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#140072 - 07/17/08 05:33 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: TeacherRO]
wildman800 Offline
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Registered: 11/09/06
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I have read several sources, semi and fully reliable, that predict brownouts and blackouts are coming to an area near you very shortly (late July-September??).
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#140078 - 07/17/08 05:49 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: Blast]
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Congrats! We should hit DR up for some kind of plaque or something to go with the honor...
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#140079 - 07/17/08 05:49 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: red]
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Or is that just one certain particular cat?


Just one particular cat. Unfortunately, it belongs to my machete-wielding, bullseye-shooting, motorcycle racing-armor-wearing, totally hot wife. You can understand my dilemma.

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#140080 - 07/17/08 05:53 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: Blast]
wildman800 Offline
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well put Blast---One doesn't mess with the Queen's Cat!!!
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#140096 - 07/17/08 06:23 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: TeacherRO]
Am_Fear_Liath_Mor Offline
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Registered: 08/03/07
Posts: 3078
Hi TeacherRO

Some New York nostalgia about the summer 77 blackout. whistle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio4_aod.shtml?radio4/archivehour

Enjoy!!

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#140143 - 07/17/08 08:59 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: Blast]
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What I'd give to get my wife to shoot bullseyes while riding a motorcycle and wielding a machete...

But she is kinda hot...

You have a dilemma, Blast. Death by feline canines and claws vs. death by DW's *the look*.

(Sighing) Well, gotta go play with my ever-faithful dog now. See ya!
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#140150 - 07/17/08 09:48 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: red]
Blast Offline
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Death by feline canines and claws vs. death by DW's *the look*.


Killing me by "The Look" would probably be her least painful way of doing me in. I'm guessing when the time comes she'll cut my hamstrings, break my elbows, skin me alive then make me watch as she sews a nice quilt out of my flesh.

Trust me, size and temper are NOT related. eek

-Blast
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#140153 - 07/17/08 10:22 PM Re: Power brown outs [Re: philip]
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Originally Posted By: philip


My big deal is medicine. We're both on life-long pills, and if there's no long term power, we will have trouble getting prescriptions filled. I think I'll ask the pharmacy what their power plans are if there's an earthquake or long term power outage.


There's been some pretty good threads on developing an emergency stash of prescription meds. As per Katrina, this is a critical area. The solution is quite easy. Here's a good thread about this
and this
I need to develop a better plan for our pharmacy. The clinic doesn't even have a backup generator. The sad fact is most of the docs will be called into the hospitals for triage work where they have backup power...leaving me powerless. I have a SmartUPS, but that lasts 20 min. I've read about hooking up a UPS to a deep-cycle battery for hours of power...I will be looking into that at home as well. Power is the biggie with pharmacy. My little fridge would have to have a backup power source as well.
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#140212 - 07/18/08 06:59 AM Re: Power brown outs [Re: red]
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My father passed away recently, and I will say when the estate is settled, and I sell his house, certain "upgrades" will be done to MY house - one of them is a whole house generator
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#140220 - 07/18/08 10:12 AM Re: Power brown outs [Re: KG2V]
dweste Offline
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Registered: 02/16/08
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Loc: Central California
Consider some solar, too. Generate electricity, heat some water, maybe even a solar oven to cook and to boil water - all with free fuel. Of course solar works better in some locations and at some times of the year than in others.


Edited by dweste (07/18/08 10:12 AM)

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