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smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts) Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:03 PM Feb 2013

Yay! My power is FINALLY back on! And thank you for the Valentines Heart!

Finally, I am back on line after having lost power on Friday afternoon. What a nice surprise to see a Valentines heart when I returned!

The transformer in our building blew on Friday and we have been without electricity, heat, water, gas stove wouldn't light, had to toss all the food out that I bought on Thursday evening. I spent most of the weekend stranded but managed to trudge through the snow to get a few staples once a few stores opened back up on Sunday.

Many people evacuated to hotels, but I couldn't really afford it (I live in Boston) and my nearest friend was away for the weekend. Also, I didn't want to put anybody out knowing that the power would probably not be back on until today (Tues.) I finally slept on a friends sofa last night and got to take a hot shower. I was washing my hair and cleaning up in the sink w/ bottled water.

I guess you don't really appreciate electricity until you lose it for a few days. Hope everyone else got through the storm ok!

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Yay! My power is FINALLY back on! And thank you for the Valentines Heart! (Original Post) smirkymonkey Feb 2013 OP

Wow - Boston was NAILED! gateley Feb 2013 #1

That's a perfect example, gately. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #3

Haha! Exactly! gateley Feb 2013 #5

Thank you for your concern! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #6

Great news! Power outages suck Siwsan Feb 2013 #2

Sorry that you had such a hard time. smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #7

Yay! Now blast that heat to get the chill out of your bones. ScreamingMeemie Feb 2013 #4

I am finally blasting the heat. Fortunately, I don't have to pay for it! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #9

Welcome back nadinbrzezinski Feb 2013 #8

Thank you! smirkymonkey Feb 2013 #10

gateley

(62,683 posts)

1. Wow - Boston was NAILED!

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:09 PM

Feb 2013

And you're so right about taking electricity for granted -- "I can't use the oven, damn! Okay, I'll just use the microwave."

Glad you're up and running!

ScreamingMeemie

(68,918 posts)

3. That's a perfect example, gately.

Reply to gateley (Reply #1)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:11 PM

Feb 2013

Last time the power went out here (for about 6 hours). I said to myself, Yay! I don't have to cook! We'll go out!... And then I couldn't figure out why the garage door wouldn't open.

gateley

(62,683 posts)

5. Haha! Exactly!

Reply to ScreamingMeemie (Reply #3)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:24 PM

Feb 2013

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

6. Thank you for your concern!

Reply to gateley (Reply #1)

Wed Feb 13, 2013, 01:04 AM

Feb 2013

Siwsan

(26,286 posts)

2. Great news! Power outages suck

Reply to smirkymonkey (Original post)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:10 PM

Feb 2013

I had one that only lasted 14 hours, but I spent that ENTIRE 14 hours lugging buckets of water from my sump pump crock, up the basement stairs, to dump out on the driveway. It would take from 30 to 45 minutes for it to fill, and it took at least 6 buckets to empty it enough to stay out of danger.

The next day I had a battery back up installed on the sump pump. My next brilliant move will be to buy a generator.