[tabob]

Hang in there. After Hurricane Ike we went 13 days with no power. At least it was warm. Actually it was hot.

[Formulabruce]

Originally Posted by tabob

Hang in there. After Hurricane Ike we went 13 days with no power. At least it was warm. Actually it was hot.

had friends in that, battled MOLD.. ewwwww

[njsteve]

Still no power. A Ohio power line guy knocked on the door last night around 10:00 pm, asking where our wires were. (our wires are underground but the feeder lines are half a mile down the road...make that laying on the road at the moment). I gave him directions to the downed lines. I drove around later and saw him, and he said he is acting as a forward observer calling in the downed power line pole #s to the central dispatcher for repair orders.

The gas furnace keeps throwing fault codes due to the fluctuating generator voltage. So no heat downstairs at the moment....

[njsteve]

We finally got power back last night. It then it went out again. It came back on an hour later. We'll see how long it lasts now.

I wont be able to atend the MCACN next week. Just too crazy around here still. I figured out that we spent $600 on fuel to run the generator for 12 days. That was just about my diesel fuel budget for last years trip to MCACN.

Last night while everyone's power was still out, the league decided to have the semi final bowl game for my son's Jr Peewee football league. Despite the fact that everyone was exhausted (parents) from no power for a week and a half, and the kids had all been sitting idle with no school during that time, and the location was 30 miles away (but a 90 minute drive due to closed roads), it was a great game. It was tied 12-12 til the last five minutes when my son's team scored another 6. The game ended at 18-12.

We were all elated...until they told us that the kids now have another semi final in 4 days...on a Monday night.