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They’re estimating Nov 18th at 10:00pm for us.

Two days was one of our minor inconveniences over the years. Two events went almost six days.

Generac backup was well worth it. Runs on propane. wish we had natural gas but the loons are against anything not 100 percent renewal. So they want biomass electric plates that will cost consumers significantly more. Then of course they will be demanding subsidies for the lower incomes.

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Originally posted by rscalzo:

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They’re estimating Nov 18th at 10:00pm for us.

Two days was one of our minor inconveniences over the years. Two events went almost six days.

Generac backup was well worth it. Runs on propane. wish we had natural gas but the loons are against anything not 100 percent renewal. So they want biomass electric plates that will cost consumers significantly more. Then of course they will be demanding subsidies for the lower incomes.

I think 2 days is wishful thinking having seen the mess out there now firsthand. Chaos.

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
The hard part is sitting around waiting for nightfall and the arrival of looters.

They mostly come out at night. Mostly.

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
The hard part is sitting around waiting for nightfall and the arrival of looters.

What's the Beer du jour for your evening Lootpocalypse?

Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale. My favorite seasonal. Don’t want it to be pillaged.

If y'all want to look on the bright side, at least it's winter time. Hopefully you have some gas heat or a fireplace, or at least some good blankets or sleeping bags. I know it's not particularly fun, but I would trade that in a heartbeat for our outages here in the summer.

Heat, humidity, and mosquitoes that will carry you away are not a pleasant combination. Good luck to y'all!

As was implied above when you get power back to online and get a Generac back up whole house generator.

In the short term maybe you can get a portable generator when you can get out of your neighborhood if there are any left...or if you're near SW Va I can loan you mine...

What the heck happened to "Global warming"?

Time to buy a portable generator. I have a Generac 7500 and it runs my house when power is lost. The only things I care about are the Fridge, well, pellet stove and hot water. I have a gas range, so cooking isn't an issue.
I have lost power for up to 7 days numerous times, and the generator is a blessing.
I also keep a couple outside lights on (LED's don't use much power at all).
Good luck!

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Originally posted by honestlou:
If y'all want to look on the bright side, at least it's winter time. Hopefully you have some gas heat or a fireplace, or at least some good blankets or sleeping bags. I know it's not particularly fun, but I would trade that in a heartbeat for our outages here in the summer.

Heat, humidity, and mosquitoes that will carry you away are not a pleasant combination. Good luck to y'all!

Yeah , like after a hurricane . Miserable .

We have a small ranch style house with a full basement. I don't think the basement ever gets above the low 70's in the summertime. Without a basement and power summer could be a bummer! I wouldn't won a house without a basement but I know there are areas where a basement doesn't work.

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Originally posted by mark_a:
I assume Butler County is in Ohio?

I'm sure its Pa. There's a lot of power out in Armstrong, Clarion and Butler Counties.

Wear all your watches so the lube doesn't seize up in the cold.

Good luck. We went 13 days without power after Hurricane Ike. That was not much fun. I don't know which is worse - no power and 35 or 90.

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Originally posted by Loswsmith:

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
The hard part is sitting around waiting for nightfall and the arrival of looters.

They mostly come out at night. Mostly.

Ok Newt.

We survived a bad weather bout in rural Clackamas County Oregon, circa 1977 or so. Lowest isobar reading ever, stuck over most of the state....went nearly 2 weeks at -30F range, without power OR water.

Multnomah Falls frozen solid & some folks drove across the Columbia River ice at the I-5 bridge.

Some of our camping gear & skills along with basic poverty life style got us through.

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
The hard part is sitting around waiting for nightfall and the arrival of looters.

Oh. I thought that would be the fun part.

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Originally posted by mark_a:
I assume Butler County is in Ohio?

No, Butler County, PA. The challenge facing the utility companies is their inability to respond to the overwhelming number of downed lines. Instead of a handful of large outages, they are dealing with hundreds of smaller outages from broken electrical lines. Service is sporadic. I live ~1 linear mile from r0gue and lost power only momentarily. My cable service however was down ~30 hours. The attached photo is representative of nearly every road in the county.

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Originally posted by cne32507:

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Originally posted by SHOOTIN BLANKS:
The hard part is sitting around waiting for nightfall and the arrival of looters.

Oh. I thought that would be the fun part.

Kind of like when you stayed up late on Christmas Eve waiting to catch Santa.

Looters in PA - put the coroner on speed dial............

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Originally posted by honestlou:
If y'all want to look on the bright side, at least it's winter time. Hopefully you have some gas heat or a fireplace, or at least some good blankets or sleeping bags. I know it's not particularly fun, but I would trade that in a heartbeat for our outages here in the summer.

Heat, humidity, and mosquitoes that will carry you away are not a pleasant combination. Good luck to y'all!

Respectfully, I don't think you quite grasp a PA winter. But I am glad it's only 32 degrees and not 10, or 0, or -10. No pipes have froze.

All of this is right at my house. Maybe 300' radius.






Scored a generator in a town about an hour away. Just started calling all home depots outside the damaged area. Snorkeling my iPhone off the Mac (and hot-spotting in reverse!) now to get some charge before I start working the hook up. So of course, chainsaws are getting closer. I expect power restoration the moment I get it working