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My power is out, I've lived in my current place for 18 months and this is the sixth time it's happened. I'm used to cities where there are no power outages whatsoever. What sort of tech do you buy for power outages? What do you do when the power goes out?
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Aug 10, 2024 01:15
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Did you move to Vermont or something It's fun to sit in the silence for a while and listen to my tinnitus I also read Usually have a few battery packs charged, so Switch and Steam Deck are good
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Aug 10, 2024 01:16
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I love that there are just more commercials for Generac now, because running a generator to make sure Kayliegh-Anne has internet to TikTok is going to fix the environment.
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Aug 10, 2024 01:19
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It depends on what your situation is when the power goes out. Do you still have water pressure? Do you have gas? I've been through dozens of multi day power outages and now it's not even that big of a deal. Laptop will last a few hours, tablet with last a few hours more, drive around to charge up phones. Eating out that much and having to replace all of the dairy products sucks.
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Aug 10, 2024 01:26
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Battery powered lanterns are a must, as is a battery powered radio if your phone is dead or the cell network/internet are down. Also, don’t open the fridge or freezer. Leave the cold inside.
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Aug 10, 2024 01:26
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? we're in the future. I usually just keep doing whatever I was doing my laptop and tablet automatically switch to battery power and if I need internet I'll use my phone as a hotspot. if I'm reading a book and it's night I might use a flashlight?
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Aug 10, 2024 01:36
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have a wee wank in the dark
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Aug 10, 2024 01:37
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A generator. Something around 3000 watts that is small enough to wheel onto your porch. Plug in a power strip and some extension cords and you can run the fridge, a couple lamps, even your internet. Keep a 5 gallon can of gas for it in the garage and you are good for multiple days. Also, keep as many appliances on propane/natural gas as you can. Even a propane BBQ can suddenly be an amazing thing to have. This does assume you own a home with space for this. If you're in an apartment, you're kinda hosed. Lots of batteries perhaps. Looting and pillaging during extended outages can probably work too.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:00
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Squiggle posted:It's NOT fun to sit in the silence for a while and listen to my tinnitus
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Aug 10, 2024 02:01
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Squiggle posted:It's fun to sit in the silence for a while and listen to my tinnitus eeeeeeeeeeEEEEEEEEEEE
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Aug 10, 2024 02:04
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Panic! At The Tesco posted:have a wee wank in the dark This definitely kills a few minutes
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Aug 10, 2024 02:07
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Do you still have running water, yes or no? Everything depends on this answer.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:07
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Once the power goes out, I can't flush the toilet more than five times. The power outages last anywhere from 5 hours to 3 days. I am sure there's a power bank I can buy or some other product that will make these outages easier
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Aug 10, 2024 02:09
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:Once the power goes out, I can't flush the toilet more than five times. The power outages last anywhere from 5 hours to 3 days. I am sure there's a power bank I can buy or some other product that will make these outages easier There's no cheap way to do it. A good generator is 5-10K. And that will only power a few select things and it's a pain in the rear end.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:14
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The town I'm in seems to have mastered the art of the 30 second power outage. Sometimes at 5 in the morning and sometimes in the middle of the day. Just all of a sudden the power cuts and 30 seconds later it's back and now I've got to set the microwave again.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:16
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Probably shooting a ton of heroin or meth or like weird rear end research chemicals, idk I'm not a doctor OP
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Aug 10, 2024 02:17
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I worked in solar electricity for a number of years. Mostly off-grid for people that didn't have utility power available. Works great if the system is sized correctly for your needs. It can be expensive though. $5k to $20k to run a very efficient household. Biggest system I even specced and sold was around $70k. This is off-grid stuff though, so the system is entirely dependent on a battery bank for storing the energy, like the gas tank of your car. The gotcha part is that batteries only live so long. Back then we mostly sold flooded lead acid batteries which have roughly a ten year lifespan and cost a fair chunk of cash. Lithium ion was just coming out around the time I left but had tremendous life expectancy, were extremely expensive, but didn't require such a high capacity of storage or maintenance requirements. Eventually at some point any batteries will age-out and die a natural death. Again, the lithiums were the best lifespan but at some point, 10-20 years, would need to be replaced and that is thousands of dollars. Thus, one of the first questions you always asked a potential customer was, "Do you have a decent generator?"
