Power outage

christyf5 · #1 01-05-2006, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Invigor

*cross my fingers and hope it will come back on soon*

Ditto, and occasionally during a long one there might be some hyperventilating on my part when my fish start teasing me by reenacting the "funky chicken" dance

I also have one of those battery powered air pumps and an airstone. If the power is off longer than a half hour I put that on the tank and start a fire if its cold (the tank is about 5 ft away from a woodstove).

Christy

muck · #2 01-05-2006, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by christyf5

If the power is off longer than a half hour I put that on the tank and start a fire if its cold

For a minute there i pictured you chopping up the furniture and the picture frames and a big blaze going in the middle of the room..

marie · #3 01-05-2006, 02:19 AM

My husband bought me a generator and a real long power cord for my birthday this year, now hopefully he hasn't used all the gas on the lawnmower

MDG3 · #4 01-05-2006, 03:02 AM

Wow, you guy are pretty calm about the whole situation, if it should unfold (hopefully, it doesn't happen).

I have a genny and 25amp cord but somehow I never thought I would use it for my tank. I don't think the neighbours would like that too much.

But if they want to pay for my losses then "FINE". I'm always looking to upgrade.

fakename · #5 01-05-2006, 03:32 AM

Okay this is going to sound like a dumb question, but: Does the power often go out here in BC???
I'm new to BC from Ontario.......In the part of Ontario I grew up in the power went out fairly often, almost always due to heavy snow or freezing rain. I had assumed things would be better here in Vancouver

Aaron

Chad · #6 01-05-2006, 06:21 AM

I have a deep cell battery with a converter as well as one of those Canadian Tire Battery packs which have AC outlets.

Last me over 4 - 5 hours I believe, with 1 ph and 1 heater and an air stone going.

MDG3 · #7 01-06-2006, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by fakename

Okay this is going to sound like a dumb question, but: Does the power often go out here in BC???
I'm new to BC from Ontario.......In the part of Ontario I grew up in the power went out fairly often, almost always due to heavy snow or freezing rain. I had assumed things would be better here in Vancouver

Aaron

Not that often, mostly wind storms and such.

Skimmerking · #8 01-06-2006, 01:27 PM

in the 10 yrs that I have lived here in Brandon in my raised bungalow. I think the power went out a grand total of 2 times.

mike