LtLaszlo Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9165 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 24350 Achievement Points: 94400 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 317 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 12:50 PM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted November 19, 2013 Well, 24 hours since high winds knocked out the power. Seldom ever out this long, but rumors are Weds or Thurs before it's back! Whaaaaa! I want my power! However, can't complain too much since many worse off and even some deaths in that crap that went through the Midwest. Picked up a generator today (finally!), and got fridge and small freezer keeping/saving food. That alone paid for the generator. Some lights too. Could have had heat, but need special connector/cord. Luckily, temps not too low yet and stove burner keeping livable temp in house. Using lake water to flush, so nice perk since no well at the moment. So see you all back in game when power is restored here. Withdrawls!!! Xalandra, baldie and loaderXI 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LordOfChaos Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 3174 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 100 Topic Count: 78 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2162 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 1645 Achievement Points: 17423 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/03/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 27, 2017 Birthday: 07/24/1957 Share Posted November 19, 2013 OMG sorry to hear bud! I heard the storms were bad. I'm glad you and yours are safe. Imagine 100 or so years ago electricity didn't exist... So you are now in a time warp... Get out the kerosine lamps and candles! Stay safe! loaderXI and LtLaszlo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
codpiece Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 5470 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 52 Topic Count: 371 Topics Per Day: 0.09 Content Count: 2483 Content Per Day: 0.60 Reputation: 3553 Achievement Points: 22902 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 02/04/13 Status: Offline Last Seen: Friday at 04:33 AM Birthday: 09/17/1968 Device: Windows Share Posted November 19, 2013 Good move getting generator. I got a tri fuel gas/propane/natural gas generator a couple of years back. Haven't had to use it for real yet. It was stories like yours that made me buy one. It's worth the money! Good luck and I hope you get power soon! LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DEEJAYKEG Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 1238 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 35 Topic Count: 1207 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6083 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 4984 Achievement Points: 50727 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 11 Joined: 03/12/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 11 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted November 19, 2013 We spent an evening without power, during the summer, when there was a major fault at a local electricity sub-station. It was, perhaps, the most boring experienced in decades! None of the technology worked apart from a battery-powered radio... It took us back to the black-outs of the troubled 1960s and '70s when power station workers went on strike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LandShark Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 698 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 26 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1145 Content Per Day: 0.21 Reputation: 782 Achievement Points: 7232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/06/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 2, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2013 Lost power for three days during an Ice Storm. First night was fine, actually fun. We made popcorn for the kids and grandkids in the fireplace, cooked their dinner in there too. My teens hated the internet being out a lot more than I did. Kept our phones charged in the cars. LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 19, 2013 Well, 24 hours since high winds knocked out the power. Seldom ever out this long, but rumors are Weds or Thurs before it's back! Whaaaaa! I want my power! However, can't complain too much since many worse off and even some deaths in that crap that went through the Midwest. Picked up a generator today (finally!), and got fridge and small freezer keeping/saving food. That alone paid for the generator. Some lights too. Could have had heat, but need special connector/cord. Luckily, temps not too low yet and stove burner keeping livable temp in house. Using lake water to flush, so nice perk since no well at the moment. So see you all back in game when power is restored here. Withdrawls!!! You will be fine Laszlo as long as you have your fridge, freezer and computer running. Cold beer makes live more bearable as well ;-) LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Joe Canadian Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 822 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 87 Topic Count: 317 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 5477 Content Per Day: 1.03 Reputation: 5025 Achievement Points: 42632 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 20 Joined: 12/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: October 25, 2023 Birthday: 03/01/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted November 19, 2013 Lost power for three days during an Ice Storm. First night was fine, actually fun. We made popcorn for the kids and grandkids in the fireplace, cooked their dinner in there too. My teens hated the internet being out a lot more than I did. Kept our phones charged in the cars. My kids can't live without internet.... LordOfChaos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9165 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 24350 Achievement Points: 94400 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 317 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 12:50 PM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 No PC, just this phone and do have work PC. But just got call from the other half and power restored! Woohoo! They were saying possibly Friday to have back. But back today! So be shooting you Idiots tonight!!!!!! Oh and I can shower now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mazdarati Posted November 19, 2013 Member ID: 173 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 42 Topic Count: 94 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1392 Content Per Day: 0.26 Reputation: 769 Achievement Points: 9957 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 3 Birthday: 02/08/1962 Device: Windows Share Posted November 19, 2013 Lazslo .. Mine went out about 8:45pm and was back on the next day at 2pm... hope your comes on soon , that was a hell of a storm huh .... Tornadoes north of me LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
TheLastColdBeer Posted November 20, 2013 Member ID: 489 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 51 Topic Count: 549 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 4681 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 5879 Achievement Points: 41190 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 14 Joined: 09/22/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 01/09/1963 Device: Kindle Fire Share Posted November 20, 2013 Good to hear the power is back on Laz, you're out of candle land. LtLaszlo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LtLaszlo Posted November 20, 2013 Member ID: 151 Group: ++ COD2 Admin Followers: 62 Topic Count: 186 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 9165 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 24350 Achievement Points: 94400 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 317 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: Yesterday at 12:50 PM Birthday: 05/17/1959 Device: Windows Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 Yes, the irony is my wife (who complained the most) loves the TV shows like Little House on the Prairie, Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman - shows of the mid 1800's. She always says "Wouldn't it be great to live back then? Times were so simple." I say "Fuck No! No electricity! No flushing toilettes or running water! Can die if you cut yourself from infection! Fuck No!" We live in the best times ever! We continue to make life easier/comfortable all the time! However, losing power (and internet) does make us realize not to get too dependent on technology or we forget how to survive without them. Can you say SKYNET?!! LOL! Mazdarati 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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