I could see that scenario happening in the panhandle but it's all about the devastation in the news. Even if these places have generators at some point they'd run out of fuel. Lots of ways to me hurting down there!
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I could see that scenario happening in the panhandle but it's all about the devastation in the news. Even if these places have generators at some point they'd run out of fuel. Lots of ways to me hurting down there!
I feel bad for those folks. So much damage to the area. Also most of the time the generators in high rise buildings do not power the units in the building. It’s for things like safety lighting, elevators, fire systems etc.I could see that scenario happening in the panhandle but it's all about the devastation in the news. Even if these places have generators at some point they'd run out of fuel. Lots of ways to me hurting down there!
I could see that scenario happening in the panhandle but it's all about the devastation in the news. Even if these places have generators at some point they'd run out of fuel. Lots of ways to me hurting down there!
I've been through well over a dozen hurricanes and not once did I have my water shut off. I do remember getting a boil notice one time.No power also means no water.
I've been through well over a dozen hurricanes and not once did I have my water shut off. I do remember getting a boil notice one time.
I've been through well over a dozen hurricanes and not once did I have my water shut off. I do remember getting a boil notice one time.
Gas and ice. Ice and gas.I went 17 days after Jeanne. Some people share transformers w/ hospitals. I shared one w/ a Yogi Bear Campground.
Can't speak for being in a condo other than I wouldn't want to be in a condo. For an 80 y/o w/out an elevator or A/C, it certainly wouldn't be pleasant. 87 is correct in that it is all about the ice. Everything revolves around its availability.
That's why a generator to run your fridge is necessary. We were able to keep about 4 fridges cold w/ one generator. But like you said, then you get into needing more and more gas. I remember the lines for gubbmint ice in PBGardens. People were pretty frazzled after a few days.Gas and ice. Ice and gas.
On day 9 of the power outage, if someone had offered me $50 for a bag of ice I would have turned them down.
Its brutal. Longest I've been is 10 days. As a healthy, fit, middle aged man it was bad enough. I can't imagine how elderly, infirm or those with special needs do it.
Gas for generators is scarce. Ice for coolers is scarce. Sleeping is difficult when its 85 degrees and 80% humidity inside your home.
It wears on you. The simple things like using your laptop, charging your phone, grabbing a drink from the fridge.... you have to plan for all those things based on the amount of ice you have on hand, and how much gas you can get for your generator or car.
Local stores may be open, but good luck finding ice at any of them. Some roads are still closed, and you weigh whether the gas you use going to the store is worth it, or if it's better used in the generator to run the window ac unit in the bedroom.
I will say its gotten much, much better. The infrastructure and response has obviously improved. After Jeanne in 04, we were out 10 days, but Matthew in '16 and Irma last year, we were only out about a day.
PG&E has been shutting down power to a number of Northern California counties (Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Alpine, etc.) over the last few days, due to concern about the fire danger from possible downed power lines, given that it is Santa Ana season. Five percent humidity and 70 MPH winds will do that. I pity the folks who need electrical power at night for things like CPAP machines, ventilators, dialysis, or even refrigerated storage of foods and/or medicines. We could use a couple of days of rain to lower the fire danger.
I was well prepared. I certainly wasn't going to die of hunger or thirst. As I stated, for me it was simply the total lack of creature comforts in a high heat and humidity environment.No matter your situation, everyone should be prepared for X amount of time without electricity (ie non-perishable food, jugs of water, propane, generator) based on your situation. FEMA is not a first-responder and the govt is not coming to help you immediately.
If you really want to be horrified about society without electricity, read the book, One Second After. It's about an EMP being set off over the US. I'm about 80% through it. I'm not a prepper, but I might be soon.
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_2_16?url=search-alias=stripbooks&field-keywords=one+second+after&sprefix=one+second+after,aps,134&crid=28HFM9U9FOZT8
Its brutal. Longest I've been is 10 days. As a healthy, fit, middle aged man it was bad enough. I can't imagine how elderly, infirm or those with special needs do it.
Gas for generators is scarce. Ice for coolers is scarce. Sleeping is difficult when its 85 degrees and 80% humidity inside your home.
It wears on you. The simple things like using your laptop, charging your phone, grabbing a drink from the fridge.... you have to plan for all those things based on the amount of ice you have on hand, and how much gas you can get for your generator or car.
Local stores may be open, but good luck finding ice at any of them. Some roads are still closed, and you weigh whether the gas you use going to the store is worth it, or if it's better used in the generator to run the window ac unit in the bedroom.
