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Power went out. No problem, I'm prepared for this, right? I spent the whole time keeping Henry alive. Dorothy did actually die of complications of getting too cold last year.
I have two fire places and no fire wood. A kerosene (paraffin oil - did you know they were the same??) heater would be nice.
I haven't gotten a generator because I don't want to need one. I'm thinking I need to get a small one just for Henry.
Also, hauling buckets of water through the snow and woods from stream to flush my toilet would suck.
The sky lit up a few times before the power went out. It corresponded closely to brownouts. Somebody commented that lightning + snow was cool. It wasn't lightning, it was the power lines arcing.
I briefly wondered how the process of restoring electricity could be improved, then realized I definitely prefer living around people who can handle the grid going down for a while occasionally. Leave it off.
Most stores were closed. Big cardboard and marker sign in the window of the grocery store, "CLOSED". The weirdest was the gas station being closed. I don't... I've been completely unprepared for that. Shopping at the Walgreens with its power out was an interesting experience. All cash, I assume. Checked out with pen and paper. They had runners checking the prices for everything because they prices were only marked on the shelves. They had at least double the usual staff, including a guy standing by the door. Didn't hear any comments about me openly carrying.
Update 2011-11-01: I have power. Wasn't home last night, so it could've come on sooner.
I have two fire places and no fire wood. A kerosene (paraffin oil - did you know they were the same??) heater would be nice.
I haven't gotten a generator because I don't want to need one. I'm thinking I need to get a small one just for Henry.
Also, hauling buckets of water through the snow and woods from stream to flush my toilet would suck.
The sky lit up a few times before the power went out. It corresponded closely to brownouts. Somebody commented that lightning + snow was cool. It wasn't lightning, it was the power lines arcing.
I briefly wondered how the process of restoring electricity could be improved, then realized I definitely prefer living around people who can handle the grid going down for a while occasionally. Leave it off.
Most stores were closed. Big cardboard and marker sign in the window of the grocery store, "CLOSED". The weirdest was the gas station being closed. I don't... I've been completely unprepared for that. Shopping at the Walgreens with its power out was an interesting experience. All cash, I assume. Checked out with pen and paper. They had runners checking the prices for everything because they prices were only marked on the shelves. They had at least double the usual staff, including a guy standing by the door. Didn't hear any comments about me openly carrying.
Update 2011-11-01: I have power. Wasn't home last night, so it could've come on sooner.
