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Post by remnantprep on Feb 16, 2014 17:26:40 GMT 10
So we had a blackout for an hour and it was so much fun (haha) to see how we reacted! Hubby wanted to read a book (he doesn't get to do this often), my little one got her lantern and turned it on while I got the big lantern out! I also turned on our small radio which little one loved as she could dance around! We all got very noisy and my 17yo son just didn't cope with the thought of no electricity  ! He had to wash his uniform for work which was done in the bathtub and the bucket with plunger setup I had made to do washing in! Hubby had planned to do moussaka for dinner but we did not have the oven so I said I would use the fondue set to cook the mince etc but before I could the lights came back on. We also all had a shower as we did not know how long it would all be out for! Hahaha   |
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Post by shinester on Feb 16, 2014 18:47:26 GMT 10
Cool!
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Post by Jason on Feb 17, 2014 18:43:06 GMT 10
Its a great chance to put your plans into practice, and as you said Rem it is actually a lot of fun.
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Post by remnantprep on Feb 17, 2014 19:00:49 GMT 10
Its a great chance to put your plans into practice, and as you said Rem it is actually a lot of fun. Yeah it sure is! You do think to your self though how ready am I really to tackle something more long term! |
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Post by Jason on Feb 17, 2014 19:09:20 GMT 10
Yeah I think the longer one goes on (we had one here for 5 hours) the more you think ok, what if it doesn't come back on, what are my next steps etc. In that first 1-6 hours I think its just a laugh for the kids etc, but Im still keeping an eye on the power outages and an ear on the radio in case it is something bigger.
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Post by remnantprep on Feb 17, 2014 19:11:56 GMT 10
We had a bit of a strong wind and I think that was the issue but there wasn't a huge storm or anything!
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Post by remnantprep on Feb 17, 2014 19:16:07 GMT 10
I really liked the fact that my four year old knew to turn her lamp on (its a battery operated one)!
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Post by wolfstar on Feb 17, 2014 19:18:17 GMT 10
Oh, you probably know a good friend of mine! Lol, she said there was a huge blackout!
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Post by remnantprep on Feb 17, 2014 19:19:20 GMT 10
Oh really!
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Post by wolfstar on Feb 17, 2014 19:22:13 GMT 10
Yeah, crazy small world hey! Lol i'll pm you ^_^
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Post by remnantprep on Feb 17, 2014 19:24:31 GMT 10
Ok.
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Post by Nex Socius on Feb 17, 2014 20:17:38 GMT 10
Sounds like fun  |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 23, 2014 15:46:26 GMT 10
They have been fixing our lines for the past 12months, and we loose power from 8am-4pm once a month! With out storm outage!
My oil lamps all work well, as dose the gas stove....and the new Genset powers the water pump and the fridge and freezer and yes the TV...LOL
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! He had to wash his uniform for work which was done in the bathtub and the bucket with plunger setup I had made to do washing in! Hubby had planned to do moussaka for dinner but we did not have the oven so I said I would use the fondue set to cook the mince etc but before I could the lights came back on. We also all had a shower as we did not know how long it would all be out for! Hahaha 
