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02-20-2012, 07:53 PM
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Preparedness . . .
I consider myself a preparedness kind of guy. Sometimes I piss my wife off practicing it in the worst of conditions. I like to start fires IN the rain. She hates it. Long story. We lost electric power about 3 hours ago. I think a little more. No problem I have generators right.
Not one damned of them had fuel. Last month when I ran them all dry (you should run about an 1/8 of a tank through them a month) I didn't refill them. We're still running on generator power but I had to siphon from vehicles to get the gas welder hooked up to one of the panels. There's no practice that works like real world. You only *think* you're prepared until it hits long term and of course a few hours is nothing. Get prepared folks you never know what might come down the pike. . |
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02-20-2012, 08:38 PM
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02-20-2012, 08:51 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
I remember years ago when we had a major power outage. The power was out for 3 days. You don't realize how much you rely on electricity until you don't have any. It sure made us realize that we have to be prepared. We don't have a generator, but we do have means to stay warm and cook food if need be. Definitely good advice though Kevin.
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02-20-2012, 08:55 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
Good advice! I'll need a bigger generator to run the AC though
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02-20-2012, 09:15 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
We had an Ice storm in 96 blew out the power for 2 weeks. Peace and quite for 2 weeks. Had hot water, could cook and heat- almost like a vacation.
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02-20-2012, 10:01 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
Next time we have a power outage in Sydney I'll let you know, never experienced one at home.
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02-21-2012, 10:56 AM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
(02-20-2012 10:01 PM)cody.sheridan-2008 Wrote: Next time we have a power outage in Sydney I'll let you know, never experienced one at home. Sydney is not known for micro bursts like we had yesterday. One minute the skies were clear the next I had stacks of wood scattered around the log yard. I don't know how long we were without power in the end it wasn't restored until sometime this morning. It had come on briefly then went back out for hours. We can survive easily without electricity but it sure is nice to have. How can I look at other people's wood otherwise?  . |
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02-21-2012, 04:34 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
I live WAAAAYYYYY down at the end of the line, and in hurricane country...
 We lose power early and often... Last time only 11 days! I'm ready!  p |
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02-21-2012, 05:09 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
(02-21-2012 04:34 PM)txpaulie Wrote: I live WAAAAYYYYY down at the end of the line, and in hurricane country... Longest here was two weeks . . . . . . but I was living in Mobile Alabama at the time. 
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02-21-2012, 07:43 PM
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RE: Preparedness . . .
(02-21-2012 05:09 PM)Kevin Wrote:(02-21-2012 04:34 PM)txpaulie Wrote: I live WAAAAYYYYY down at the end of the line, and in hurricane country... Mobile is a wonderful place (for a winter home!)  p |
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