Bertha Venation
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:14 AM
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Do you get nervous when the power goes out? |
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Mine went out at 3:00 AM today. It woke me up. Yes, the power outage woke me up. Then I couldn't go back to sleep. It came back on at 4:20. Alas, because I had no Mary Jane, I went back to sleep.
I laid awake because I was freaked. Do you get freaked when the power goes out?
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Deep13
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:20 AM
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The furnace fan is electric.
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Tue Nov-18-08 09:33 AM
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Our dwelling is 100% electric and no funds or means to put in an alternative fuel backup. Plus a kerosene heater would be too dangerous.
Power cuts will wake me up because I can't sleep with silence. I need to hear BBC World Service. Or NPR chatter for that matter. Both help me get to sleep (they don't send me to sleep they're not that boring... will listen to them endlessly on long drives OK).
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:27 AM
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2. not so much now as I used to with |
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children still at home. I always worried about keeping the kids warm, feeding them, etc ...
How horrible it must be for parents to ALWAYS have that worry. :cry:
replying to this post makes me realize (again) how fortunate I am.
:hug:
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Bertha Venation
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Tue Nov-18-08 09:20 AM
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:28 AM
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it is annoying but, it doens't freak me out.
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:42 AM
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And when the power is on, there is background noise, without power it is totally silent, which is what probably woke you up.
Is Mrs V back yet?
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Bertha Venation
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Mon Nov-17-08 12:08 PM
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Not until next Sunday.
If she were beside me, I would've been fine. :(
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:43 AM
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5. I live deep in the woods and my power goes out often, so I got a |
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propane powered generator. Now when the power goes of, I just go out and fire that baby up. It powers my whole house and I no longer have to worry.
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Mon Nov-17-08 11:51 AM
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6. I don't mind it too much |
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as long as I have candles. I'll just light em up and read. Forced quite.
Now if it stays out it drives me nuts!!
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