Posted on 12/23/2007 1:08:02 PM PST by Libloather
I’m in Utica, North of Detroit.
WOW!
There’s no pushbroom in the photo; click on the link and you can read the correct caption.
Leni
It was here in Oklahoma yesterday, first freezing rain, then snow, all the while heavy winds. After our experience with the ice storm of two weeks ago everyone was on edge every time the lights flickered but fortunately we kept power. I wish all those without power the best of luck, it’s surely a test!
I couldn't find anything specific although the death toll is now up to 11. From another report -
Because of the wind, airlines canceled more than 250 flights Sunday at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, the city Aviation Department said. Municipal officials said the wind had knocked out nearly 170 traffic signals, and there were more than 500 reports of fallen trees and limbs.
Wheres the push broom then ?????
The image was switched out. That’s the problem, history won’t hold still anymore.
You people talking about power outages. That scares me. I mainly worry about my gas furnace but takes electricity to start it. Also have an electric stove. Can you set up a generator so it will keep the furnace running? I have a fireplace, no stock of wood, and it really needs checked out all over, throws out just a little heat in a very small area. I can live without my computer, tv, and have thought about buying a hand-cranked radio.
I've been reluctant to install a wood stove because I'm afraid to leave the house if there is anything burning left in it, house 3 doors down burned out whole interior from one when the girl was at work.
Charcoal is useless for heat and you can't cook inside with it because of CO. I thought about buying a shepherd's stove, but it would only handle one room and have to be vented to the outside.
Prolonged outage in sub zero temps also causes worry about pipes freezing. Last year people in outlying areas had to wait up to 6 days before their power was restored. I've had about 3 now in as many years, the last one was about a month ago, over 6 hours to restore, luckily the temps were in the 40's then.
I don't remember so many outages like this ever in my lifetime here. If we had any, they were right on it, but the area has grown, and the power company consolidated to include much more, like they have to bring in workers from other states and counties.
Are they powered by diesel fuel? How long can you store it before it degrades and how much should I have on hand?
I do have a kerosene heater in the garage but haven't used it in years, may not work any more. The problem I see with that, is that I bought 5 gal at a time and would have to make a run to buy more. IIRC it only lasted about 4 days if I used it a lot. If it's really bad, the stores will sell out their kerosene supplies anyway.
I also looked into corn burners, but won't go into the difficulties of that option.
Funny push broom there, it looks just like a tow strap.
That could be a push broom - with a really loooooooong handle - attached to a car.
This pic changed from the push broom dude, to a map of the region, to this poor fellow.
Merry Christmas!
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