A line of thunderstorms passed though south central NY last night(15JULY24) and have has had major impacts on Chemung and Tompkins
Co.
Here at Queen City we had some power fluctuation but somehow stayed on. This isn't to say we'll keep power all day.
We had problems with electricity in the region for last 3 days. Next
wave of storms coming this night (16th of July, '24)
n2qfd wrote to hollowone <=-
Still thousands w/out power around the region. It's a process to re energize the lines. Every section must be checked by qualified
individuals before they switch on again. Sometimes it's just getting to where the lines are and they have survived fine and other times it's finding where the damage is and getting repair crews routed to the
spot.
I get the feeling I'm going to miss my Prius. The last time we had a major outage, I was able to run an extension cord from the refrigerator to an inverter in my Prius. I could lock the doors and leave it in READY mode. The engine would turn over every 20 minutes or so to keep the battery charged. Saved a fridge full of food.
It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially if power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).
Did you ever have to replace the battery in your Prius? That's still one of the things I'd be concerned about if I had a hybrid/EV, as I've heard batter replacement in those cars tends to be fairly expensive.
It's like having a generator (which might not be a had idea, especially
if power loss is a semi-common thing where you live).
I was running the BBS off of a laptop; I took the laptop to work with me to send/receive mail packets. Where there's a will, there's a way!
THat's what I'm considering to buy. 1800W, gasoline powered, should suit my needs in case of electricity shortage.
THat's what I'm considering to buy. 1800W, gasoline powered, should suit
my needs in case of electricity shortage.
Ponder, mightn't a diseasal be a better bet? You can store the fuel far longer, in a pinch even run it on alternative fuels.
What is diseasal? Do you mean diesel?
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