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[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Group 5 minus 1 wrote:

Have a friend who says if she thinks a storm is coming she fills up the bath tub.

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@Group 5 minus 1.  That's what we used to do before we got a generator. We have a well, so no water when electricity is out. That means no bathing, no flushing toilets, etc.

[Big Joanie]

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@Vivian wrote:

Up here in the woods of central NY, we lose power at least once a month. Ironically, the storms are not the main cause. Usually it’s a critter who gets fried. Sorry for the glum description but it is very frustrating to lose power so frequently. My neighbor has a generator and my husband and I have considered it, but so far we just put up with the inconvenience.

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We are up here on the ST Lawerence River ....and lost power from a bad

wind storm that came through Friday night ....are you anywhere near

Watertown ... just curiuos .....

[Carmie]

We have been fortunate that our power never goes out except for a second or two....just long enough so that I have to reset all of the clocks and my refrigerator  that blinks 88 until I reset it.

All of our electric wires are underground.  Our water goes off a few times a year with no warning, usually when someone is in the shower all soaped up. It is only off a few hours which seems like forever if you need to rinse.

[WaJa61]

Good for you on the generator system, @Group 5 minus 1. We live in a rural area with frequent power outages due to lake effect storms in the warm months, and ice and snow in the cold months. The whole house generator was one of the best investments we ever made. 

[Catiele]

We live in the country and also have well water. No water period. Had a auto on installed. When the power goes off on it comes. We both agree it was one of the best things we ever did. 

[Kachina624]

@151949   I've heard that TV ad for that little evaporative cooler numerous times but never heard it was battery operated.  If it was, you'd need financing to keep it in batteries.

[151949]

When our house was built one of the few extras we got was a whole house surge protector installed right where the electric service comes into the house.At least we don't have that to worry about.

Unfortunately, according to the NWS, wind damage and power outages are actually minor inconveniences of tropical storms and hurricanes. The real damage is flooding and storm surge. They have a lot on TV right now about it, as hurricane season starts in 3 weeks. DH & I were watching something last evening about storms and flooding and how storm surge works. They showed film from Katrina where the surge was 28 ft high along Mississippi's coast. 

[151949]

We have 3  5 gallon water bottles we would fill before the storm for drinking water then fill both bathtubs for washing and flushing water.

[151949]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@151949   I've heard that TV ad for that little evaporative cooler numerous times but never heard it was battery operated.  If it was, you'd need financing to keep it in batteries.

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I think your correct - it isn't battery operated. There are battery operated fans though. 

We have a small generator that will charge the batteries in our electric cooler, my CPAP, and our weather radio and one computer. Being  campers for many years, the concept of being without electric isn't new to us. Last year during hurricane IRMA our home only lost electric for 2 hours, while homes across the street lost electric for 3 days.