Our village has been out since Friday night, the next street over got theirs back yesterday but the Hydro One app says we may be out till Tuesday night
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Our village has been out since Friday night, the next street over got theirs back yesterday but the Hydro One app says we may be out till Tuesday night
We just got it back last night. I hope you get it back soon if you don't have a generator.
Ours (just south of Huntsville) never even blinked, but I know many around us were out well into Saturday
We were out till 2pm today, 44 hours
I have a generator and most of the neighbours do too. A weekend like this makes you realize how lucky we were to keep power thru that last ice storm.
It's amazing how many will just brush this off as no big deal and go on their merry way, once the power is back on, as if nothing happened? A major, lengthy, and wide spread power grid shut down for any of a multitude of reasons will put a lot of folks in peril, but so many just ignore the ramifications? I don't like the label "prepper", but how many people are truly prepared for a big shut down? Non perishable food? Water? Meds? Ability to keep warm in the winter?Quote:
Originally Posted by 73hunter
My home is a conventional 3 BR bungalow, heated with a furnace, well water, etc. All pretty much useless when no power? But, I've also got my cabin about 1/2 hour away with woodstove and propane cookstove. A tiled well with lots of water that I could pail out if the pump had no power. Lot's of canned meat (I did myself) and other food supplies not dependant on the grid. My family wouldnt starve or perish from cold. A simple solar system would give us light once the gas ran out. We'd be fine for several weeks or longer if need be. Anyone else? Could you last a month? A couple of weeks even without outside help?
Pressure canned meat in the basement, veggies the same. We do not have a generator yet as funds did not allow it but when there is a call of a storm like this I fill up all the camping water jugs so we will have potable water if need be. It is now warm enough that I would not worry about freezing or my pipes freezing but we have a farm down the road we could go to with a wood stove and generator backup, the idea would be to shut off the breaker to the well, drain the water system and leave, nothing could be hurt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmoose
The key is to have a plan.
It is good that the power goes out once in awhile - it makes people think about what they are going to do when it is out for a long time - if you live in the country things won't be so bad but if your in a city you can be in tough shape unless you have prepared yourself for a long outage - I'm ready for a long one - I have a wood burning stove and a lot of firewood - got a well also a creek and pond on the property - as far as food I'm always stocked up - buy 50lb of flour and rolled oats - lot of canned goods - big bags of bean, popcorn, rice, potatoes, - then there is the garden if the situation happens in the summer - lot of wild life around if I need meat - fish in the pond - so I'm ready for the big one - as the boy scouts motto was - be prepared - I always thought that the way the Amish live they won't even notice if the power is out -
We have been out of power since 5 PM. on Friday, power was reconnected today just around 1 o'clock.
I had most essentials running off our generator, water pump, 2 freezers and 2 fridges and sump pump,other than lack of lights, [we used some battery powered LED lights, everything worked out fine , no shortage of food or water and we could use our toilet.
The only thing we missed is hot water , but that will be hooked up for next time we have a electrical black out.
I had just the day before the storm and power outage, bought a "Transfer Switch " which will be wired in and the hot water heater will be hooked up to use .
One thing I must say I am really impressed with the generator I bought last AUG.
It is a Generac, 10,000 watts start up and 8,000 watts continuous running, it ran continuously for 68 hours without so much as a hick up, the only time it was down was to refuel and check the oil level as this was the first time it was running and put to use .
Busmoose you hit this right on the head.The last time we were preparing for the ice storm,like 3 weeks ago,and potential outings, did a lot of soul search how are we going to survive if no hydro for a week in a dead of the winter..........other then food and water which we are Ok with for a week(or more) if we know it is coming......the heat issue still stays there non answered.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bushmoose
Any idea guys hot to heat a city dwelling on gas Forced Air heating system,without gas and hydro.......and no chimney ?All i could come up with was-conserve the trapped in heat as long as possible,dress warm and hope for fast return to "normal".
I think i am not alone with this issue.........?
Appreciate feedback.
