tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post5623112797449398779..comments2023-10-15T03:37:54.799-04:00Comments on . . . Appalachian Journal : 8 Days without Power!Appalachian Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-5986331802195062632012-11-07T13:00:52.633-05:002012-11-07T13:00:52.633-05:00Hi -- !
We're in this spot right now, followi...Hi -- !<br /><br />We're in this spot right now, following Hurricane Sandy. We lost power on 10/29 -- eight days so far. Ironically, our home Internet access is back (fueled, for now, by generator). Boy, can I relate to this. Neighbors have been shuttling and swapping generators. When one household gets power, they lend their generator to another household that needs it. Even at that, we can't run any generator continuously, due to the unpredictable availability of gas. Uprooted trees, downed power lines . . . and so much worse, as on the news, in other places. I wish we lived near the Amish. They have much to teach us. (The Beverly Lewis novels are wonderful for this, by the way.)<br /><br />Lovely journal. Hope you post again soon. Turquoisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13950664993038999524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-69446080061055154712012-09-24T06:12:44.101-04:002012-09-24T06:12:44.101-04:00Lovable post, the tortoises are really enjoy thems...Lovable post, the tortoises are really enjoy themselves in the sunshine! bennysmithhttp://www.whiteazalea.com/7-2-in-1-wedding-dressesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-19259342389183982372012-07-15T14:16:43.938-04:002012-07-15T14:16:43.938-04:00Everyone--thanks for the comments. We've been...Everyone--thanks for the comments. We've been getting rain a lot--wish I could send it to the drought areas.Appalachian Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788338402249620716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-77537668762500790422012-07-15T08:47:19.132-04:002012-07-15T08:47:19.132-04:00P.S. Your husband looks like he took it especially...P.S. Your husband looks like he took it especially well! Nice smile!Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-14689124756327199042012-07-15T08:45:47.191-04:002012-07-15T08:45:47.191-04:00Wow!!! Seems like you took it all well! We lost ou...Wow!!! Seems like you took it all well! We lost our power for 4 days in the Christmas day ice storm a few years ago up here in the Appalachians (Boone, N.C.) and it was a little daunting as it was soooo cold. Of course, we used a wood fire to keep warm and to cook; the snow outside for a cooler (like the eskimos!)<br /><br />So glad it went well for you. The heat can get to you though...Like those box turtles!<br /><br />Thank you for the story!<br />lg!!Louvregirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052153326685432260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-58324567151033225382012-07-13T19:24:05.270-04:002012-07-13T19:24:05.270-04:00so glad you and your husband are okay and were ver...so glad you and your husband are okay and were very self sufficient during the outage. love that the trees didn't go to waste... i agree the Amish are very knowledgeable when it comes to living without societies amenities. hope all is well. have a great night~Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-75667179915182580992012-07-13T18:55:03.836-04:002012-07-13T18:55:03.836-04:00Yeah..I heard that it was quite a storm. Glad you ...Yeah..I heard that it was quite a storm. Glad you fared ok! Scary that the cord of the generator melted though. We all could learn from the Amish.....Dawn Finehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08320576787003821586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-83166934373433125642012-07-13T13:20:06.985-04:002012-07-13T13:20:06.985-04:00Nice to have generators....hope everything is back...Nice to have generators....hope everything is back up and running...guess you are ready for any time of year without elec. with the woodstove. In FL we have a lot of outages at times. I also have a woodstove. Never miss the TV but nice to have the fridge working.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16774903259772280962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7017368239341866440.post-64525345072039141232012-07-13T13:08:31.743-04:002012-07-13T13:08:31.743-04:00We were on vacation when it hit and didn't get...We were on vacation when it hit and didn't get back until Sunday afternoon - so we lost everything in our fridge and freezer. Luckily I had cleared a lot out before we left so we didn't lose all that much.<br />We didn't have a generator and got power back Monday evening - so Sunday night was our only night sleeping without power. I remember thinking how peaceful it was ...... I LOVED that part :) IT was pretty hot so that wasn't too comfortable.<br />Hoping we don't get any more of those for a LONG time!Kerri Farleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07617128767655910810noreply@blogger.com