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Title: what do you do....... Post by Turts on Mar 3rd, 2007, 3:06pm when stuck in snow conditions like those seen in various photos posted here? i'd image that power outages would be a regular occurance so you'd be stuck playing charades?? |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by LeLimey on Mar 3rd, 2007, 3:07pm depends on who I was stuck with ;) |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Mac_Muz on Mar 3rd, 2007, 3:12pm I hang out on a motorcycle board and dream of sunny warm ridin' weatha', which I thought wrong about since I was down to nearly the new rock harvest until yesterday.... and I get to go push the stuff outta the drive with my plow truck with vengance..... |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Brewcrew on Mar 3rd, 2007, 3:17pm on 03/03/07 at 15:07:42, LeLimey wrote:
Okay, that accounts for about 5 minutes.... ...if we did it twice. ;;D |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by LeLimey on Mar 3rd, 2007, 3:25pm on 03/03/07 at 15:17:41, Brewcrew wrote:
Someone's gonna have to take you in hand brewbaby - ain't gonna be me though! LOL I have to admit - I quite like the idea of being snowbound ;) |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Mac_Muz on Mar 3rd, 2007, 4:50pm Lelimey, are you sure those words are what you ment to say? :o |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Jonny on Mar 3rd, 2007, 5:16pm on 03/03/07 at 15:06:51, Turts wrote:
Big ass generator......I never lose power ;;D |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Mosaicwench on Mar 3rd, 2007, 5:24pm Despite brew's self-deprecating humor, it's amusing to be "snowbound" for about 1/2 a day. Then it gets old - fast. Power is never a problem since we have a generator (like Jonny's which explains my big ass . . . ) and a fireplace should the need arise. We've not lost power during a storm for years. We drink a lot of coffee, watch tv, and hang out here on CH. And make sure we have gas for the snowblower and that the boots and mittens are dry. Food isn't a problem (again, big ass) but if it were the grocery is only 2 miles away and we have 2 4-wheel drive vehicles. I've never been in a storm I couldn't drive in, but most I choose not to if possible. Now Helen, unhand my husband! [smiley=JAW_DROP.gif] |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Redd on Mar 3rd, 2007, 7:33pm I still go to work. It's been snow or flurries for 4 days snow. Since Wed night. Helen, you gotta be feeling much better to be thinking what your thinking..thats great news. My dream snow day at this point in my life would consist of lots of candles, yes even during the day...Lots of vanilla/cinnamon coffee ...and then lots of wine once it's beer:30 and a book I found at the retired teachers book sale that I read over 20 years ago and I couldn't put it down then, and now I get the chance to re-read it. (I think this stroke of luck is telling me I need to take a 4 day weekend and lock the damn door and shut off the phones and unplug the computer....) Yeeeeeeeeeah right.... |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by LeLimey on Mar 3rd, 2007, 7:55pm Don't worry Pat, I did say it wouldn't be me LOL MacMuz, what's wrong with what I said? I'm a born again angel didn't you know?! ::) So Pegg, whats the book? You know me and books! Not altogether sure that I could face booze yet but I'll join you in your wine with a G&T to test it! You know what though? After having been to CH conventions a snow day/weekend wouldn't even be noticeable at one of them would it? With all that incredible company who would even notice the weather?! |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Charlie on Mar 4th, 2007, 12:07am Actually, except for the area south and east of Lake Ontario in New York State...something betweeen 100 and 150 inches of snow or so, not much else in New York came to a stop. Syracuse, NY is used to it and so are we in Jamestown, NY. It takes a lot to stop things here. We have ridiculous plowing equipment here. To the south, it's another matter. Jonny can tell you the same. We had 90 minutes of power outage but it wasn't due to the storm. I donned my L. L. Bean jacket and sat in my recliner listening to the radio. Charades isn't the same and porn is out until the damned power returns :( Charlie |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by taraann on Mar 4th, 2007, 12:46am Didn't any of you hear about the baby boom's of years past that occured about 9 months after a bad winter? Lot's of ppl keeping warm lol For me though it's playing rummey, listening to tunes, and frantically checking candles and freaking out that one of the kids or dog will knock one over. Reading, can't forget reading! |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Callico_Kid on Mar 5th, 2007, 9:04pm Watch TV by candlelight. ;;D |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by barry_sword on Mar 5th, 2007, 9:11pm Discuss with Angie(wife) about how we need a back-up system someday SOON! Barry :D |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Gator on Mar 6th, 2007, 8:16am We don't get that much snow here, so we don't really get "snowbound" that often. I think I've seen more ice storms than snow storms here. Either way, the house we live in is about 7 miles out in the country and is ALL electric. Everything stops when the power goes out - water, heat, cooking - everything. The local electric cooperative is pretty bad. We get as many outages on warm and sunny days as we do on ice and snowy days - almost daily and sometimes multiple times per day. (which is why I have a UPS on every computer) Mostly they are a few seconds to a few minutes and are just annoying, but we do have the odd, several hours long outage. The only time we had an outage of any consequence here, we farmed the kids out to friends in town and Jane and I spent about 3 days huddling and cuddling until the power came back on. The only pipes that froze, and miraculously did not burst, were the ones in the well house that were above ground. Once the power was restored, I had to take a torch out there and thaw them out and we brought the kids home. Thankfully, this has only happened once in 6 years of living here. There are a lot of people, especially in Eastern and Northeastern Oklahoma, who have had it much worse. |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Lobster on Mar 6th, 2007, 11:29am My current house is right on the edge of town. I am right on the line that the power company considers 'out of town'. Thus I am on rural power. During this winters ice storms we had some fairly long outages... a day or so. Across the rest of the year we have at least one or two 12 hour outages and a number of 2-3 hours outages. So what is it like? Pretty fun, really. Like camping without leaving the house. We have a wood burner, so that keeps us toasty. We light a shitload of candles, which my daughter instantly lights, even if the power flickers. I do plan to pick up a generator this year. For an extended outage I can use a smallish generator to power my instant hot water heaters and furnances, which are natural gas powered... and the gas tends to never experience an outage. Typically the condition that triggered the outage is more of a concern than the outage itself. For example... the ice storm of a few months ago sucked hard. Limbs hitting the house and such. |
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Title: Re: what do you do....... Post by Paul98 on Mar 6th, 2007, 11:59am Burn wood. Don't care if the power goes out. Gas stove, Colmen lamps. -P. |
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