> power loss
Back in December of 2008 we had a vicious ice storm, like a once in 200 year storm. Took our power out for 7 days. Temps never got above 20F. My generator died the first night. We bailed water out of our basement for 8 hours until the storm stopped. I was carrying 40 gallon trash barrels full of water up the bulkhead stairs out of the basement to empty them. We refused to leave. We went through a cord of wood in 7 days keeping the house habitable. I was unprepared with water. Flushed the toilet with water from our vernal pools. It was something I will never ever forget.
-SB
ditto. all we had was hot water, no heat.
Fireplace came in handy! have since installed a generator.