@cengland0 I don’t even set the clock on the microwave anymore. It is adjacent to the wall oven which also has a clock, and the clock in the oven isn’t as sensitive to brief power blips as the microwave. Besides, my OCD does not do well when the times on the two clocks are out of sync due to the inevitable drift.
@kjady That used to be bad, but we have portable Mr Heaters for winter (and an aladdin and a couple of kerosene lamps that put out decent heat) and a generator that can run a room a/c so at least the sleeping room stays comfortable… and it also provides TV, computer, fan, and fridge/freezer power for winter. The only thing to worry about is the local pilferers since it is a portable and this is, after all, ill-annoy.
@shrnack74 I have a ton of philips hue lights and none of them do that. Are you using the wifi versions or those that require the hue hub? I use the hub.
@cengland0 The hub. Your reply sent on a Google hunt again and this time I found an answer in our recovery mode. So, I’d like to change my answer to as soon as the lights go out I crave microwave popcorn.
For anyone else reading this, the setting is actually called, “Power-on Behavior” and you “Use these settings to determine what your lights do when they are powered on after having been powered off, whether using a wall switch or due to a power outage.”
Your options for this setting are:
Philips Hue default (Warm white, full brightness)
Power loss recovery (Last used color and brightness)
@Fuzzalini@jimmyd103@shahnm
Of course. Because that refrigerator ain’t gonna keep those batteries cold all by itself.
/image battery-powered refrigerator
@Fuzzalini Me too! Left the house at 8AM, swung by at noon to grab a to-go lunch, and returned when the dinner bell rung. Then back out for ghost in the graveyard.
Lots to do…fishing in the creek, building forts, dirt bike race track, chipped teeth, sun burn, ticks, stitches, backyard football, and on and on and on.
/giphy surprised I survived
@Fuzzalini@jimmyd103 Don’t forget Cox engine lighter-fluid fueled line controlled airplane dogfights. And bottle rocket wars and playing “pass reciever goes long for a bomb” with Lawn Darts like it was a football.
/image jarts
/youtube cox line-controlled airplane
How about a choice on the survey that is : All of the above or Not being able to use anything that needs electrical power? Or raising the powered garage door without power (reaching that release lever on the opener is impossible with a van parked underneath). We are so spoiled having electricity. Spent a week without it after a tornado took out the power lines. Cooking on a camp stove when you are not camping gets old fast.
We have a private well, so when the power goes out we have water only until the pressure tank runs out. For brief outages that is not so bad, but it becomes a nasty problem once the toilets no longer flush. I do have a generator that will run the well pump, but that means hauling it out of the barn, hooking it up, fueling it and getting it started. So I usually don’t bother with it unless the outage lasts more than half a day or so.
Air-conditioning or heating followed by the garage door. How can these not be on the list. All of the things on the list have workarounds of varying levels of effectiveness, but there’s no good fix for no ac or heat or that heavy awkward door.
No internet. I’ve had the power go out in the evening when it’s too dark to read and without the internet, I’ve just said the hell with it and gone to bed.
@Fuzzalini
I can do a cool shower like in the summer but no power means no hot water and no shower for me, especially since I take a good 20 min shower.
Back in…2003?..( Def pre smart phone/ mobile internet) I called the power company on my landline, to check on the status/est duration of the outage…
The recording told me I could report an outage on their webpage.
@ZeroCharisma That part I like - my fridge and mini-freezer and DVR put out a constant undercurrent of “white noise” and it’s so relaxing to not hear it. And extra nice in the summer if my dratted neighbors’ noisy air-conditioner shuts off!
Have to reset the microwave and stove clocks because I cannot put them on a UPS.
@cengland0 Me crow wahve vey.
@cengland0 @stinks
@cengland0 I don’t even set the clock on the microwave anymore. It is adjacent to the wall oven which also has a clock, and the clock in the oven isn’t as sensitive to brief power blips as the microwave. Besides, my OCD does not do well when the times on the two clocks are out of sync due to the inevitable drift.
Whole house generator for the win!!
@karlajoy or a fleet of Mophie powerbanks all wired together dangerously.
@karlajoy @pmarin Plug them all into a giant continuous loop and they’ll stay charged forever!
KuoH
Climate control goes out. If it’s winter it gets cold fast. In the summer No AC or fans. Ick.
@kjady That used to be bad, but we have portable Mr Heaters for winter (and an aladdin and a couple of kerosene lamps that put out decent heat) and a generator that can run a room a/c so at least the sleeping room stays comfortable… and it also provides TV, computer, fan, and fridge/freezer power for winter. The only thing to worry about is the local pilferers since it is a portable and this is, after all, ill-annoy.
@kjady came here to say this. When it goes out on the coldest night of the year (-60*F with wind-chill), really makes you panic!
Can’t use my computer!!
/giphy sobbing
The lack of ac/heat sure sucks.
UPS beeps.
Resetting a billion clocks. (I collect clocks.)
