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greenthumb
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Username: Green_thumb
Post Number: 50
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:37 pm: | 
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In sympathy with our neighbors in Queens, just wondering what the longest continuous time period people have ever gone (involuntarily) without electricity? Personally, 4 1/2 days and since we had well water we lost water as well -- with 3 1/2 feet of snow on the ground must admit I was not a happy camper but as most roads were impassable I could not just go check into a hotel. In retrospect I no longer think of the "old days' as romantic -- just "cold and dark!" So how about you? And do you think it is worse in extreme heat or extreme cold? |
cody
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Username: Cody
Post Number: 1079
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:53 pm: |
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About 36 hours one winter. It was very, very cold that December, and without heat the house got very cool, very quickly. We kept putting on extra clothing and huddling under blankets with the children, but we would probably have left and gone to a hotel if it had lasted much longer. They were only 6 and 3 at the time.
Our other blackouts were in the summer, which presents other problems - staying cool, for example. But the most inconvenient was the 1975 blackout in Manhattan, because I lived on the 13th floor of a high-rise. Without power, there was no water (no pumps to get it up there), no elevators and no lights. I had to walk down 13 flights of stairs in the dark with my dog to walk her and carry jugs of water back upstairs.
But I really feel for the poor people in St. Louis and Queens. Each day just compounds the pain. |
CFA
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Username: Cfa
Post Number: 1662
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:54 pm: |
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During the last hurricane, we went I believe 8 days (could have been more) without electricity. When we built our home, I thought we wouldn't have to go without electricity since we're across the street from a hospital. I thought we would be on the same grid as the hospital, but unfortunately, we're not. They have power almost immediately but we must wait. Thank goodness it was in the Fall when we really didn't need the A/C. |
Lizziecat
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Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1335
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 7:59 pm: |
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Four days, after hurricane Floyd. We bought a generator after that. At least we'll have some light, and be able to keep the refrigerator running--and the computers, of course. |
Bajou
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Username: Bajou
Post Number: 1352
Registered: 2-2006
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 9:45 pm: |
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three weeks in New Orleans. It sucks |
hch
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Username: Hch
Post Number: 305
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 9:48 pm: |
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Four or five days when I was a little kid during the winter (@ 1973) in CT. It was because an ice storm knocked down the wires and many, many trees. It was actually the ice storm which the movie "Ice Storm" was named after.
We basically hung out by the fire place and didn't go outside. |
Psychomom
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Username: Psychomom
Post Number: 404
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, July 24, 2006 - 10:53 pm: |
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about 3 days...we were on vacation in the poconos and about an hour after we arrived a tornado hit (we just thought it was a really bad storm)...had no power or water for a few days.
It was bad because it was a rental place so we didn't have all the conveniences of home...the stores sold out of candles and flashlights fast.
We bought up a few candles, but all they had left were the really smelly ones and not two were the same...we burned them anyway but the place smelled really wierd. |
Glock 17
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Username: Glock17
Post Number: 1554
Registered: 7-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 10:55 am: |
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Summer camp. Two weeks straight. Thank you Boy Scouts of America for showing me the way. It was the most relaxing and fun two weeks of my life. When I worked staff we got four outlets per bungalow (sp.?) It was still basically an open shack in the woods though. |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2570
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:43 am: |
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22 days, Cream Ridge NJ, sometime around mid 80’s.
Our driveway was about ½ mile long and we have our own poles. Two came down and we were put on a pretty extensive list for repair. My parents went off to the local hotel and I slept near the fire, bathed in the pool. Organized the fire company, who had to water the horses, Police (Our security was down) and shipping mares to other farms. Along with keeping the farm running as sawing limbs. Longest 22 days ever.
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Nob
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Username: Nob
Post Number: 330
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 11:59 am: |
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Wow Brett -- I'm impressed -- I'd have gone to the hotel. At least you had a pool!! |
Brett
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Username: Bmalibashksa
Post Number: 2571
Registered: 7-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 1:46 pm: |
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This was Cream Ridge NJ. The closest hotel was 40 minutes. And my mom or dad would drop off a cooler every two days with some lunch meat, veggies, milk, 4 beers, and I made do with the pool.
After about 5 days I didn’t want to step in a hotel, and my mom said the house stunk for a week after.
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greenthumb
Citizen
Username: Green_thumb
Post Number: 53
Registered: 5-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 2:39 pm: |
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Yuk! |
KRNL
Citizen
Username: Krnl
Post Number: 101
Registered: 9-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 25, 2006 - 6:29 pm: |
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About 5 or 6 days one December here in Maplewood. For the first day or two we still had one outlet working (go figure!) and were able to hook up a space heater in a small bedroom. After that we just wore many layers of clothes and kept a fire going in the fireplace. We were lucky to have hot water (gas heater) and ate out alot.
That storm was much like the current one in Montclair. It took many days to restore power in the area. We were one of the last to get our power restored--low priority because we were the only home on our block to lose power. I eventually went out onto the street and waved down a utility truck to get them to help us.
The next week we left for an extended camping trip in Chile and realized that we could have kept warmer by setting up our tent in the dining room and hanging out in it. |
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