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12/25/2009 7:58:35 PM EDT
Well we lost power today at 8am and did not come back on till 10:30 pm what a crappy christmas this was in Ashe county NC anybody else spend the day with out power,water,heat.
12/25/2009 7:59:38 PM EDT
[#1]
Cable went out yesterday and wont be restored until Monday evening but that's about all.
12/25/2009 8:01:42 PM EDT
[#2]
I work for an electric co. in SO DAK. not a lot of folks out on this side of the state.. not sure on the other side though.





Basically anyone that went out after 2-3 PM today is staying off for the night/until we can get to them.





But we have about a foot and a half of snow and sustained winds around 30 (was about 40 with gusts up to 60 this afternoon). Good Luck!



Edit: They closed the interstate on the eastern side of the state last night @ 1900. Closed the other half @ about 0800 this morning. No travel advised on any road in South Dakota for most of the day. Wind Chill is hovering around -10 tonight as it has been all day.

12/25/2009 8:04:38 PM EDT
[#3]
Just think of it as a preview of the new america after China reposesses everything of value.  
12/25/2009 8:13:36 PM EDT
[#4]
Lost power yesterday but I have a 23,000 btu kerosene heater, 10 gals of K1, Mr heater big buddy propane heater, wood fire place and a shit load of tea candles. It was kind of fun.
12/25/2009 8:15:25 PM EDT
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Lost power yesterday but I have a 23,000 btu kerosene heater, 10 gals of K1, Mr heater big buddy propane heater, wood fire place and a shit load of tea candles. It was kind of fun.


good practice
OP:  you think you not having power for Christmas sucks?  imagine being the line workers having to be out in the shitty weather trying to restore it.   thats really gotta suck..  but then again.. they are making some BANK though



 
12/25/2009 8:17:11 PM EDT
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Just think of it as a preview of the new america after China reposesses everything of value.  


ARE THEY GONNA TAKE ALL THE COPPER WIRE?



 
12/25/2009 8:18:19 PM EDT
[#7]
The backup generator in my shed gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.
12/25/2009 8:35:50 PM EDT
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Just think of it as a preview of the new america after China reposesses everything of value.  


ARE THEY GONNA TAKE ALL THE COPPER WIRE?

 


ONLY AFTER THEY TAKE ALL THE METH!
 
12/25/2009 9:07:14 PM EDT
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Lost power yesterday but I have a 23,000 btu kerosene heater, 10 gals of K1, Mr heater big buddy propane heater, wood fire place and a shit load of tea candles. It was kind of fun.

good practice





OP:  you think you not having power for Christmas sucks?  imagine being the line workers having to be out in the shitty weather trying to restore it.   thats really gotta suck..  but then again.. they are making some BANK though
 


yea I have some family members that got called in at 6:30 am and are still out there now at 1:07 am it sucks but that is their job. There are about 4000 people in my county with out power and 11000 in the next county all members of the same coop.
12/25/2009 9:11:23 PM EDT
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The backup generator in my shed gives me a warm fuzzy feeling.


the brushes in my 50 year old welder/generator gave up the ghost a month or so ago and I have not been able to fix it yet so I was stuck.