Hydro out. No heat. No water. But Telegram2Fido works! LOL.
Does that happen often?
No, not really. I think there were just 3 other long outages at most 4hours each this year. But this one is 11 hours sofar.
We had none, for the last couple of years, as far as I can remember. ?
We had none, for the last couple of years, as far as I can remember.
?
Indeed.
A large area of my province is affected. Trees are most often to blame.
Indeed.
A large area of my province is affected. Trees are most often to blame.
Hi August,remember.
On 2020-11-16 15:37:12, you wrote to me:
We had none, for the last couple of years, as far as I can
blame.?
Indeed.
A large area of my province is affected. Trees are most often to
What do they do? Fall on the lines?
Bye, Wilfred.
We had none, for the last couple of years, as far as I can remember. ?
The bad part it we have well water, not city water, so power outages
also knock out the well pumps.
In 2008, Hurricane Ike knocked out the power around Houston for a
while. My parents were lucky, only a few hours. Where I live now was
a few days. I lived about 1.5 miles from where I do now, and was
without power or water for 2 weeks.
A large area of my province is affected. Trees are most often to
blame.
What do they do? Fall on the lines?
know)We had none, for the last couple of years, as far as I can remember.
?
I would think that in your region (Netherlands for those here may not
there would be plenty occassions of high winds and gales off the coast. Plus, I am reading that it rains a lot.
Along the way I've learned a bit about "niksen" - the art of doing nothing.
Hi Charles! 16 Nov 20 15:45, you wrote to me:
The bad part it we have well water, not city water, so powerLack of access to the usual water source can be a major problem
outages also knock out the well pumps.
for many, even in my area where many homes feature their own
wells.
But, I have a stash of the small bottled kind and keep a few large
jugs of water around. It's a relief to have some spare water even
just for flushing. Yesterday I could get my water in town at the
shop where the town water is gravity-fed from a nearby lake to a
water tower.
In 2008, Hurricane Ike knocked out the power around Houston for aThe winds yesterday could have practically been called a
while. My parents were lucky, only a few hours. Where I live now
was a few days. I lived about 1.5 miles from where I do now, and
was without power or water for 2 weeks.
hurricane. But guess anything under 100mph is just a "Storm With
No Name".
Along the way I've learned a bit about "niksen" - the art of doing
nothing.
;)
I think the biggest take away people got from our situation was how outdated our utility infrastructure was. And all these years later, little has changed.
Hi Charles!ev
16 Nov 20 15:45, you wrote to me:
The bad part it we have well water, not city water, so power outages also knock out the well pumps.
Lack of access to the usual water source can be a major problem for many,
in my area where many homes feature their own wells.flushing
But, I have a stash of the small bottled kind and keep a few large jugs of water around. It's a relief to have some spare water even just for
Yesterday I could get my water in town at the shop where the town water is gravity-fed from a nearby lake to a water tower.
guesIn 2008, Hurricane Ike knocked out the power around Houston for a while. My parents were lucky, only a few hours. Where I live now was
a few days. I lived about 1.5 miles from where I do now, and was without power or water for 2 weeks.
The winds yesterday could have practically been called a hurricane. But
anything under 100mph is just a "Storm With No Name".
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