Winter storm & power outages, oh my!

[firecadet613]

Quite a bit of rain here overnight and today, with a bit of a break late morning. Zero snow, although the temp is dropping.

The wind hasn't picked up yet, but both the main and backup generator are good to go. Ran by my mom's and ran her generator for a bit, and called to get her propane topped off next week.

 

[deo62]

Rain all day just now switched over to snow-like .50 cal size flakes.

 

[manifest destiny]

Not much up here yet so the wind must be coming in down south first.

Morgan Co. here, barely a breeze, no snow, very light rain/mist.

 

[BluePig]

Eastern Elkhart County... sitting in the dark. Lights flickered on/off for about 20 minutes and then a final out.
Fun times to come.

 

[BluePig]

NIPSCOn... Can't keep the power on here in a stiff breeze, but they will raise your rates at the drop of a hat.

 

[Bugzilla]

Fast forward to the year 2030… everyone go out and plug in your electric trucks…

But the electric is out and my solar generator is buried in snow!

 

[printcraft]

But the electric is out and my solar generator is buried in snow!

Sounds like little people problems.

 

[johntheplinker]

Other than buckets of rain last night and today, not a lot here in the hill country. Got a few decent gusts earlier but lights didn't even flicker.
Y'all Canuckistanis can keep that white lumpy stuff up there.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Not doing anything here at the moment

 

[Shadow01]

Strong wind, but no precipitation at the moment.

 

[BigMoose]

Just fired up the anthracite stove I installed this summer.

Screw cutting all that damn firewood. Screw messing with kero or gas.

I can get 40 pounds of these Dinosaur Turds for $13 and it lasts forever. And because it’s hard coal, it doesn’t smoke the neighbors.

Bonus is making the environmental ninny’s lie when they say that no one burns coal in Marion county anymore.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/premium-nut-coal-1100817?store=618&cid=Shopping-Google-Orgainc_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Organic_Feed

 

[BluePig]

Miracles onto of Miracles... power just came back on.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I went to Kroger to pick up a couple things (not storm-related) and thought it would be busy, but it was pretty dead.

camby walmart was PACKED at 4:30. But no empty shelves, no carts full of panic buys, etc. Doesnt anybody work? I left work early after putting in long hours earlier this week moving a branch office. We expected it to be quiet.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Just fired up the anthracite stove I installed this summer.

Screw cutting all that damn firewood. Screw messing with kero or gas.

I can get 40 pounds of these Dinosaur Turds for $13 and it lasts forever. And because it’s hard coal, it doesn’t smoke the neighbors.

Bonus is making the environmental ninny’s lie when they say that no one burns coal in Marion county anymore.

https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/premium-nut-coal-1100817?store=618&cid=Shopping-Google-Orgainc_Feed&utm_medium=Google&utm_source=Shopping&utm_campaign=&utm_content=Organic_Feed

Interesting. What stove is it? We've been toying with the idea of installing a wood stove downstairs. (heat would rise upstairs)
And can it burn wood in a pinch?

 

[BigMoose]

Interesting. What stove is it? We've been toying with the idea of installing a wood stove downstairs. (heat would rise upstairs)
And can it burn wood in a pinch?

Well it starts on small wood, but it’s too small for wood as primary. It’s a chubby stove.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Thanks. Just wondering if it could also burn wood in a pinch. (e.g. SHTF when you cant go buy more coal and have to start cutting wood)

 

[BigMoose]

Thanks. Just wondering if it could also burn wood in a pinch. (e.g. SHTF when you cant go buy more coal and have to start cutting wood)

In a pinch, there is local bituminous that could be used. Depending where you are you can just go scoop up what they have fall off the train/truck.

But my house is old enough to have a coal bin with an old iron chute door that was frankly useless for anything else, so I ordered in bulk and just used that space, door, and chute, for its intended purpose. I did subdivide it and the other half is used for other storage.

 

[snorko]

Getting cold down south here (31 now, low 20s overnight). Wind has been fierce though. Got home from work to find two large limbs down in the front yard.

 

[firecadet613]

Powers out, gen is on and Netflix kept our place!

 

[firecadet613]

Powers out, gen is on and Netflix kept our place!

And thanks to our outdoor pole light, I see that power is back on.