An ice storm is on the way. I love winter. I love snow. I'm pretty sure no one loves ice. I love the way it looks on the trees, I want to go to an ice hotel but that's about where it ends
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Yeah, I just saw the winter storm warning at the weather channel website. I'm going out to dinner with a friend after work up at the Highlands so I hope the bad weather holds off until after I get home. :-(
We lost power for over a week during the hurricane last summer, which for us means no water, as well. After five days or so, it started to get pretty gnarly, and after seven, it was downright hideous. We had no power in an earlier house several years ago over the holidays because of an ice storm, but that actually ended up being not so bad, because it gave us an excuse Christmas day to just stay in rather than traipsing all over the countryside (to see people we were just as happy not seeing
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thanks. I have all of that, flashlight, candles etc.
I would love to have a generator but there's no propane here or a place to store it. MANY of the houses here are propane adn I've done that and nearly died at hte cost of it.
yeah I know you had a rough time of it. No water would be even worse
We had the propane put in when we moved in so we could have a gas dryer and stove (I HATE electric stoves!) and a gas water heater when our old one goes. It cost a couple hundred bucks to get it installed, but it was worth it. The generator won't be cheap, but it will be worth it, and will add to the value of the house, since it will be permanently installed. Living here in hurricane alley, and out in the country enough to where we are always the last to get power restored, we really need it. Especially for me, since I don't work and am stuck home 24/7, and with my health problems - to lose the heat in the dead of winter would be a real problem. We really just have to suck up the expense and do it.
Glad to hear you are all prepared. And I may have spoken too soon - I just got a weather alert that we are supposed to get a light dusting of snow and ice here tonight, but it's going to be in the 40's tomorrow, so it will all disappear by noon, dammit.
ah then that's not so bad. I hate electric stoves too. When I lived with evil_little_dog we had a propane stove which wasn't bad. When I lived in Rhinelander WI, it was costing me nealry 500$ a month in propane and that was 6 years ago.
Ice, yuck. I hope you have a battery-powered reading light, at least--one of those little things that clip to the book. You can get a lot of reading (and writing, and grading) done when there's no power to run the computer and TV.
The temperature is supposed to top out at around 80 down here on Sunday. This has been the screwiest winter.
Mom asked me the other day why, instead of buying a house, you didn't just rent one and have the best of both worlds. I couldn't remember, but I know there is a reason. Probably a dearth of desirable places to rent, knowing your area.
you nailed it and they mostly want in the 800-1200$ range for houses because they expect whole families (as in plural, hell we have plurals living in these apts) to rent it out and share.
Be safe and stay warm and dry i would hate to hear that some thing bad happened to you. Be cautious when and if you need to go out i've never seen an ice storm that i can recall but i don't like the winter period it triggers my asthma and if you have to drive please be very careful of the black ice patches. Have a safe and healthy weekend.
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I would love to have a generator but there's no propane here or a place to store it. MANY of the houses here are propane adn I've done that and nearly died at hte cost of it.
yeah I know you had a rough time of it. No water would be even worse
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Glad to hear you are all prepared. And I may have spoken too soon - I just got a weather alert that we are supposed to get a light dusting of snow and ice here tonight, but it's going to be in the 40's tomorrow, so it will all disappear by noon, dammit.
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good luck to you too
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The temperature is supposed to top out at around 80 down here on Sunday. This has been the screwiest winter.
Mom asked me the other day why, instead of buying a house, you didn't just rent one and have the best of both worlds. I couldn't remember, but I know there is a reason. Probably a dearth of desirable places to rent, knowing your area.
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What's happening in Jackson?
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laundry
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...of course, your clothes might break.
Or maybe I'm thinking of Paul Bunyan.
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I've been in many an ice storm.
summer does that to my asthma which is why i hate the season
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