Lost Our Power Thanks to An Ice Storm  

Wow. Sorry to hear that you having such a hard time. I don't know what I would do if this occured here in New Jersey.

I think that storm is heading this way too.

It's really time to rethink the way we provide electricity to our homes. This never happens some places because the electric lines are beneath the ground.

This same thin keeps happening over and over again. It's time to do something different.

I wish you the best and hope that your power comes on soon.

Lloyd

Sorry you are having such a hard time with the weather, Steph. I've seen on the news it's a pretty bad storm out there, so guess I should quit complaining that its so cold here that I have to wear slippers in the house if I want to keep the doors and windows open.

Years ago when Vegas was a small town, our power would go out with every storm, or any wind. This is a great time to connect with the kids, try playing cards or charades. Make up stories, one person tells part of the story and then passes it off to the next person. If your kids can handle it, tell ghost stories, you certainly have the atmosphere for it.

Will miss you while you're offline.

Good Luck kiddo! I think we're beginning to get some of theat weather moving here. It's snowing and raining at the same time and miserable. I haven't paid any attention to recent weather reports but it feels like it could turn into something. I just hope it doesn't build into what you have.

Hope your power gets restored soon? I feel for the guys out in the weather trying to fix power outages. I also appreciate their hard work and dedication. We've been lucky we've never had our power out for more than a few hours. I remember one year when the power went out it in the early afternoon. It was getting on towards dinnertime and the power was still out. Because of icey roads, going out to pick up something to eat was not really an option. We improvised by roasting hotdogs over the fire in our fireplace! Thankfully the power came on not too long after that. Hope you're staying warm and all is well!

Oh no, I'm so sorry that you're suffering from a power outage due to an ice storm! I remember we had one in Missouri years ago where the power was out for at least 3-4 days. Back then I loved it because I got out of school and had a lot of time to read, lol. Now I would just go insane. I don't have anywhere else to go to use a computer if the power is out, and I just don't know how to cope without the internet nowadays! I'm totally addicted, and it would make me crazy to be offline for even 24 hours, let alone longer. I hope that your power is back on sooner than expected, or that you can at least continue to use the computer at your mothers' house for awhile!

I live south of you and we got the heavy rains and winds. I got a couple tree limbs down but didn't lose any power. It sure has been a strange year in Illinois for weather and I wonder what the spring will bring? I am not looking forward to all those tornado watches and warnings. Get your kids black construction paper and florescent light colored crayons and chalk and let them draw or make their own games. It will show up brightly in candle light. I hope your power is restored soon.

I am sorry to here what happened to you. We had the ice storm here too but I was lucky. I have a wood burning stove so even if we would loose power we would be warm. I hope that your power is back on and everything is alright.

Hmm .. I can see that was five days ago .. so I'm hoping the power is all back up and running now ..

The problem these days is that when we have a power cut just about everything in the home grinds to a halt .. I get bored very quickly .. so tend to read if it's daytime .. and if it's still off in the evening it's early to bed and more reading ...

I'm very lucky as my power company has a special programme for disabled customers .. and they make sure that we have heating and cooking facilities .. so far we've never had a power cut of more than about 4-5 hours though ..

I know exactly what storm you are talking about. We didn't lose power here but it sure was freezing regardless. We are surrounded by woods and thankfully none of the trees fell although I know I'm gonna have loads of fun picking up branches come spring time b4 the 1st mowing. Glad to read you got your power restored. 8yrs ago when I was preggy with my daughter, we had a severe ice storm. We were living in a trailer park out in the country at the time. Power line went down right behind us and we had no power for 3 days/ no water for a week. The temp in our mobile home went from 70 to 0 in 5hrs. Pipes froze..the whole nine yards. Thankfully we had family living right down the street that had a gas stove and kerosene heater so we stayed there for a few days leaving plenty of blankets on the floor for the animals to tunnel in to keep warm. I went home several times a day to let the dog out, feed, and replace the frozen water with fresh. Naturally, like with you, we couldn't find any type of kerosene heater in any of the stores in our area. Ppl snatched them up within hours of store opening. We had a store put one on hold for us soon as they got more in and bought it on the spot. Sure came in handy over the years till we built our new house we are in now. I just sold the heater for 10 bucks few months ago being we no longer need it now that we have a wood-burning fireplace and boy do I love it. Keeps the house nice and warm w/o a high gas bill.