[Cialug] Mailling List Admin

[murraymckee at wellsfargo.com]

We live in the country and I keep about 60 gallons of water in old herbicide jugs in the basement to use to flush the toilets with.  I can drag a 50 gallon drum in for wood heat while the power is out.  We won't be getting a generator until my daughter is out of grad school.

While we're on a paved road we are at the end of the power line and are off for hours at a time at least once a year.  We were off for 12 hours in the January ice storm, from midnight to noon, and for 8 more hours the next day.  Every 4 years or so we're off for more than a day.  The longest was 5 days.

Murray McKee
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-----Original Message-----
From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On Behalf Of James Shoemaker
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 11:45 AM
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Mailling List Admin

Dave Hala Jr wrote:
> If you lived on a gravel road outside of town you'd maintain a generator
> and some extra food -either that or I'm a little paranoid.

   You must be paranoid.  I do live somewhat remote and have only lost 
my power long enough for it to be a problem (2 days) once in 13 years. 
I have relatives who live in town that have had longer/more often power 
outages.

   As for a supply of food on hand, that's just a side affect of 
shopping at costco.

James
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