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Offline thundley4

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Frelling power company.
« on: April 03, 2011, 06:54:19 PM »
We just got our power back on after over 3 1/2 hours.  No storm or rain even, just high winds.  Man, this is the longest I've went without coffee except for sleeping in a long time.  :-)
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #1 on: April 03, 2011, 06:55:15 PM »
At least it was still daytime.  Nothing worse than losing power at night.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2011, 07:10:10 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on April 03, 2011, 06:54:19 PM
We just got our power back on after over 3 1/2 hours.  No storm or rain even, just high winds.  Man, this is the longest I've went without coffee except for sleeping in a long time.  :-)

That's WHY I have a Percolator and a propane gas burner camp stove thingy.  :-)

 :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: because you are ill-prepared.   :-) :tongue:
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2011, 07:18:24 PM »
Quote from: Thor on April 03, 2011, 07:10:10 PM
That's WHY I have a Percolator and a propane gas burner camp stove thingy.  :-)

 :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: because you are ill-prepared.   :-) :tongue:

My wife put the percolator away somewhere and forgot where.  The gas stove works well enough when the power is out .  I still haven't seen how high the winds were, but they've calmed down to around 25 mph.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2011, 07:20:28 PM »
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #5 on: April 03, 2011, 07:27:51 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on April 03, 2011, 07:18:24 PM
My wife put the percolator away somewhere and forgot where.  The gas stove works well enough when the power is out .  I still haven't seen how high the winds were, but they've calmed down to around 25 mph.

I use my percolator daily because the drip coffee makers just don't cut it. I can NEVER get my coffee strong enough. We've been having solid 30 MPH winds here today with gusts up to 50 MPH.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #6 on: April 03, 2011, 07:37:02 PM »
Quote from: Thor on April 03, 2011, 07:27:51 PM
I use my percolator daily because the drip coffee makers just don't cut it. I can NEVER get my coffee strong enough. We've been having solid 30 MPH winds here today with gusts up to 50 MPH.


I buy the dark blends of coffee and add extra when I make it.  The best cup is that first one I get when the pot is only half full.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #7 on: April 03, 2011, 08:13:27 PM »
Quote from: thundley4 on April 03, 2011, 07:37:02 PM

I buy the dark blends of coffee and add extra when I make it.  The best cup is that first one I get when the pot is only half full.

Ohh, you and I would be at war over that!!  :hammer: :hammer: :hammer: Doing that ruins the entire pot of coffee. It's not as if it's strong enough to begin with, but taking the best part kills the rest. That said, were you to make a fresh pot after doing that, I MIGHT forgive you!!  :-)
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2011, 10:47:30 AM »
I found out this morning why it took over three hours to get the power back yesterday.  The wind snapped off a power pole at ground level about two blocks away.   Wind speeds reached over 50 mph yesterday.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2011, 12:07:04 PM »
Concur with the generator idea.

I bought a Kohler 17kW standby generator with transfer switch when I bought my house. While we haven't had all that many power outages, we were definitely glad when they happened. I think the longest stretch was about 6 hours.

17kW is enough to run the furnace, a/c, most lights in the house, the garage door openers, and even a couple of ovens before it starts bogging down.

I change the oil in the engine every year and just put a new 12VDC battery in it a few weeks ago, and it really is a handy thing to have.

I can make all the freakin' coffee I want when the power goes out. I've got Mr. Kohler cranking out the V's......

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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #10 on: April 04, 2011, 12:30:55 PM »
Quote from: Eupher on April 04, 2011, 12:07:04 PM
Concur with the generator idea.

I bought a Kohler 17kW standby generator with transfer switch when I bought my house. While we haven't had all that many power outages, we were definitely glad when they happened. I think the longest stretch was about 6 hours.

17kW is enough to run the furnace, a/c, most lights in the house, the garage door openers, and even a couple of ovens before it starts bogging down.

I change the oil in the engine every year and just put a new 12VDC battery in it a few weeks ago, and it really is a handy thing to have.

I can make all the freakin' coffee I want when the power goes out. I've got Mr. Kohler cranking out the V's......

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I wanted to have one of those installed at the houses I lived in up in MN. They aren't cheap, but they are handy. I was going to go with the natural gas  powered type. Here in North Texas, we seem to have power outages regularly. The longest one being right near ten hours. Every time we have an outage, it's at least four hours before it gets restored, if not longer.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #11 on: April 04, 2011, 01:28:32 PM »
Quote from: Thor on April 04, 2011, 12:30:55 PM
I wanted to have one of those installed at the houses I lived in up in MN. They aren't cheap, but they are handy. I was going to go with the natural gas  powered type. Here in North Texas, we seem to have power outages regularly. The longest one being right near ten hours. Every time we have an outage, it's at least four hours before it gets restored, if not longer.

We've got propane, which I'm not fond of. But propane heats the house, runs the generator, runs the water heater, and lights the burner up underneath that percolator you've got.  :wink:
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #12 on: April 04, 2011, 03:38:04 PM »
Only 3 hours? When the powers goes off here I know not to expect power for at least 6 hours. The longest I went without power was 6 days :)
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #13 on: April 04, 2011, 03:55:10 PM »
What the fruck is a frelling power company?
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #14 on: April 04, 2011, 04:03:24 PM »
Quote from: Thor on April 04, 2011, 12:30:55 PM
I wanted to have one of those installed at the houses I lived in up in MN. They aren't cheap, but they are handy. I was going to go with the natural gas  powered type. Here in North Texas, we seem to have power outages regularly. The longest one being right near ten hours. Every time we have an outage, it's at least four hours before it gets restored, if not longer.

Here, Thor--got something for you:










I can count on outages at least once a winter, and good ones after an ice storm or a wind storm will last anywhere from 6-10 DAYS, if not longer.  I've had outages of 6 and 7 days in 2008 and 2009.  So far this winter I've been lucky--just a few idiots hitting poles or tree branches in the lines.  In those cases, I'm only looking at 5-6 hours.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #15 on: April 04, 2011, 04:07:42 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on April 04, 2011, 03:55:10 PM
What the fruck is a frelling power company?

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The "F" word substitute for the TV series Farscape. Using "Frelling" allowed the characters to swear at will making it seem natural.

Farscape (1999–2003) is a science fiction television series, featuring a present-day astronaut who accidentally travels through a wormhole to a distant galaxy on the other side of the Universe.
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Re: Frelling power company.
« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2011, 10:19:26 PM »
Quote from: Rebel on April 04, 2011, 03:55:10 PM
What the fruck is a frelling power company?

Never watched Farscape, huh?? Ya 'tard......  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

Quote from: NHSparky on April 04, 2011, 04:03:24 PM
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I can count on outages at least once a winter, and good ones after an ice storm or a wind storm will last anywhere from 6-10 DAYS, if not longer.  I've had outages of 6 and 7 days in 2008 and 2009.  So far this winter I've been lucky--just a few idiots hitting poles or tree branches in the lines.  In those cases, I'm only looking at 5-6 hours.


 :bird: Dolphinboy.......
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« Reply #17 on: April 06, 2011, 07:35:20 AM »
Quote from: Thor on April 04, 2011, 10:19:26 PM
Never watched Farscape, huh?? Ya 'tard......  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

 :bird: Dolphinboy.......

Yup--just like being back on the boat after a couple of days...no hot water, no hot food (except microwave), no laundry...yay!
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