I don't like Ike

Cleo · 2008-09-14, 07:30 PM

The problem with living where there is no natural gas is you are limited by fuel for the generator so you are stuck with a small one.

My rich neighbor up the street and a whole house generator running off of a 500 gallon underground propane tank. I think his generator was 22kwl and that would only run for three days off of his supply before running out of propane.

Off of my little 5500 watt unit I can run a room A/C, microwave, fridg, TVs, computers, hot water, pretty much everything except the oven and central A/C. I have to do thinks like turn off the room A/C when heating hot water but for the most part I'm pretty comfortable and living normally.

Maj. Stress · 2008-09-17, 11:41 PM

Finally got my power back today about 6:15pm. At least it wasn't hot outside this time. I'll see what I have for pics tomorrow and post a few for anyone that is interested in seeing a bunch of trees turned into worthless scrap.

Big thanks to my good friend FanTC for giving me live play by play of the Cowboys game via cell phone.

Having some contact with the outside world is always nice.

No word from Lady Designer yet? Hope she is ok.

Toby · 2008-09-18, 05:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Maj. Stress

Finally got my power back today about 6:15pm.

No word from Lady Designer yet? Hope she is ok.

Glad to hear someone is getting power back. Centerpointe published three groups of zip codes with estimates for restoration of power.

Group 1 (36 zip codes) power restored to most customers by sometime Friday Sept. 19.

Group 2 (36 zip codes) power restored to most customers by sometime Monday Sept. 22.

Group 3 (124 zip codes) substantial damage in those areas so sometime beyond Monday.

I'm in Group 3.

{heavy sigh}

At least I'll get a few days reprieve in Atlanta.

I'm not sure just exactly where LD is located, she could be in Group 2 or 3. I'm hoping she's just without power and didn't suffer any damage to the house.

ladydesigner · 2008-09-19, 08:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Toby

I'm not sure just exactly where LD is located, she could be in Group 2 or 3. I'm hoping she's just without power and didn't suffer any damage to the house.

Toby, I'm in Missouri City (Sienna Plantation). This hurricane scared the life out of me! We've been staying with friends in Rosenburg that had power. I'm back home now and trying to catch up. Gotta go brave the grocery store today and try to replace the contents of my fridge.

2008-09-14, 07:30 PM	#1
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	The problem with living where there is no natural gas is you are limited by fuel for the generator so you are stuck with a small one. My rich neighbor up the street and a whole house generator running off of a 500 gallon underground propane tank. I think his generator was 22kwl and that would only run for three days off of his supply before running out of propane. Off of my little 5500 watt unit I can run a room A/C, microwave, fridg, TVs, computers, hot water, pretty much everything except the oven and central A/C. I have to do thinks like turn off the room A/C when heating hot water but for the most part I'm pretty comfortable and living normally. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2008-09-17, 11:41 PM	#2
Maj. Stress Progress rarely comes in buckets, it normally comes in teaspoons Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Dark Side Of Naboo Posts: 1,289	Finally got my power back today about 6:15pm. At least it wasn't hot outside this time. I'll see what I have for pics tomorrow and post a few for anyone that is interested in seeing a bunch of trees turned into worthless scrap. Big thanks to my good friend FanTC for giving me live play by play of the Cowboys game via cell phone. Having some contact with the outside world is always nice. No word from Lady Designer yet? Hope she is ok. Last edited by Maj. Stress; 2008-09-17 at 11:45 PM..