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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:28:17 PM EDT
[#1]
8 hours planned outage current home.
On base during a wildfire power was out 4 or 5 days. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:28:52 PM EDT
[#2]
33 days due to epic ice storm. It took down transmission lines and distribution lines over a wide area.
1994 Ice Storm Ice Storm Photos |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:29:22 PM EDT
[#3]
8 days. Ice storm in 2000.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:37:25 PM EDT
[#4]
This past Fall we lost power for about 5 days. The worst thing was it was only our short side street. The house 300 yds to the front (on a separate street) had power. It sucked waking up in the morning to get ready for work and looking out the window and seeing their house all lit up.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:39:26 PM EDT
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I don't remember what year it was. Maybe it was 2002 or so, we had bad ice storm in western Arkansas. We went 13 days without power. Luckily before we came home from visiting family in Texas, someone called and said to grab a generator.
Warmed water on our wood burning stove and ran the generator to power the well. After a week of sponge baths, we went up to the place my parents worked and showered in the gym. Probably the last time those were used and likely the first in a long time. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:39:31 PM EDT
[#6]
A month or so. Long time ago.
40 hours a couple weeks ago |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:40:18 PM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Ten days. Freak Ice storm at Halloween took out the power to the whole town. Stayed cold for weeks. None of the gas stations could pump gas, and my vehicle only had a 1/4 tank, so I couldn't go out of town to get gas or anything else. We had hot water heat (radiators), so I called my plumber friend and he came over and adjusted the valves so that hot water rose, and cold water sank. That way we had heat without a circulating pump required (two story house). Didn't own a generator. We used candles and oil lamps at night. We had three families stay with us until the electricity came back on. We learned a few lessons about being prepared for various inconvenient happenings. A couple of people died trying to heat their houses with their gas stoves. Yep same here |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:43:48 PM EDT
[#8]
12 Days Hurricane Sandy
Ordered a Honda EU2000i while without power. It arrived three days after power was restored. 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:45:42 PM EDT
[#9]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 2005 Hurricane Rita - 13 days 2020 Hurricane Laura - 10 days I think I might have been around the same with Laura.... |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:53:05 PM EDT
[#10]
Quote HistoryQuoted: F'n Oklahoma ice storms. About a week. A week here or there due to hurricanes. Oklahoma ice storms, about two months total in 3 different ice storms. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:55:02 PM EDT
[#11]
Voted a day, it was about 18hrs.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:57:33 PM EDT
[#12]
17 days after an ice storm when I was stationed at Fort Drum.
It was miserable. Worst part was I was in government housing off post. Drum got power back in a day or two. Our neighborhood was on that ONE power line that was impossible to fix easily. Lots and lots of blankets at night. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:57:56 PM EDT
[#13]
3 years
I was a baby at that time, buti survived that hell |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 7:58:42 PM EDT
[#14]
3 weeks hurricane had a pto driven generator ran in intermittently to keep food from spoiling and showers
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:00:01 PM EDT
[#15]
9 days. hurricane Irma, sandy or some other woman name, can’t remember. Neighbors had theirs back on in 3 days. So annoying. I had a 3500 watt generator and I was g2g for those 9 days. As long as I can run a fridge, have my coffee and a fan at night i will be ok. Also l, had fans for all my dogs too. Kids abandoned the wife and I and went to their grandparents who did not lose power. It is very important to have screens and a fenced in back yard. The yard for security and peace of mind knowing your generator won’t get stolen. Screens for the bugs. Also that year I realized I had to buy more extension cords
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:00:41 PM EDT
[#16]
A couple days.
The old Honda kept the lights on. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:01:17 PM EDT
[#17]
28 days, Hurricane Rita , summer 2005. 14 days, 2008 Hurricane Imelda.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:02:23 PM EDT
[#18]
A little more than a week Super storm sandy
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:03:55 PM EDT
[#19]
A week. For over a decade after that, I was on a hospital's power grid, so the worst power outage I had in that time was a few hours. Now I live in an area that has rolling black outs.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:04:02 PM EDT
[#20]
About a week after hurricane Matthew.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:04:21 PM EDT
[#21]
3 weeks or so due to an ice storm years ago. Thank God for wood heat.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:04:38 PM EDT
[#22]
2 Days from Hurricane Sally 2020, but I had Generac 22Kw whole-house genset.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:09:58 PM EDT
[#23]
Of my choosing, I lived on a piece of property I bought for 3 years with no power. In Florida. In a camper.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:14:30 PM EDT
[#24]
I think we were without power about 10 days to 2 weeks after Hurricane Alicia in ‘83. No a/c. In Houston. In frickin August! That sucked. I was a teenager and couldn’t wait to go to my part time job at Sears. They had electricity!