We are set for a long time,our pantry gets called the store room. Even set with toilet paper as we don't just get a few on sale maybe 7 lol . It is something you need on a daily you can save more when get like 60 bucks at a time lol. [emoji106]
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Unfortunately, there are hundreds of thousands, if not millions of people in the same situation as you describe. The possibility of no heat during the winter in Canada? That potential scenario just proves how dependant our society is on the system. Dependant on the gov't to organise it all? Dependant on others to make sure the system works? Dependant on someone else providing food, heat and fuel, during a possible situation where there might not be any outside help?Quote:
Originally Posted by gbk
I can only suggest you should make changes in your lifestyle to become a bit more independant? If that means installing a back up source of heat (woodstove?), you may just have to do that? If your bylaws prevent that, then maybe have the stuff sitting in a shed ready to use if needed(bylaws be damned). It all comes down to personal choice of how independant you want to live? Good luck with whatever you do.
I can see hydro being off for a while, water usually has back up generators so that's fine. Same with natural gas, not often do they lose pressure. Non power vented water heaters don't need electricity if they have a pilot light. Furnaces, even high efficiency can be run from generators. Just remember to keep a couple gerry cans full and rotate them.
No doubt that “millions” is the right term to describe how many people would be in real trouble during a really extended power outage, even for a week or a few days in the winter.
A while back I realized that with 2 young kids, no relatives or close friends nearby (we had just moved here), and no woodstove, we would be in a real jam during a winter outage for any more than 12 hrs. Picked up a small generator on sale and had it set up to feed my panel so I could select breakers and run what we needed to get by. Life has some cruel ironies....I haven’t ever needed it before this weekend and I’m in the middle of some garage renovations, with my panel feed wiring disconnected. But I had the genny to run things anyway, just a pain with extension cords everywhere.
In a really significant doomsday scenario, having a big food stockpile is great but I think you’d get shot before eating most of it, unless you were super remote
Thanx guys for the feedback-Bushmoose ,without a chimney i will be stuck..........mind You if i am to change my house having chimney will be a must. If i am ever glad i asked this question. Fisherman-talk to my electrician is in short order,to see how to go about having a generator supplying my home with hydro.I have got some Jerry cans already;););)
And yes 73hunter-you are absolutely right,if the big one comes,"people will be eating people"to survive..........
This idea, IMHO is totally dependant on outside help. Dependant on the gas workers maintaining the system? Dependant on the water works employees to show up for work to keep things going so you can have water? Maybe those folks will be at home trying to look after their own families? In a serious grid shutdown, good luck with that? A couple of jerry cans of gas will last you how long? Good luck with that also?Quote:
Originally Posted by Fisherman
In a significant doomsday scenario, you would be one of the dangerous ones? You have young children and they are cold n hungry. The neighbour across the street has food, heat n water, but he won't share it because he's looking after his own. What would you do?Quote:
Originally Posted by 73hunter
The "doomsday" concept is only going to happen when s**t gets real and anarchy sets in. Sounds far fetched and people laugh at the concept and those who prepare themselves for it, but in this day n age of technology, it's not unthinkable?
I heard about Ancaster and Dundas losing power but I was OK for the longest time, and then, BAM! The power went out. I figured it wouldn't be up and running for a while with that wind storm so I dug out the generator and started running extension cords to the fridge, microwave, a couple of lamps, and internet/modem and TV (priorities). 40 minutes later the power came back on...meh. I'm rural but right on the edge of the city so everything is right around the corner. I'm only off the grid in regards to sewage but otherwise I'm still on city water and natural gas.
Lol, no Bushmoose I don’t think I’ll be one of the more dangerous ones. I’m not a prepper but I’m better prepared than many. You’re right on with the technology-dependency too, a few days without Facebook will send some into convulsions !
Anyway, as Joe said, a wake-up call now and then is not a bad thing.
That's how it always goes , when you finally get everything hooked up the power comes back. Doesn't matter how long you wait to hook it up lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by last5oh_302
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