@PooltoyWolf Yikes! You must be a regular customer for those multi-outlet power strips & outlet adapters that they always seem to be selling here…
@ELJAY Actually, no! I don’t seem to have that problem. At least, not yet.
@PooltoyWolf The simple fix is leave the main circuit breaker off and wait until the stroke of midnight to turn it back on.
KuoH
@kuoh
Neighbors checking if your power is also out.
Can’t get to Meh to see what junk is on sale tonight.
/giphy no internet
Searching for one of the many flashlights I’ve bought from Meh none of which work because I’ve bought them from Meh.
All the Phillips hue lights come on, even if they were off before the outage.
@shrnack74 I have a ton of philips hue lights and none of them do that. Are you using the wifi versions or those that require the hue hub? I use the hub.
@cengland0 The hub. Your reply sent on a Google hunt again and this time I found an answer in our recovery mode. So, I’d like to change my answer to as soon as the lights go out I crave microwave popcorn.
For anyone else reading this, the setting is actually called, “Power-on Behavior” and you “Use these settings to determine what your lights do when they are powered on after having been powered off, whether using a wall switch or due to a power outage.”
Your options for this setting are:
Can’t make the lasers go pew pew
/giphy lasers pew pew
Definitely the lack of AC. Unless it’s around 6AM, in which case it’s the lack of morning coffee
@st_ellis
or use the gas stovetop to heat the water you pour thru the filter on your “Mr. Coffee clone”. There, I fixed it…
The complaining kids who are bored and have “nothing” to do.
@jimmyd103 Go outside and play! Get out of my hair!
@Fuzzalini If only that could work. You know there isn’t anything to do outside, right?
@Fuzzalini @jimmyd103 Exactly. And even if you did want to go outdoors, there’s a youtube video so you don’t have to.
This is why you bought all those power bricks from Meh, yes?
@Fuzzalini @mike808 Very true. Need to remember to keep the devices charged AND the power bricks charged.
/giphy battery never charged
@Fuzzalini @jimmyd103 @shahnm
Of course. Because that refrigerator ain’t gonna keep those batteries cold all by itself.
/image battery-powered refrigerator
@Fuzzalini @mike808 @shahnm i need one of these! Hey @meh can you hook us up?
@jimmyd103 There was tons of shit to do outside when I was a kid, most of which my parents didn’t want me doing, but I did anyway.
@Fuzzalini Me too! Left the house at 8AM, swung by at noon to grab a to-go lunch, and returned when the dinner bell rung. Then back out for ghost in the graveyard.
Lots to do…fishing in the creek, building forts, dirt bike race track, chipped teeth, sun burn, ticks, stitches, backyard football, and on and on and on.
/giphy surprised I survived
@Fuzzalini @jimmyd103 Don’t forget Cox engine lighter-fluid fueled line controlled airplane dogfights. And bottle rocket wars and playing “pass reciever goes long for a bomb” with Lawn Darts like it was a football.
/image jarts
/youtube cox line-controlled airplane
No A/C.
How about a choice on the survey that is : All of the above or Not being able to use anything that needs electrical power? Or raising the powered garage door without power (reaching that release lever on the opener is impossible with a van parked underneath). We are so spoiled having electricity. Spent a week without it after a tornado took out the power lines. Cooking on a camp stove when you are not camping gets old fast.
@mehmef Have you seen one of these camp stoves?
/image grill
@mehmef The newer garage door openers have a battery back up in them to raise and lower the door during a power outage. Got one in my new house.
We have a private well, so when the power goes out we have water only until the pressure tank runs out. For brief outages that is not so bad, but it becomes a nasty problem once the toilets no longer flush. I do have a generator that will run the well pump, but that means hauling it out of the barn, hooking it up, fueling it and getting it started. So I usually don’t bother with it unless the outage lasts more than half a day or so.
Air-conditioning or heating followed by the garage door. How can these not be on the list. All of the things on the list have workarounds of varying levels of effectiveness, but there’s no good fix for no ac or heat or that heavy awkward door.
No internet. I’ve had the power go out in the evening when it’s too dark to read and without the internet, I’ve just said the hell with it and gone to bed.
@madanthony
which is bad because… why?
Umm I don’t know about you guys but I can’t take a freezing cold shower I need hot water.
@Star2236 I don’t understand people who can, who say “It’s so brisk!” No, it sucks.
@Fuzzalini
I can do a cool shower like in the summer but no power means no hot water and no shower for me, especially since I take a good 20 min shower.
@Star2236
Gas water heater … FTW!
Back in…2003?..( Def pre smart phone/ mobile internet) I called the power company on my landline, to check on the status/est duration of the outage…
The recording told me I could report an outage on their webpage.
Not without power I can’t…
The deafening silence.
@ZeroCharisma That part I like - my fridge and mini-freezer and DVR put out a constant undercurrent of “white noise” and it’s so relaxing to not hear it. And extra nice in the summer if my dratted neighbors’ noisy air-conditioner shuts off!