oil lamps, wood stove, gas water heater, no worries here. not that i loose power often here in the city, but was no problem when we had a couple days from an ice storm a few years ago
Outages are expected here, especially as the winter winds and rain start kicking in, or the wildfires startup nearby, or PG&E’s line sensors shut off because some fat bird landed on a wire, or some mid-life crisis Miata driver runs into a power pole on the windey roads.
Two generators, a wood stove, gas stove and heater, gravity fed water from the uphill tanks, plenty of lamps, we get by. Only bad things are that losing power knocks out the internet, and the hot water heater is electric.
@katbyter After two decades with a well pump, I finally got the house hooked up to the rural water system. The best part was experiencing a power outage and still having running water.
Was going to vote no AC, but then I saw @cinoclav’s thread about losing a long meh button streak. Hopefully the cell phone towers wouldn’t have their power out too.
The past few outages lasted just long enough for me to set up the generator, flip disconnect breakers, and start the generator. Every time utility power came back on within 2 minutes of completing that.
I have three Ecoflow Deltas, 980W of solar, 25 power banks that all pretty much came from Meh. In a power outage I can still run movie night for the cul-de-sac on a 100" projector screen and also run a popcorn maker while keeping my fridge and chest freezer running. My wife rolls her eyes when things arrive, but every once and again, I’m a hero
@remo28 Get a butane cassette burner from Amazon and buy a set of butane canisters from your local Asian mart. You can then cook, boil water, make soup, or if you get the 9000btu or higher model, take it outside with a dutch oven and deep fry without spattering your kitchen. Very nice to have especially if you do not or cannot have a propane or charcoal grill.
Trying to find out who is escaping from the trunk.
@yakkoTDI Told you to buy these https://meh.com/forum/topics/10-piece-letsfit-resistance-band-bundle
My poor, poor batteries…
/giphy horror
On the landlocked Texas plains, power outages don’t happen during nice weather seasons.
oil lamps, wood stove, gas water heater, no worries here. not that i loose power often here in the city, but was no problem when we had a couple days from an ice storm a few years ago
Worst thing? Too dark to find the remote to turn the TV on.
Everything works but I have to listen to the generator.
Outages are expected here, especially as the winter winds and rain start kicking in, or the wildfires startup nearby, or PG&E’s line sensors shut off because some fat bird landed on a wire, or some mid-life crisis Miata driver runs into a power pole on the windey roads.
Two generators, a wood stove, gas stove and heater, gravity fed water from the uphill tanks, plenty of lamps, we get by. Only bad things are that losing power knocks out the internet, and the hot water heater is electric.
The worst part of a power outage?
No power would be my gripe!
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No cell or internet. And at our house, no running water either.
@katbyter After two decades with a well pump, I finally got the house hooked up to the rural water system. The best part was experiencing a power outage and still having running water.
People getting mad at me for sticking forks in the outlets again.
Was going to vote no AC, but then I saw @cinoclav’s thread about losing a long meh button streak. Hopefully the cell phone towers wouldn’t have their power out too.
Being powerless.
Depends on when, for how long, and whether there’s a tree through the roof.
The past few outages lasted just long enough for me to set up the generator, flip disconnect breakers, and start the generator. Every time utility power came back on within 2 minutes of completing that.
When we were on a private well, the worst part was losing water supply on top of everything else.
All of the above and then some. Power outages just suck all the way around.
I have three Ecoflow Deltas, 980W of solar, 25 power banks that all pretty much came from Meh. In a power outage I can still run movie night for the cul-de-sac on a 100" projector screen and also run a popcorn maker while keeping my fridge and chest freezer running. My wife rolls her eyes when things arrive, but every once and again, I’m a hero
I have an electric stove, so I can’t cook food.
@remo28 Get a butane cassette burner from Amazon and buy a set of butane canisters from your local Asian mart. You can then cook, boil water, make soup, or if you get the 9000btu or higher model, take it outside with a dutch oven and deep fry without spattering your kitchen. Very nice to have especially if you do not or cannot have a propane or charcoal grill.