Also went about 3 days without power after Ike. But we had a generator for that one. I had bought that one a couple of years before. Wife griped about spending that much money on something we’d never use. She also griped about me always wanting to have extra food, water, batteries, etc. Fast forward to after Ike. My wife thinks I’m a freakin’ genius because not only did we not have to fight the hordes before the hurricane, but she was also the queen of the neighborhood after. Neighbors dropped by in the mornings for their coffee fix and to charge up their cellphones. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:19:40 PM EDT
[#25]
2 times 7 days in the winter during ice, wind or snow storms(or all of the 3)....so it was damn cold both times
1st time 1996, no generator, but no real responsibilities, I was living in my folks cabin (and they had left to jamaica the night before), so I loaded up my land cruiser and stayed where I could for 7 days, at this same time there were areas in town that did not have power for 21 days(in the winter) 2nd time,(same area) around 2002? I had bought a house(which had gas heat, water, etc but also on a well). I did have a Generac generator I got from a client, house was not wired for a generator, so I wasn't able to run the well or heat, I got close to using a suicide cable but didn't because the generator died after 5.5 days. Worst part was my neighbor had power and the whole town across the bay was lit up...we were a different line and not a priority. My folks power came on, so i went down to their place for a day or so. after that, I had had enough. (and so had the local power company, which did an amazing job upgrading lines, switching, trimning etc in the years to follow) now I have 2x Honda 5000 watt generators , home is wired up on an interlock panel, because of gas heat, water and cooking(and LED stuff) we can run the home(and well) just like a normal day with just one Honda........but I'll be damned if I won't have a backup! which is why we have 2 large Honda's. we also have a 1000w Honda, 100 watt honda(1974 vintage), 2x 3500 old yamaha 's. i have a bunch of stuff hooked up to USP backups....its nice that the TV never goes out even during the 5 mins it takes to power up the house. of course in the last 15 years the power had not gone out for more than 6 hours since I got overprepared.....which is fine with me. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:25:16 PM EDT
[#26]
A week after one of the three hurricanes that passed through Polk County in 2004.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:26:25 PM EDT
[#27]
About a week after Hurricane Rita.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:30:18 PM EDT
[#28]
@LRShooter
You can buy a Champion 4000 watt DH series open frame inverter generator for around $500 to $600, and it is very quiet. it's made for RV camping, rated at 64 decibels, weighs 81 pounds, run time of 17 hours at half capacity, and holds about 3 gallons of gasoline. It's actually 4000 watts of surge, and 3500 watts when running. It's not small, it's the same size as our Champion 3500 watt generator, but it's much quieter and supposedly delivers cleaner power, so you don't have to worry about frying a computer or your refrigerator. They make several different models, some are dual fuel, some have remote start, etc. The one we chose to buy is not as small and portable as the 2000 watt inverter generator, but its made of metal, not plastic. We bought the wheel kit that you can put on it, just like we did with our other Champion, so moving it in and out of the garage is fairly easy. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:32:17 PM EDT
[#29]
Over a month
But that was in the mountains! |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:34:34 PM EDT
[#30]
Ice Storm back in 1973. Power was off for six days and it was cold. My sister and I camped out in the bathroom where there was a gas heater. On day six our neighbors across the street got their power back. My stepfather ran several extension cords across the street for some of the appliances. When we went back to school the next week the power was still off there.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:35:10 PM EDT
[#31]
Local outage for 8-9 days. Couldn't really leave due to pets and other things. The problem was the single digits weather. Kept the Genny running at night (furnace is gas). Supplies were good.
Thankfully I keep the cars gassed (siphen) and full cans on the side. eta, this usually happens every few years, but that was the worst. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:38:15 PM EDT
[#32]
I find the poll numbers hard to believe
65% have been without power for a week or longer in a row? I've lived in my area for 50 years. I know we've had limited outages lasting around a week. I'd guess less than a couple% of the locals had to endure. Personally just last summer i had a 3 day outage. Pretty sure prior to that 5 or 6 hours was the longest. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:44:29 PM EDT
[#33]
In 2003, Hurricane Isabel, had no power at the house for 5 days. Sucked rocks. Had no preps at the time. Couldn't sleep in the heat+humidity.
