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General => General Discussion & Topics => General Discussion => Topic started by: deestafford on February 16, 2014, 08:41:14 AM
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Thanks for the calls of concern I got from some folks here. It meant a lot.
Well, we got hit hard with the ice in Augusta and the section I live in got it the hardest since we have more large, older trees than any other section of the city. We have a yard full of down trees with two big and numerous small limbs on the roof. Don't think there is any major damage. Lost the canvas canopy on my cookers as it collapsed from the ice. No damage to any of my cookers. The insurance adjuster will be here Tuesday. She's coming up from South Georgia since the ones locally are swamped.
We were without power until 8:30 last night which was about two and a half days. There are some still out and SC will have some folks out until next week. There are over 2500 power crews here from around the country helping the GA Power and other companies. I tell you these are some hard working folks and I think there is a pride in that community of being able to go all over the country and help other crews during a disaster. It was interesting that when Sandy hit the NE power crews from the South were turned away in NJ because they were non-union.
The Stil saw shop sold 100 chain saws and 50 generators in a half an hour. Got in another 100 and they were gone in an hour. Lowe's had sold every chainsaw, generator, flashlight, lantern, and small bottle of propane they had. Wal-Mart shelves of that type of equipment were bare. I assume every other retailer was the same.
Some restuarants had power and were swamped with folks eating and keeping warm.
My sympathies are really for those folks up north where it is so cold when they lose power. It must be so terrible.
I'm putting together an emergency preparedness kit with some food, propane stove, candles, lanterns, working chain saw, old time coffee pot that doesn't take electricity and other things that come to mind. I'll look into a generator for the house. That maybe too expensive. Y'all may want to look at something similar in your area. Of course, as much of my advice here goes all but three or four have already done what I was talking about.
Well, that's about it. I'll be involved in cleaning up for the next few days.
Thanks for the concern.
Dee
We were fortunate to have hot and cold water as well as my grills. W
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Thanks for the update Dee. Glad to hear your doing ok.
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Very pleased to hear that any damage is minimal and that you are OK. Continued prayers for all those impacted.
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Great update sir. Be safe
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Glad you and the Missus came through OK Uncle Dee. Back in March of 1993 we had a blizzard that dumped 15 inches of snow here in Birmingham. We were without power for 3 days and could not get out of the neighborhood for downed trees and snow. Since then I have always kept supplies just in case and a generator and lots of battery lighting. For some reason most folks wait till the panic hits to run out and buy milk and bread and are upset when they are out.
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Glad everyone is okay dee. We didn't get it down here in the Savannah area, but I was in Virginia this
past week and it sure hit there hard.
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Dee..I was so worried..I contacted Tee to see if you were ok. I am always prepared, have to living in Ohio. I made hubby buy the biggest generator we could afford..lots have wanted to borrow it..but I said no, but offered for them to stay with us instead. I have one of them tubs that I keep filled with stuffs, flashlight, batteries, radio, candles, etc. So glad your ok and your cookers too. HUGS Pam .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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I am guilty of not doing it well, but if you have a generator you need to crank it up and run it for a few minutes every month or so. Also have gasoline in reserve and make sure it is treated with a fuel stabilizer with the ethanol treatment in it. Nothing worse than needing a generator and having a gummed up carburetor and old stale gas.
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i am glad that you guys are ok .
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Glad to hear you are OK and back at it Dee!! That ice can do some damage, went through one here a few years back and was without power for 3 days so I can feel for you. Don
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I am guilty of not doing it well, but if you have a generator you need to crank it up and run it for a few minutes every month or so. Also have gasoline in reserve and make sure it is treated with a fuel stabilizer with the ethanol treatment in it. Nothing worse than needing a generator and having a gummed up carburetor and old stale gas.
YES .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
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Glad to hear everything is okay. ;)
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Good to hear from you Dee....hard to believe all this happening in the deep south.
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Glad to see you are up and running again.
Next time Dee, come to Savannah for fine dinning and you are welcome stay at our B&B. :)
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Dee glad to hear that you and Mrs Dee are OK, and damage was minimal. Also good to hear that you were prepared and that your cookers are all undamaged. Hang in there, Spring can't be far away, at least that's what they tell me!
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Glad to hear things are as good as they can be right now.
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Glad you kept safe Dee, and that you're back with us posting again!
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Glad all is good Dee!!
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Thanks for all the kind regards and comments. Will be a little while before I get back to normal. Dee
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Thanks for all the kind regards and comments. Will be a little while before I get back to normal. Dee
Good to see you up and going Dee, was getting worried we wouldn't get to see pictures of those great cooks ;)
Really glad all is well!
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Will be a little while before I get back to normal. Dee
It would be nice to see you normal.
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Thanks for all the kind regards and comments. Will be a little while before I get back to normal. Dee
Don't change on our account Dee! Glad you are digging out .