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Posted by Lucille on June 27, 2009, 2:19 pm
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> ellice wrote:
>> So,
>> today - after walking home from work (2 mi, including my time to whine on
>> the phone to Donna) in the 90% humidity -yuck - and collapsing til I no
>> longer looked like an exploding tomato (can you say cold shower?)
> Golly, last night was *stifling* here - that 90% was NOT an exaggeration!
> Our power went out around 6:30 p.m. - and I hadn't even started to think
> about dinner yet. So DH and I went to the grocery store salad bar and
> brought it home to eat outside on the deck, because the air had absolutely
> stopped moving.
> No fans in the house, too many bugs to sit outside, we finally went to bed
> around 10:30 for lack of anything better to do. And it was SO hot, I was
> just laying there sweating. UGH. No air movement at all. You could cut it
> with a knife.
> Thankfully the power went back on in the middle of the night, and DH had
> remembered to turn on the fans before we went to bed, so they started up
> while we slept. Today it's gorgeous out - sunny and breezy, with air
> blowing through constantly. What a contrast to last night!
> Obviously, no stitching last night. I managed to read awhile with my "itty
> bitty night light" clip-on. But without any street lamps, the house was
> pitch dark - unusual for this city girl!
> sue
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com
You have my sincerest and deepest sympathy.
We suffer from power outages every so often, in the winter from the wind
and in the interminable FL summer from the heat. I have little mag light
flashlights in every room, a big lantern in the laundry room, a little
rechargeable light that stays plugged in all the time and acts like a night
light but is supposed to go on battery when there is a power failure and, of
course, a battery operated radio. My best purchase, of all is the battery
operated fan that isn't the strongest but sure helps when the air goes off
in our badly insulated houses.
Oh yes, thanks for the reminder. I must fill a few extra bottles with
water because oftentimes our water system goes off when the power fails.
Such fun.
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Posted by Bruce Fletcher (remove denture on June 28, 2009, 2:55 am
Lucille wrote:
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> You have my sincerest and deepest sympathy.
>
> We suffer from power outages every so often, in the winter from the
> wind and in the interminable FL summer from the heat. I have little mag
> light flashlights in every room, a big lantern in the laundry room, a
> little rechargeable light that stays plugged in all the time and acts
> like a night light but is supposed to go on battery when there is a
> power failure and, of course, a battery operated radio. My best
> purchase, of all is the battery operated fan that isn't the strongest
> but sure helps when the air goes off in our badly insulated houses.
>
> Oh yes, thanks for the reminder. I must fill a few extra bottles with
> water because oftentimes our water system goes off when the power fails.
>
> Such fun.
>
>
In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up
(clockwork) lanterns and radio we bought to cover power outages - see
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<http://windupradio.com>. If our experience is anything to go by you
will have no more power outages from the day you buy the wind-up
lanterns and radio...
--
Bruce Fletcher
Stronsay, Orkney UK
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<http://claremont.islandblogging.co.uk>
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Posted by ellice on June 28, 2009, 2:09 pm
On 6/28/09 2:55 AM, "Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply)"
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> Lucille wrote:
>> You have my sincerest and deepest sympathy.
>>
>> We suffer from power outages every so often, in the winter from the
>> wind and in the interminable FL summer from the heat. I have little mag
>> light flashlights in every room, a big lantern in the laundry room, a
>> little rechargeable light that stays plugged in all the time and acts
>> like a night light but is supposed to go on battery when there is a
>> power failure and, of course, a battery operated radio. My best
>> purchase, of all is the battery operated fan that isn't the strongest
>> but sure helps when the air goes off in our badly insulated houses.
>>
>> Oh yes, thanks for the reminder. I must fill a few extra bottles with
>> water because oftentimes our water system goes off when the power fails.
>>
>> Such fun.
>>
>>
>
> In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up
> (clockwork) lanterns and radio we bought to cover power outages - see
> <http://windupradio.com>. If our experience is anything to go by you
> will have no more power outages from the day you buy the wind-up
> lanterns and radio...
I think we all did talk about this a while ago. We got a pair of Motorola
wind-up lights with flashers and radio. They work great - got them at
Costco for some bargain - maybe $15/&17 for the pair. It's a great idea -
and we've used them plenty.
Ellice
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Posted by Susan Hartman on June 28, 2009, 2:21 pm
Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
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> In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up
> (clockwork) lanterns and radio we bought to cover power outages - see
> <http://windupradio.com>. If our experience is anything to go by you
> will have no more power outages from the day you buy the wind-up
> lanterns and radio...
Thanks for that reminder. Maybe I'll get DH the windup radio. During the
power outage, he went outside to sit in the car and listen to the
baseball game (Baltimore Orioles, of course) on the car radio...then
complained that he had to wind down the windows because it was stifling,
and the bugs were eating him alive. With a windup radio he could stay in
the house and be safe from mosquitos.
sue
--
Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
The Magazine of Folk and World Music
www.dirtylinen.com
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Posted by Lucille on June 28, 2009, 3:04 pm
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> Bruce Fletcher (remove dentures to reply) wrote:
> > In an earlier topic on this group I think I mentioned the wind-up
>> (clockwork) lanterns and radio we bought to cover power outages - see
>> <http://windupradio.com>. If our experience is anything to go by you
>> will have no more power outages from the day you buy the wind-up lanterns
>> and radio...
> Thanks for that reminder. Maybe I'll get DH the windup radio. During the
> power outage, he went outside to sit in the car and listen to the baseball
> game (Baltimore Orioles, of course) on the car radio...then complained
> that he had to wind down the windows because it was stifling, and the bugs
> were eating him alive. With a windup radio he could stay in the house and
> be safe from mosquitos.
> sue
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com
I have a battery operated radio that has to be at least 30 years old and
still works very well. My bedroom clock radio will work on battery power
as well. It uses so little power that one 9 volt (the rectangular one?)
lasts all season.
and with out frequent power problems it gets used a lot.
Lucille
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>> So,
>> today - after walking home from work (2 mi, including my time to whine on
>> the phone to Donna) in the 90% humidity -yuck - and collapsing til I no
>> longer looked like an exploding tomato (can you say cold shower?)
> Golly, last night was *stifling* here - that 90% was NOT an exaggeration!
> Our power went out around 6:30 p.m. - and I hadn't even started to think
> about dinner yet. So DH and I went to the grocery store salad bar and
> brought it home to eat outside on the deck, because the air had absolutely
> stopped moving.
> No fans in the house, too many bugs to sit outside, we finally went to bed
> around 10:30 for lack of anything better to do. And it was SO hot, I was
> just laying there sweating. UGH. No air movement at all. You could cut it
> with a knife.
> Thankfully the power went back on in the middle of the night, and DH had
> remembered to turn on the fans before we went to bed, so they started up
> while we slept. Today it's gorgeous out - sunny and breezy, with air
> blowing through constantly. What a contrast to last night!
> Obviously, no stitching last night. I managed to read awhile with my "itty
> bitty night light" clip-on. But without any street lamps, the house was
> pitch dark - unusual for this city girl!
> sue
> --
> Susan Hartman/Dirty Linen
> The Magazine of Folk and World Music
> www.dirtylinen.com