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Aug 10, 2024 02:33
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Drive your spouse insane with the “When Do Think the Power Will Come Back On” game by alternating asking each other when you think the power will come back on. Walk into rooms and try to turn the light switch on. Flush the toilets with gallon jugs of water.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:51
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If you have an electric well pump, you’ll eventually run of out water pressure, so piss directly into the well to re-pressurize the system
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Aug 10, 2024 02:53
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Candles, op
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Aug 10, 2024 02:55
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MoonshineWilly posted:Walk into rooms and try to turn the light switch on. Its astounding how instinctual this is. You know the power is out, but out of habit you still flip the switch. "Oh... yeah..."
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Aug 10, 2024 02:55
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Bone your spouse in the dark
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Aug 10, 2024 02:58
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If you insist on living somewhere where the grid is poo poo and solar is an option, get solar with battery storage. Does it make financial sense? No. But it will keep your fridge on and your rooms lit for a few days without sounding like a construction team is outside your house. You may not even notice the outage.
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Aug 10, 2024 02:59
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How many thousands of USD do you have to spend on things that are supposed to work but don't, sometimes?
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Aug 10, 2024 03:15
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I have a lot of good flashlights, solar powered lamps, and also hand crankable flashlights and radio.
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Aug 10, 2024 03:42
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Teriyaki Hairpiece posted:My power is out, I've lived in my current place for 18 months and this is the sixth time it's happened. I'm used to cities where there are no power outages whatsoever. There are great charging stations for minor things like phones or CPAP machines, some very compact like the Halo. There's also larger ones with solar panels. But the most common solution is a gasoline generator.
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Aug 10, 2024 03:50
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Complain nonstop.
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Aug 10, 2024 03:51
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is it Centerpoint OP? Just bein' a regular nosey nancy but I must know
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Aug 10, 2024 03:59
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Suck some dicks
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Aug 10, 2024 04:18
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Your best bet is to get the power back on again.
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Aug 10, 2024 04:20
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Remember, the power is inside you.
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Aug 10, 2024 04:23
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The power is pretty consistent here. If it goes off it's usually it's because of a good storm. If the storm is ongoing, go downstairs and look at my phone. If it's over, go upstairs and look at my phone.
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Aug 10, 2024 04:28
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Warm up a can of beans on top of the wood stove
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Aug 10, 2024 04:30
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Darth Brooks posted:The power is pretty consistent here. If it goes off it's usually it's because of a good storm. If the storm is ongoing, go downstairs and look at my phone. If it's over, go upstairs and look at my phone. The power here never goes off during big storms, it's always hours later. The rain has eased to a gentle drip, the sun has mostly come out, and then all of a sudden off goes the power. Never when it's the absolute harsh center of an awful storm
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Aug 10, 2024 04:35
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That's because you're downhill from the power plant.
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Aug 10, 2024 04:37
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in 2011 there was an insane snow storm on halloween here and most places lost power for like 2 weeks but we had underground power lines. so i got 2 weeks off of work and watched lots of netflix when it was still good
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Aug 10, 2024 04:38
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just go to bed when it gets dark
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Aug 10, 2024 04:42
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Shout, "BY THE POWER OF GREYSKULL.....I HAVE THE POWERRRRRRRR" When that doesn't work, show up at your local monastery and/or school gymnasium and demand a cot for the night. They have to take you in, it's the law.
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Aug 10, 2024 04:51
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redshirt posted:Warm up a can of beans on top of the wood stove I have literally done this. Got to eat some warm food!
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Aug 10, 2024 05:05
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Get out of Texas while you still can!
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