The Old Folks Home

[superchemicalgirl]

When we had the ice storm 2 years ago and we all lost power for a week at Christmas so many lineman came from "away" to help get our power back on. It was a long week but we were grateful to see the NY power truck pull up Christmas day on our road.

 

[Cynthia12]

Sharing this on a few threads. This child is just to precious..full of love.

 

[perchie.girl]

When we had the ice storm 2 years ago and we all lost power for a week at Christmas so many lineman came from "away" to help get our power back on. It was a long week but we were grateful to see the NY power truck pull up Christmas day on our road.

wow... just scary... Not only no light but no heat either.... did you lose phones as well?

we are in under power lines at this house so in order to make a cell call we have to go about two blocks away.

deb

 

[wyoDreamer]

@perchie.girl You are bringing back memories of Wyoming - and I have only been gone from there since September...

One day I was driving down the interstate and had a semi pass me. After he passed me and pulled back in front of me, suddenly his trailer started tipping and the passenger side wheels on the trailer came off the road. Slowed him down pretty fast. And scared the heck outta me in the process. There were a lot of semi's tipped over along the interstate in the 7 years I lived out there. There were a couple of spots that were notorious for blow overs. Just the lay of the land forced the winds to channel up the valley and hit the highway with a concentrated blast to blow over the semi's.
Winters were windy - they posted high wind warnings at 35 to 40 mph winds and closed the roads to high profile vehicles at 60 mph. We had a lot of days with wind gusts of 80 mph or more. One week after moving there, we had a spring storm come through and we had 100 mph wind gusts.

 

[perchie.girl]

@perchie.girl You are bringing back memories of Wyoming - and I have only been gone from there since September...

One day I was driving down the interstate and had a semi pass me. After he passed me and pulled back in front of me, suddenly his trailer started tipping and the passenger side wheels on the trailer came off the road. Slowed him down pretty fast. And scared the heck outta me in the process. There were a lot of semi's tipped over along the interstate in the 7 years I lived out there. There were a couple of spots that were notorious for blow overs. Just the lay of the land forced the winds to channel up the valley and hit the highway with a concentrated blast to blow over the semi's.
Winters were windy - they posted high wind warnings at 35 to 40 mph winds and closed the roads to high profile vehicles at 60 mph. We had a lot of days with wind gusts of 80 mph or more. One week after moving there, we had a spring storm come through and we had 100 mph wind gusts.

Thats what happens here... valleys in combination with desert winds they get funneled.... every year. There is a stretch of freeway that has electronic signs on each end of it so they can post high wind warnings. And or full on closure by the cops...

Not everyone complies in time.

deb

 

[superchemicalgirl]

wow... just scary... Not only no light but no heat either.... did you lose phones as well?

we are in under power lines at this house so in order to make a cell call we have to go about two blocks away.

deb

We had a wood stove and closed off that area to live in. It was maybe 50 degrees with the wood stove going because it was just so cold out.

We had cell phones (no home phone here) which we could charge when we went to shower at someone elses house and at work.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
50 is livable... but dang. I use a potbelly for the main part of the house if I choose to heat... but I have an oil heater in the bedroom and its electric.

I would love to have a potbelly down there. My property is covered with fire wood.... Um er woody brush that works as firewood. So heating with a wood stove is free.

Its amazing how people can adapt and live pretty comfortably working with what they have. Maine is one of those few states on the east coast that I would love to visit...

deb

 

[drumstick diva]

Cynthia - loved that video, what a precious little child. Deep thinker too. I thought he would say potatoes etc. were animals too but, he was too smart for that.

 

[superchemicalgirl]

50 is livable... but dang. I use a potbelly for the main part of the house if I choose to heat... but I have an oil heater in the bedroom and its electric.

I would love to have a potbelly down there. My property is covered with fire wood.... Um er woody brush that works as firewood. So heating with a wood stove is free.

Its amazing how people can adapt and live pretty comfortably working with what they have. Maine is one of those few states on the east coast that I would love to visit...

deb

People lived here long before there was electricity. I'm amazed at the stories of "back then" and how they lived regardless of where it was in the country.

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote: I know just day to day living included doing the things most of us take for granted... Hauling water for a bath ment boiling it on the stove first if you wanted to take a hot bath... Or preserving food without refrigeration... Making candles... on and on... and that doesnt cover building shelter.

Even here where water is scarce and trees pretty much non existant...

deb