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| Cat Mouth Offer Upgrade  User ID: 9602936  United States02/12/2012 08:32 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1386821 United States02/12/2012 08:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Last summer there was a circuit overload that knocked my power out from approximately 7:00 PM until 6:45AM the next day. I didn't really mind, except that I had to be somewhere at 8:00AM. I didn't get much sleep and my phone nearly died. If not for the alarm clock feature on my phone, I would have missed a very important meeting. |
| Cat Mouth (OP) User ID: 9602936 United States02/12/2012 08:43 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I remember many years ago when i was still living at home with my parents when a straight line storm came..we were out of power for 4 days..at the time computers where not as mainstream as they are now..i didnt have a computer but i was a kid then so things werent so bad since i was a "kid" ..but i distinctly remember my parents sorta struggling to cope with the situation..i saw real fear in my parents eye's but it didnt sink in me that much as i had my sister with me and we were only 10 and 12 years old at the time.. Another time that was more recent was my grandparents when they lost electricity for 2 days some years ago..i remember them coming to stay with us for those few days and how worried they were..this was before i finished college and at the time i was home on spring break. Things were pretty dire for my grandparents as well. So i personally have not experienced while on my own..having to deal with no power for more then 24 hours like maybe some of you have. I just know those 3 measly hours were rather hard to deal with and im talking 3 hours only ..man oh man when things hit the fan ..i just dont know how people will cope. sure some will be able to handle it and some of them are well prepared but the majority are not...even those with real money are not prepared..there are far more unprepared then prepared people out there in America... :mesig432: |
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| Madame X User ID: 1442220  Canada02/12/2012 08:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No biggie. Used to spend summers at the cabin with no electricity, no running water. You adapt. At home, just make sure the lamps always have fuel in them and you have candles on hand. "The wise man's home is the universe." ~ Democrites Catch the blue train...somewhere down that crazy river. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 8711233 United States02/12/2012 08:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | last year we had a winter storm...knocked power out for 5 days. on day 3 i went down to the only grocery store we have in town and it was closed due to power outage. the people were getting angry it was still closed and store refusing cash transactions cause scanners were down and nobody knows how much anything costs anymore (all barcoded)...dude said, if its not open tomorrow, he was gonna throw a brick and take what he needed. guy behind him was complaining of not having gas cause pumps at convenient store down w/ no power, and other dude was upset cause ATM still down and couldnt get cash in case grocery would take cash... and all that was on day 3....people dont have enough food, cash or fuel to last a week or two without power. i would say that 2 weeks without power, no grocery store, fuel pumps or ATMs will certainly be long enough to get a large part of the community going nuts. can you imagine 6 months beginning in November... yep...better to be prepared and ridiculed i say. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1480651  India02/12/2012 08:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | last week we lost power for 3 hours and to my amazement i sorta got really depressed and very anxious that last 3rd hour of no power, no electricity, no electrical lighting, no microwave, no computer/net,no hdtv,no heat,etc.. i just sorta started panicking a bit..not to sound like a wuss or anything but it really bothered us here at home and i am only talking 3 measly hours of no power. Quoting: Cat Mouth So after that night it has been on my mind to buy a generator and stock up on candles, batteries,etc ..something i must admit i should have done long ago but at least its not too late i guess. Since that night i have been thinking about that 3 hours of no power in the house and how i handled it. Im a pretty strong willed person believe it or not. I can usually handle things with calmness..so i guess it was the sudden shock of no power that really caught me off guard. its been on my mind how others will be able to cope when things really get bad *if they do* and how well people are prepared for situations like this. I mean think of the chaos and unrest that would happen if our grids went down from a solar flare? If the average person has trouble handling 3 hours of no power..holy smokes!! Its going to be utter CHAOS when power is out for weeks or months at a time..i just cant fatham that situation in my mind. I always thought of myself as 'able' to handle such situations if or when its to come but i really had to re-examine myself after that 3 hours of no power... I feel that while many people think they will be able to cope with such situations..in reality they are no where near mentally prepared let alone physically prepared with survival items....we are heading into a solar maximum and our grids are dated and old...frail comes to mind and there is a damn good chance we will experience long term power outages in the near future. Be prepared..not just physically but "mentally", people!! you come from a privileged country .Here,i always have power cuts for 8 hrs per day even in summer and i have adjusted to it.I have survived without power for months.You get used to it. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1480651 India02/12/2012 09:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | last year we had a winter storm...knocked power out for 5 days. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8711233 on day 3 i went down to the only grocery store we have in town and it was closed due to power outage. the people were getting angry it was still closed and store refusing cash transactions cause scanners were down and nobody knows how much anything costs anymore (all barcoded)...dude said, if its not open tomorrow, he was gonna throw a brick and take what he needed. guy behind him was complaining of not having gas cause pumps at convenient store down w/ no power, and other dude was upset cause ATM still down and couldnt get cash in case grocery would take cash... and all that was on day 3....people dont have enough food, cash or fuel to last a week or two without power. i would say that 2 weeks without power, no grocery store, fuel pumps or ATMs will certainly be long enough to get a large part of the community going nuts. can you imagine 6 months beginning in November... yep...better to be prepared and ridiculed i say. funny |
