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John Russell
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Initially Posted - 02/22/2011 : 15:24:55

The temperature in my dining room is once again north of 60 degrees! It was around 40 this morning. Ice storm came through Sunday night and we woke up yesterday to cold and dark. The whole town was out and much of it still is. Slept on the floor of my niece's family room last night wishing i had the mattresses from Kaija'a aft berth. Did I mention I'm 58?!?!?! But, it was warm.

Thanks, Julie.

John Russell
1999 C250 SR/WK #410
Bay Village, Ohio
Sailing Lake Erie
Don't Postpone Joy!

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 02/22/2011 : 17:15:12

Yes, Ohio winters are best viewed from afar.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/23/2011 : 09:56:41

I read the title of this and think - Go Marines!!

Anyway. We are cold too, but I hear summer is on the way. At least we heat with wood so we are used to indoor temp fluctuations and have teh means to fix that if teh power goes down.

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dmpilc
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Response Posted - 02/23/2011 : 15:09:40

The year after we had a bad ice storm that knocked out power to most of the city, about 15 years ago, I bought a 4k generator and converted one of the two fireplaces to gas logs. If things start to look bad, I'll make sure we have 5-10 gallons of gas for the gen to run lights and alternate between the frig and the freezer. We've also got a bunch of camping gear: stove, lanterns, etc. We may be inconvenienced, but we won't be too cold.

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/23/2011 : 19:17:49

David - if we get an Ice or snow storm that knocks out power long term, our fridge goes into cardboard boxes and out in teh garage where it is always cool. The contents of the freezer go in a snowbank.

Summer is more of an issue for us, but I have never seen power out for more than a couple hours in July - even during the big blackout a few years back - Nanticoke was online within 2 hours adn we were powered up. Now we are on the mainline for Darlington Nuclear, with Pickering as our backup so I think we are pretty set.

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Prospector
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Happy D
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Response Posted - 02/23/2011 : 19:26:28

I have a generator. I installed a 3 pole contactor to the cord and wired it up to a feeder breaker out in the shop.
If the power goes out, my wife shuts off the mains, plugs in the generator and pulls the rope. She closes the feeder breaker and goes back to the house.
All of the house breakers are mapped on an Excel spread sheet. My wife can jockey all sorts of loads to keep everything she wants running. It's a nice setup.
Of course, if I'm in town I get to it.

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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 02/23/2011 : 20:37:32

Supposed to snow an inch here overnight. If it does the schools will be closed tomorrow and cars will be sliding all over.

We get so little snow that the local governments don't have adequate snow removal equipment.

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islander
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Response Posted - 02/24/2011 : 07:09:43

Randy, We've had about 50 inches so far this winter, Most of the storms were in the 10 to 20 inch range so when I see on the news about areas that usually don't get snow and get an inch ( what we call a heavy frost ) I get a good laugh. No equipment to deal with it so everything shuts down. You would think the world was ending.

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Jack Schafer
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Response Posted - 02/24/2011 : 07:38:35

Best move in a long time!! Left Wisconsin a day early to beat the snow storm last Sunday and we are basking in 80 degrees here in Florida. Going sailing next week also. Life is Good!

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Prospector
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Response Posted - 02/24/2011 : 08:52:08

I spent a couple years in Hotlanta around the time the Braves were in teh world Series against Toronto. Snow was a major event. Without the infrastructure in place, its no laughing matter. Folks literally risking their lives because they just don't know how to handle the conditions.

Even here, 1-2" of wet heavy snow will give us more problems than a foot of light dry stuff. Its when the asphalt is cold enough to ice the wet stuff up that we really hit trouble.

Surprisingly, we see more fatalities on clear dry roads than we do on snow covered though.

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Dave5041
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Response Posted - 02/24/2011 : 11:26:44

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Surprisingly, we see more fatalities on clear dry roads than we do on snow covered though.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Not too surprising. It's probably like Massachusetts, the highest accident/100,000 miles in the US, but among the lowest in fatalities because it's so congested that you hardly ever go fast enough to kill anybody.

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Happy D
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Response Posted - 02/27/2011 : 09:57:47

Hey Jack, I was caught in that snow storm. Had to work. 12" of snow up there is really just another day in Wisconsin.
They said on the news last week South Bend Indiana had 108" snow fall so far this season. More than plenty of snow!

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redviking
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Response Posted - 02/28/2011 : 06:13:59

<blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Originally posted by Dave5041
 <blockquote id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote">Surprisingly, we see more fatalities on clear dry roads than we do on snow covered though.<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">
Not too surprising. It's probably like Massachusetts, the highest accident/100,000 miles in the US, but among the lowest in fatalities because it's so congested that you hardly ever go fast enough to kill anybody.

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I think all of the Saabs and Volvo's in Beantown has something to do with the lower fatality rates.

sten

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