaller ones involve leaving window open to use and not safe to do so.
Other than this and last summer we normally let go the amount of food in the freezers/refrigerator go to as little as possible so that we loose as little as possible during the blackouts.
The public board which hires and oversees the company actually dealing the system (and this company doing so is the replacement from the one we had during Sandy) was weighing getting rid of the management co, but gave in and are not doing so.