| soulsurvivor User ID: 10628182 United States02/12/2012 09:01 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | In Feb 09 we lost power for 17 days due to a massive icestorm that brought down electric lines/poles over most of the state of Ky. Some people were without power longer than us and others were inconvienced only a day or so. It depended on where you lived. We all got through it just fine by using generators, moving in with relatives that had power, or simply just carrying on w/o electric. My husband and I chose to stay home without electric. You're right about needing a mental attitude to deal with the different lifestyle of no electric. We jokingly call it indoor camping and it's something like that. |
| Judethz User ID: 5159851  United Kingdom02/12/2012 09:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation |   Ha, this thread was made for me.We had our power out for 34 hours just a couple of weeks ago, when the temperature was about -5º, with an icy wind. No lights, TV or internet wasn't the half of it. The one saving grace was that we have gas, so at least I was able to warm up a bit with the gas oven, but ya have to be careful because of carbon monoxide poisoning. IE: Be sure you have ventilation. The woman next door went to her sisters place the first night. I have one of those headlights with LED bulbs that you strap on your forehead, which is really great. So I just had to read, but could have used a battery powered radio if I wanted to. I also have other lights, plenty of batteries and candles, because I am at least part prepared. It was some problem with (we think) the water company screwing things up 2 years ago when they put in a new water mains. The guy said problems often take a few years to show up. Half the street was dug up to fix it. Anyway we sure where glad when about 9:30 pm on the second night the power came back on again. |
| dookie stain User ID: 1404507 United States02/12/2012 09:07 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Practice makes perfect.....do drill....live off your preps for a weekend....shut off power except to refrigerator/essentials to simulate....it'll help you fine tune your preps as to what you really need or do without....same can be done with your bug out bag....just grab the bag and head for a overnight hiking trip to start....tweak contents till you can do 72hrs.... |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1201807 United States02/12/2012 09:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've been without power many times and to be honest, I liked it ! I felt less stressed ! I read by candlelight and it was peaceful. Also went to bed a few hours after sundown and woke up early. It was like a break from all the stressors in modern life. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 3425941 United States02/12/2012 09:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hurricanes Frances, Jeanne, and Wilma lost power for weeks in those... Quoting: Mulehound You learn to prepare but we survived. Hurricane Fran for us. Didn't have power for 8 days in the heat of summer- 98 degrees! We have since bought a generator and other supplies. Don't be scared, just be prepared!:) |
| Psych User ID: 903456  Netherlands02/12/2012 09:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My neighborhood has been without power twice. One time for one day, and the other time two days. I thought it was quite relaxing actually. It was really nice and quiet. I've light some candles and read a book, went to bed a little earlier than usual. The only annoying part was missing a hot shower. |
| MrOysterhead User ID: 7107399 United States02/12/2012 09:19 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | light some candles, read a book, play some boardgames with your family, no biggie deal. the only bad part was no heat/ac and no hot shower. if you cant handle 3 hours....you'll never make it when TSHTF There are two kinds of people who come to GLP: Those who want to know and those who want to know who wants to know. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 2421834  Philippines02/12/2012 09:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Must be nice to have such reliable power.lol Here in Mindanao Brownouts occur several times a week here at random times. Sometimes they last 10 minutes, sometimes a few hours. A heavy rain storm can knock out power from a day to a week depending on how severely the lines have been damaged. (it rains here a lot, so this is a common occurrence) The longest I went without power was 17 days in May of last year. Fortunately I am used to it, so when it does occur it is not the end of the world. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 10495969  Spain02/12/2012 11:16 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | the alien greys now have us all where they want us,soft as puty.in 1945 a invasion would have be fought tooth and nail by a much stronger more resilient generation of humans. but they did a deal with govt,shared the technology with us ,and unwittingly the govt slowly released a lot of it to the masses,who is not reliant on thier mobile and laptop? now if they emp,d us tommorow, we are f******. no way to communicate ,no heating so millions dead within a week in europe.no cars or lorries to move the little food available.candles would all be burnt by end of a week,most batteries too,if they suvived emp. we are now a planet ripe for the taking.The govt know this and have dug thier bases underground and hope to strike a deal to save thier worthless asses. we on the other hand have shit it unless we can convince aliens we can offer something.death/slavery.sounds a bummer choice. Hope i am wrong ,govt is only talking about solar flares now to make out they had no idea invasion was coming. |
