November 17, 2002
Back from darkness

Thanks to some lovely ice storms that hit Connecticut Saturday night I have been without power since about 4am last night. (I can tell the time thanks to my line monitoring, finally found use for it!).

Not having power really sucks.. I'll be busy tonight throwing out spoiled food and making sure all my electronic equipment still works.. at least I know my computers work.. and my router..

Few more minutes and it should be warmer than 30 degrees in here as well.. go figure I have gas heat but it doesn't work without electricity. My cats are two little balls of fur snuggled together under a blanket.

I should buy a gas power generator so I can make noise at 4am just like my neighbors.

Posted November 17, 2002 09:24 PM in Random
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On November 18, 2002 12:02 AM SteveG added:

Good thing your weblog is hosted at a reliable location. ;-)

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On November 18, 2002 12:52 AM Techie2000 added:

Look into buying a big juicy, industrial sized UPS that'll last you a couple days. My Belkin UPS can run my computer 30 minutes, or my TV for several hours. Useful for watching the news to find out how long you'll be without power...

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On November 18, 2002 06:10 AM Breyten added:

I was without power for a while last week. Not so long though, just under an hour.

It really sucks indeed, esp. if you don't have a lighter, or candles around (like me:)

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On November 18, 2002 08:27 AM Dan de Isaacs added:

Furnace needs electricity for the blower. It can heat air, just can't move it. I keep UPS power to my LAN, my AV setup, and my fishtanks. We get frequent brownouts and momentary outages during storms. My "power event" logs are pretty busy.

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On November 19, 2002 02:21 PM Steve added:

Re: "I should buy a gas power generator"

Why not just serve burritos to the local rugby team?

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