 In 2011, another hurricane hit, no power at the house for 2.5 days. Had a generator for power and portable A/C in the bedrooms. Was a minor inconvenience. 
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:46:43 PM EDT
[#34]
3 weeks with no power or water at my place down in Mexico.
The climate is great and there’s not much to do so it wasn’t really a big deal. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:47:40 PM EDT
[#35]
We are on our second whole house Kohler. Being at the end of the power grid has some issues but these bigger "pro" type generators solve the problem.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:48:06 PM EDT
[#36]
At home power was off 3.5 days, but we have two generators, so really like 10 minutes. In Iraq 3 months before we had reliable power, showers took longer.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:52:10 PM EDT
[#37]
My wife didn’t get power and running water at home until she was in junior high. She used bathe in a pond and do homework by lamplight. We’re in our 40’s.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:54:19 PM EDT
[#38]
I barely remember as a kid it was 2 weeks at my grandparents.
Longest that I can think of was 3 days after a hurricane here. I bring home a 25kw genny from work and a fuel trailer and I’m set |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:55:23 PM EDT
[#39]
Big ice storm a decade ago had us out for 7 days. I had a generator so it wasn't much of an ordeal for me, but it was rough for folks without one.
Since then a few hours tops, there was a lot of tree cutting following the big storm to prevent future outages. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 8:56:35 PM EDT
[#40]
Just shy of a week in an ice storm. This is where you learn the value of a gas water heater with a pilot light, and a gas range. And a fire place. Hot showers and the ability to cook, make hot coffee and tea, are game changers!
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:01:45 PM EDT
[#41]
3 to 4 days during the Derecho. And I still bought a generator, plumbed NG, and put in an interlock myself. I learned a lot after that. Mostly that I don't want to go without electricity regardless of the cause. Natural or man made. I feel like the latter is a greater likelyhood.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:04:20 PM EDT
[#42]
Hurricane Charlie 2004. Power went out at about 5pm Friday night, didn't come back on until Sunday ,
 Got maybe 3 hours sleep the whole time.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:10:57 PM EDT
[#43]
2-4 days. The longest was in Beaufort during hurricane David. We didn't have much then so it was barely noticeable.
When we first moved to our current location the power went out ALL the time for hours, just because of all the trees. Now it doesn't go out as much. I now have generators. Just portable ones, just to save my freezers, have a few lights, and watch TV or something. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:12:24 PM EDT
[#44]
In 2012 we got hit with the freak derecho. Straight line winds of 90 mph, that came out of no where.
We were out for 173 hours, but who is counting? Lol. We had a generator so it wasn’t horrible, but I wouldn’t want to do it again. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:14:35 PM EDT
[#45]
I went5 days in 2020 .
Fucking sucked |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:16:38 PM EDT
[#46]
3.5 days in 2012. All due to a derecho that came through the mid-west.
We did have generator power however. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:19:30 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: In 2012 we got hit with the freak derecho. Straight line winds of 90 mph, that came out of no where. We were out for 173 hours, but who is counting? Lol. We had a generator so it wasn’t horrible, but I wouldn’t want to do it again. Beat by 4 minutes! It was crazy! 2012 Derecho |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:20:14 PM EDT
[#48]
Idk, week or so. All while getting power back on for other folks.
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:20:55 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 3.5 days in 2012. All due to a derecho that came through the mid-west. We did have generator power however. That bitch derecho knocked out our power for four days in late June/early July with daytime high temps pushing 100*F. We took it easy/slept during the day and did chores at night. Thank goodness for the generator; unlike the neighbors we didn't lose any perishable food and we had cold drinks available. |
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Posted: 1/22/2021 9:21:07 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryQuoted: 13 days. Hurricane Sandy. 14 days same storm. Then we were out for an addition 7 days with Tropical Storm Lee that hit a few days after Sandy and then if that wasn't enough we got hammered on October 31st with a snow storm for another 12 days after tropical storm Lee. So we were out for 33 days. Generator ran 24/7 the entire time. |
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