| Donivan User ID: 4759530 United States02/12/2012 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hurricane Irene knocked out the power to my house for over a week. you got depressed after only 3 hours, OP? try 168 hours in the dark. We had to throw ALL of our food away in the freezers and fridges. luckily it was summer, otherwise we might have been screwed My friends, we are all living in extraordinary interesting times. The events to come will undoubtedly be some of the most important in our history. Embrace the change to come. I love you all! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 7965691 Canada02/12/2012 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I've been without power many times and to be honest, I liked it ! I felt less stressed ! I read by candlelight and it was peaceful. Also went to bed a few hours after sundown and woke up early. It was like a break from all the stressors in modern life. Quoting: Lion of Judah Me too. Ours doesn't go out too often, I guess the grid around here is pretty well hardened, but there have been a few times. I have a small generator that runs our wood pellet stove and fridge, and we play cards or other games and stuff. It is like a break. |
Phennommennonn Forum Administrator 02/12/2012 11:29 AM  Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | last week we lost power for 3 hours and to my amazement i sorta got really depressed and very anxious that last 3rd hour of no power, no electricity, no electrical lighting, no microwave, no computer/net,no hdtv,no heat,etc.. i just sorta started panicking a bit..not to sound like a wuss or anything but it really bothered us here at home and i am only talking 3 measly hours of no power. Quoting: Cat Mouth So after that night it has been on my mind to buy a generator and stock up on candles, batteries,etc ..something i must admit i should have done long ago but at least its not too late i guess. Since that night i have been thinking about that 3 hours of no power in the house and how i handled it. Im a pretty strong willed person believe it or not. I can usually handle things with calmness..so i guess it was the sudden shock of no power that really caught me off guard. its been on my mind how others will be able to cope when things really get bad *if they do* and how well people are prepared for situations like this. I mean think of the chaos and unrest that would happen if our grids went down from a solar flare? If the average person has trouble handling 3 hours of no power..holy smokes!! Its going to be utter CHAOS when power is out for weeks or months at a time..i just cant fatham that situation in my mind. I always thought of myself as 'able' to handle such situations if or when its to come but i really had to re-examine myself after that 3 hours of no power... I feel that while many people think they will be able to cope with such situations..in reality they are no where near mentally prepared let alone physically prepared with survival items....we are heading into a solar maximum and our grids are dated and old...frail comes to mind and there is a damn good chance we will experience long term power outages in the near future. Be prepared..not just physically but "mentally", people!! i think it was in 85...hurricane bella on long isle - mighta been the one before it - suffolk county was out for 19 days. smithtown was the last to connect back. political correctness is a doctrine.... fostered by a delusional, illogical minority...... and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media; which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end. |
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| tinygreen User ID: 427545 United States02/12/2012 11:39 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | we went 12 days during hurricane ike. it would have been easier for me if my citified boyfriend hadn't been freaking out every single minute. it was painful to throw away my food from the fridge and freezer, hard to clean with no water except my stored stuff. nothing to clean with after the paper towel and towels ran out. the most preparedness must be in your mind. without mental preparation, you will be fucked. start canning food and make plans. you just never know when the power will go out and perhaps never come back on. good luck to all in that event. 'it is not the duty of the police to protect you. their job is to protect THE CORPORATION and arrest code breakers.' (sapp vs tallahassee) |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 932005 United States02/12/2012 11:41 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | last week we lost power for 3 hours and to my amazement i sorta got really depressed and very anxious that last 3rd hour of no power, no electricity, no electrical lighting, no microwave, no computer/net,no hdtv,no heat,etc.. i just sorta started panicking a bit..not to sound like a wuss or anything but it really bothered us here at home and i am only talking 3 measly hours of no power. Quoting: Cat Mouth So after that night it has been on my mind to buy a generator and stock up on candles, batteries,etc ..something i must admit i should have done long ago but at least its not too late i guess. Since that night i have been thinking about that 3 hours of no power in the house and how i handled it. Im a pretty strong willed person believe it or not. I can usually handle things with calmness..so i guess it was the sudden shock of no power that really caught me off guard. its been on my mind how others will be able to cope when things really get bad *if they do* and how well people are prepared for situations like this. I mean think of the chaos and unrest that would happen if our grids went down from a solar flare? If the average person has trouble handling 3 hours of no power..holy smokes!! Its going to be utter CHAOS when power is out for weeks or months at a time..i just cant fatham that situation in my mind. I always thought of myself as 'able' to handle such situations if or when its to come but i really had to re-examine myself after that 3 hours of no power... I feel that while many people think they will be able to cope with such situations..in reality they are no where near mentally prepared let alone physically prepared with survival items....we are heading into a solar maximum and our grids are dated and old...frail comes to mind and there is a damn good chance we will experience long term power outages in the near future. Be prepared..not just physically but "mentally", people!! Sounds just like the book I just read!  This dude says that on the 3rd day things get real bad! [link to www.amazon.com] |
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