Are you ready for bad weather?
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Generator fired up and tested - Brian is making sure we have enough extension cords (<----- DO THAT!)
He also went out today and got a gadget at Harbor Freight that you charge up and it holds power, good for recharging phones and stuff.
Make sure you have a radio or something with fresh batteries so you can find out what is going on in the outside world (it stinks when you have no source of information beyond your neighbourhood).
I survived Ice Storm 98 back in Canada and was without power, phones or water for a week. We heated with wood so we were warm but it was pretty primitive otherwise.
Flashlights, lamps/lanterns, water (just in case - last round we were under a boil water advisory because of a broken water main that day).
And if you have to travel, make sure you have some supplies in your vehicle - blanket, food, water, good shoes to walk in, hat, gloves/mitts, scarf, warm coat. You might think it's overkill but ask anyone who was stuck in their car for 20 hours...
Stay safe out there, folks!
He also went out today and got a gadget at Harbor Freight that you charge up and it holds power, good for recharging phones and stuff.
Make sure you have a radio or something with fresh batteries so you can find out what is going on in the outside world (it stinks when you have no source of information beyond your neighbourhood).
I survived Ice Storm 98 back in Canada and was without power, phones or water for a week. We heated with wood so we were warm but it was pretty primitive otherwise.
Flashlights, lamps/lanterns, water (just in case - last round we were under a boil water advisory because of a broken water main that day).
And if you have to travel, make sure you have some supplies in your vehicle - blanket, food, water, good shoes to walk in, hat, gloves/mitts, scarf, warm coat. You might think it's overkill but ask anyone who was stuck in their car for 20 hours...
Stay safe out there, folks!
I really hope everything stays ok. My power company has been pretty good at keeping the power on, or restoring it quickly over the years.
I'm out of town for this one though. We've got the ecotech battery backup, and my wife just bought a small computer UPS to get maybe 90 minutes of filter time on our two freshwater tanks.
****, I hope the lights stay on.
I'm out of town for this one though. We've got the ecotech battery backup, and my wife just bought a small computer UPS to get maybe 90 minutes of filter time on our two freshwater tanks.
****, I hope the lights stay on.
Two generators are at the ready with 7 extra gallons of fuel. All vehicles are full of fuel. I've got 40 gallons of freshwater made for whatever it's needed for. All phones, tablets, laptops are fully charged and ready. I have a small power inverter ready as well. I've got 7-18V battery packs fully charged for lighting and my fireplace is natural gas as is the heat in the house. Luckily, one of my generators can run all of our heat fan motors which leaves my bigger one for anything else I need to run. Hot water and cooking are also natural gas. I have a propane cook stove, rechargeable camp light and sleeping bags if we need additional warmth.
I think I'm all set.
I think I'm all set.
LOL! A Scout is always prepared!
Did I mention sand bags in the rear of the truck? You know, just in case. Oh and the chainsaw is fueled and ready too.
I'm not sure what to do. My tank is in my dorm room and the building I am in doesn't have a generator. So has anyone had any luck with the cup of water and pouring into the tank method? It's 14 gallons so aerate every hour or so?
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Thanks so much Allen, I guess I forgot to mention that I'm at home riding out the storm. I'm depending on my roommates to take care of the tank. I didn't think it would get this bad and assumed that the building had a generator. I guess that's what I get for assuming things.
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Yeah but, in a pinch, it'll work.
Better than sipping the saltwater.
I would not use RO/DI water for everyday drinking but, for a day or two, I would.
And it's not normally water outages that we are concerned about.
Recently the only time I was considering using RO/DI was when the water main two houses down broke. Even then, we still had water flowing until they shut it off for the repair.
i have a big buddy propane heater that is safe for indoors i have 3-20 gallon tanks that should be good for about 2-3 days i have used it before and it heats very good not too much smell.plenty of food and water.since my house is total electric i have a coleman stove to cook on or a outside grill.last but not least ice in coolers. aquarium should be ok colder water = more oxygen FOWLR
Our power went out at 3:30 AM for no apparent reason.... back on about 5:30.
I'm not going anywhere today.
John - 7" of snow is for sissies. Remember where I come from. I shoveled 16" of the cr@p last year when I was home helping my Mom (and lived my first 33 winters up there).
Google, "Ice Storm 1998" See what you see. I was without power for a week in that one - no phone, no power, no WATER (we had a well).
Been there, done that, bought the woolen sweater.
Jenn
I'm not going anywhere today.
John - 7" of snow is for sissies. Remember where I come from. I shoveled 16" of the cr@p last year when I was home helping my Mom (and lived my first 33 winters up there).
Google, "Ice Storm 1998" See what you see. I was without power for a week in that one - no phone, no power, no WATER (we had a well).
Been there, done that, bought the woolen sweater.
Jenn
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Suggestion, stay in and sit around you tropical tank and warm up.
Nice 76 degrees in there.....lol.
Nice 76 degrees in there.....lol.