I will say its gotten much, much better. The infrastructure and response has obviously improved. After Jeanne in 04, we were out 10 days, but Matthew in '16 and Irma last year, we were only out about a day.
Its brutal. Longest I've been is 10 days. As a healthy, fit, middle aged man it was bad enough. I can't imagine how elderly, infirm or those with special needs do it.
Gas for generators is scarce. Ice for coolers is scarce. Sleeping is difficult when its 85 degrees and 80% humidity inside your home.
It wears on you. The simple things like using your laptop, charging your phone, grabbing a drink from the fridge.... you have to plan for all those things based on the amount of ice you have on hand, and how much gas you can get for your generator or car.
Local stores may be open, but good luck finding ice at any of them. Some roads are still closed, and you weigh whether the gas you use going to the store is worth it, or if it's better used in the generator to run the window ac unit in the bedroom.
I will say its gotten much, much better. The infrastructure and response has obviously improved. After Jeanne in 04, we were out 10 days, but Matthew in '16 and Irma last year, we were only out about a day.
Smart choice. We are in the same situation...barrier island, 3 blocks from the beach.Local news reported that hotels and motels in the Jacksonville area
If a hurricane is a threat to our area here in NE Florida we just leave. We live on a barrier Island just five blocks from the beach and all of the bridges to the mainland are closed to traffic when a hurricane approaches, so staying in your house here is the height of stupidity. The local government warns us that if you are dumb enough to remain, well, you are pretty much on your own. Several of my neighbors have stayed and most wished they had not.
It's pretty damn frightening. We did not evacuate for Hurricane Frederick when we lived in Pensacola, Fla way back in 1979. I thought we were all going to die. Never again!
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurricane_Frederic
Smart choice. We are in the same situation...barrier island, 3 blocks from the beach.
It's the coming back into the power outage. My job is inland. After Jeanne, the office was closed only 3 days. I had little choice but to come back and live in my house without power.
Work had AC and lots of ice. One of the few times in my life I wanted to go to work
I can remember when we didn't have electricity.I may have forgotten one, but having lived in the Pittsburgh area all my life, I cannot recall a single power outage that lasted more than 6 hours. I can't imagine going days, or weeks, without electric service. My heart goes out to all those affected.
Not sure of what your point is.....The power in sections of Puerto Rico was out for months. Let me know when the panhandle matches that.
Glen Campbell used to say he grew up so poor w/ no electricity that they had to watch TV by candlelight.I can remember when we didn't have electricity.
Kerosene lamps. wood fired cook stove and the ice man delivered blocks of ice.
He thinks this is a good time for him to inject some politics into the discussion. That's all.Not sure of what your point is.....
Residents of Mexico Beach should be grateful that they'll only be without power for a month?
The dereccho a couple of years ago took us out for 3-5 days in Columbus. Shut down my workplace too.I may have forgotten one, but having lived in the Pittsburgh area all my life, I cannot recall a single power outage that lasted more than 6 hours. I can't imagine going days, or weeks, without electric service. My heart goes out to all those affected.
Glen Campbell used to say he grew up so poor w/ no electricity that they had to watch TV by candlelight.
Not sure of what your point is.....
Residents of Mexico Beach should be grateful that they'll only be without power for a month?
HIs point was that nobody gave a damn when (shhh brown) American citizens were without power for months.
Complete BS.HIs point was that nobody gave a damn when (shhh brown) American citizens were without power for months.
Know some slumlords in NY who do that to people. Add no water and no trash removal also.I could see that scenario happening in the panhandle but it's all about the devastation in the news. Even if these places have generators at some point they'd run out of fuel. Lots of ways to me hurting down there!
He knows nothing about which he speaks obviously. Let's not even mention the current FBI investigation into the massive fraud and corruption in PR. I'm pretty sure that fraud and corruption do nothing to speed up storm relief.Complete BS.
Having been through the aftermath of quite a few of these now, I can tell you that most people simply do not understand the magnitude of the effort. Debris. Lack of power. Lack of fuel.
When my power was restored after Irma last year, it was by a crew and truck from Atlantic City.
Trucks and crews from all over the Eastern part of the US converged on Florida to restore power. Transformers, cable and utility poles were pre staged outside the storm affected area. 17,000 workers and their trucks.
As an island, none of that was possible in Puerto Rico. The logistics effort to get the necessary equipment and there is an order of magnitude more difficult. How are you getting 17,000 workers and their trucks to Puerto Rico?
But that's not nearly as good of a story.
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