yoopermom
Come join Bravo by the fire...
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- Sep 27, 2000
This is not a *true* vent or complaint, we aren't in the path of a hurricane, or typhoon, or wildfires, I get it.....
However, we did get the biggest one day storm we've had in the 25 years we've been living here: 22 inches of wet heavy snow in about 18 hours on Saturday into Sunday. No electricity since Sunday am, our road wasn't plowed until yesterday afternoon.
The good: we have alternative heat source (wood stove in front room with lots of wood and kindling cut, it keeps the house at 80, the dogs are actually too hot), gas stove for cooking (have to light pilot light manually but no big deal), water stocked up for a week, lots of headlamps/flashlights/etc. But, still....
It's dark from 4 pm to 7 am, wow! Okay, the first night was still and silent and kind of cool, but now it's getting old . I can't wait to take a shower (baby wipes and dry shampoo only last so long). I missed the fall finale of the Good Doctor. My parents keep calling to make sure we're still alive. I told them we are, but my DH would do much better on those Alaska Survival shows than I would. I should have known, since my idea of camping is a 30' RV with full hookup and his is a tent in the middle of nowhere....
So tell me your "no electricity" stories, make me laugh...or cry....please!
Terri
UPDATE: Drove in the yard at 9 pm after work last night to see the house ablaze with light, whew! Everything is up and working, and life is back to normal. Thanks to ALL of you for helping me through this!
However, we did get the biggest one day storm we've had in the 25 years we've been living here: 22 inches of wet heavy snow in about 18 hours on Saturday into Sunday. No electricity since Sunday am, our road wasn't plowed until yesterday afternoon.
The good: we have alternative heat source (wood stove in front room with lots of wood and kindling cut, it keeps the house at 80, the dogs are actually too hot), gas stove for cooking (have to light pilot light manually but no big deal), water stocked up for a week, lots of headlamps/flashlights/etc. But, still....
It's dark from 4 pm to 7 am, wow! Okay, the first night was still and silent and kind of cool, but now it's getting old . I can't wait to take a shower (baby wipes and dry shampoo only last so long). I missed the fall finale of the Good Doctor. My parents keep calling to make sure we're still alive. I told them we are, but my DH would do much better on those Alaska Survival shows than I would. I should have known, since my idea of camping is a 30' RV with full hookup and his is a tent in the middle of nowhere....
So tell me your "no electricity" stories, make me laugh...or cry....please!
Terri
UPDATE: Drove in the yard at 9 pm after work last night to see the house ablaze with light, whew! Everything is up and working, and life is back to normal. Thanks to ALL of you for helping me through this!
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