Just Got It
By Angie
@andriaperry (116860)
Anniston, Alabama
December 9, 2017 2:55pm CST
The power went out yesterday around 11 am and we did not get it back till Just now, 2:45 pm, They power company continued to call me to tell me the power is on but it was not. I kept calling and reporting.
The power truck came by and left, Tony got in his truck and took off after him and they had stopped at the next power station to flip the breaker, and check the fuses.
They seen the problem, a wire down but not all the way so they had to call the linemen. He said he did not know when they would be out.
We decided to fire up the fire place that has never been checked out, Tony did a quick check and said it looked ok and he built the fire.
Just as the house was getting warm, the power came back on.
I remembered sleeping with no heat when I was growing up but I want heat now, I am to old to be cold.
How did everyone else deal with the snow and cold?
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19 responses
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
@marlina I am a soft southern bell, LOL
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
9 Dec 17
Well I am so used to the cold Andria..lived in New England and of course here is quite chilly when it is winter time..I like to sleep in the cold.
But we usually dont have power outages here.
So glad to know it is back on for you.
Did not know you had a fireplace..but thats good.
But we usually dont have power outages here.
So glad to know it is back on for you.
Did not know you had a fireplace..but thats good.3 people like this
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
10 Dec 17
@andriaperry Yes hopefully it is clear to light fires Andria..if you feel safe with it, yes clear the woods!!
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
I do but like I said it was never checked out so I was scared to just fire it up. Not anymore, I will clean up the woods , no more fallen trees will just lay around.
, no more fallen trees will just lay around.1 person likes this
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
Its usually not that cold here but this was a blast of cold and it went from wearing shorts to 2 layers of clothes in a couple days.
@hostessman (11871)
• Tucson, Arizona
9 Dec 17
we had no snow but we did put a fire in the fire place, i love a fire but not crazy about the heat
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
I want the heat, dont care for the fire.
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@Marilynda1225 (80023)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I'm dealing fine with the cold and snow but I don't think I'd do very well without heat. Since we don't have a fireplace or wood stove we'd be freezing. Glad you got your power back and can enjoy being warm
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
I am glad it got fired up, now I know it works, I looked at propane heaters on homedepot. com and I can get a small one for under $100, I think I will order this one.
@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I am glad you got your power back on. I did not get any snow where I live.
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@Scrapper88 (5957)
• United States
9 Dec 17
@andriaperry I do not need or want any snow.
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@allen0187 (58444)
• Philippines
9 Dec 17
No snow here in the Philippines.
Hopefully, you are warmer now with the fire and power back on.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
I hope we get NO more snow, for 10 years
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@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
10 Dec 17
We are out of our usual area, but still it is cold where we are working in Florida. It will be 28° in Florida at midnight tonight.
They had snow North Carolina and we really don't miss seeing it.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 Dec 17
LOL, I would not miss it. That is cold for Florida
@Morleyhunt (21746)
• Canada
10 Dec 17
Cold, windy and snowy yesterday. Today was not quite as cold...much less wind and some sunshine. We didn't lose our power. We were toasty warm.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
Yes and I will stack firewood too
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
9 Dec 17
I have never had to deal with snow. As to cold, it rarely gets that cold and there's the heater.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
I may need to move to your city!
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
9 Dec 17
I'm glad you didn't have to wait long for it to come back on again.
We have a fireplace in our apartment, but I don't know if it's more ornamental or would really heat the place up or not.
So far we've only burned the special packaged logs in it.
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@misunderstood_zombie (8142)
• United States
9 Dec 17
@andriaperry That's actually a good idea. When I was first married, we lived in an apartment with a fireplace. Later, they told us not to use it for warmth, because apparently someone put as many logs as possible inside and melted the outside metal of the fireplace and almost burned down their apartment. That fireplace was only ornamental, usable but not for heat.
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@Blondie2222 (28611)
• United States
10 Dec 17
Well I'm glad it eventually came back on, such a pain. My friend is in the south and has been without power for 24 hours. We haven't gotten snow yet although i woke up to a dusting of it.
@NJChicaa (116193)
• United States
9 Dec 17
It has been snowing lightly all day. Nothing is sticking on the roads so we are fine. My little car slipped a bit coming home this afternoon but I was fine. If it has to snow, this is how I want it--looks pretty but doesn't inconvenience me. We never lose power for snow. If we are going to lose power, it will be for a thunderstorm, nor'easter, or hurricane.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
9 Dec 17
First time we have lost power from snow.
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@kritis (628)
• India
10 Dec 17
What a coincidence I m reading your's and here power went out..hahah
