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Get ready for sky high utility bills. That is one promise by resident Obama that he will surely keep.
Get ready for sky high utility bills. That is one promise by resident Obama that he will surely keep.
There shouldn’t be any power grid failures here. They’ll just use the smart meters to turn off power to those of us who don’t live in the right zip codes. Or who don’t own NFL stadiums.
My plan:
1. Fire up the generator
2. Use the pool
3. Sleep in the basement
4. Hope #3 leads to me getting lucky! :)
I’d bet ‘ol Saul would gnaw off his right arm for five minutes in an air-conditioned room right about now...he just celebrated the 40th anniversary of his own personal ‘heat wave’ a few days ago...
70* in my area of CA right now...
A bit chilly for my liking.
This is a life/death issue for my dad who has CHF & cannot tolerate heat/humidity much over 80 without breathing difficulties. We were without power for two days this week (Tues/Wed) after the “derecho” storm came through on Monday. We ran the water pump, lights, etc. on a generator and the temps were cool enough that he was ok. Now, it would be a different story. We have a large generator that will run the air conditioning (heat pump), but for some reason, it won’t start it. Dad is working on that issue now .... might have to go buy a portable air conditioner that will run off the generator to keep one room cool for him if the worst happens. Triple digit temps - tough on any power grid.
Already live ‘off the grid’ so yes, we are prepared for grid problems. Our preps include owning and knowing how to use effectively multiple firearms, a dog who barks at unusual happenings, and we live more than a mile from the nearest human-occupied structures. Hope the rest are as well prepared.
Last time we had power outages in really hot weather, we used generators to hook up window air conditioners in a couple of the bedrooms.
I also hang out in our basement, and don’t really need the air conditioner, but fans are a big plus.
When I was a girl, most people had no air conditioning anyway. We put on bathing suits and jumped in the shower then ran around with wet hair and suits.
Granny wet her hair and humg a wet towel around her neck. One summer grandpa moved the bed out side, and we slept under the stars, because it was too hot to sleep in the house.
I am more concerned about the lack of rainfall and water than loss of air conditioning.
We have already had some brief power outages here. People won’t blame Obama and the EPA for shutting down all those coal plants, but that’s who is to blame, of course. When are folks going to wise up that the libs are destroying our freedom and prosperity? We will have a third world standard of living soon.
For me lighting is not an issue, I am an LED flashlight nut with rechargeable batteries and car and solar chargers for the batteries.
I use natural gas, plus I own a variety of about 15 back pack stoves that burn all fuels including battery operated fan assisted and passive wood fragments burning, so cooking isn’t an issue.
I own a library so entertainment is fine.
For me the issue is the fridge, so I guess I will rinse out two 1 gallon milk jugs for water and keep them in the freezer, that should keep the fridge foods fine for at least three days, and possibly five.
Absolutely prepared with an 18,500W generator. It powers three houses with propane. Very sweet unit. Comes on/goes off automatically. We like to call him “Sparky.”
Thanks for this important sanity check.
National Emergency!!!! Marial Law until the situation is contained.
My wife is on an oxygen machine. We have a generator and enough gas for at least a couple of days. Gotta get some money from the ATM machine though. Learned that lesson last winter. Gas was cash only.
Never waste a crisis.
Texas, with 100+ temps in May and June, has already had warnings about brown/black outs and cautions to not use appliances during afternoon hours. I’d bet Hussein wouldn’t want any down time this summer to tick the sheeple off but just wait until next summer.
Bought a 10kw generator in January. Powered by Honda.
I see it’s 103 in NYC right now.
Need to fill-up a couple 5 gal cans of ethanol free gas.
I also see that another tropical wave has formed out in the Atlantic. Currently on a southern route.