FAQ/Help |
Calendar |
Search |
Today's Posts |
|
The Stumble Inn The place for social chat for our M.S. community. |
Reply |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
12-21-2008, 01:22 PM | #1 | |||
|
||||
Magnate
|
Just to let ya know I'm okay. The ice has messed with our power - it's on, it's off, it's back, etc.
So the phones and isp are iffy. The worst was trying to wake up to NO coffee. (Duh, I could've walked over to the carryout and got a cup) I do have 3 ventless gas heaters though so we won't freeze to death. That was possibly the smartest thing dh ever did to this house. So if ya don't hear from me I'm incummunicato but all right. Have working flash lights, food, etc. Hope everyone else is okay.
__________________
Anybody who doesn't think a dog can smile has never dropped a piece of bacon. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
"Thanks for this!" says: | AZjanie (12-21-2008), Gazelle (12-21-2008), Jules A (12-21-2008), Kitty (12-21-2008), Niko (12-21-2008), SallyC (12-21-2008), SandyC (12-21-2008), tovaxin_lab_rat (12-21-2008), Twinkletoes (12-21-2008), weegot5kiz (12-21-2008) |
12-21-2008, 03:07 PM | #2 | |||
|
||||
Elder
|
Just be careful...and let us know how you're doing!
__________________
Instant Karma's gonna get you-gonna knock you right in the head...John Lennon |
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 07:16 PM | #3 | |||
|
||||
Magnate
|
I feel for ya Brain!
I broke down and bought a generator last year! It's only a small one but it gets the job done! Hang in there!
__________________
I know the sound the river makes, by dawn, by night, by day. But can it stay me through tomorrows that find me far away? . I have this mental picture in my mind of you all, shaking bones and bells and charms, muttering prayers and voodoo curses, dancing around in a circle of salt, with leetle glasses and tiny bottles of cheer in the middle...myyyyyy friends! diagnosed 09/03/2004 scheduled to start Tysabri 03/05 Tysabri withdrawn from market 02/28/05 Copaxone 05/05-12/06 Tysabri returned to market 06/05/06 Found a new neuro 04/07 Tysabri 05/25/07-present Medical Marijuana legally 12/03/09 . Negative for JC virus antibodies! . I'm doing alright and making good grades, The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades! . |
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 07:23 PM | #4 | |||
|
||||
Elder
|
We're having a big snow storm here too! We've got about a foot of snow!! And it's still coming down! We've not lost power but we do have a generator. We had one hard wired into the house when we built it. It will keep the fridge, freezer, furnace, well pump, and some other essentials going as long as we have gas to run it. We also have a fireplace with a heatilator so we're pretty well set in case of any emergency.
Too bad PODH feel the needs to store our trailer at his parents 450 miles away during the winter when we could use it during storms and/or power outages...duh! Hope everyone else is ok! Guess winter has arrived!
__________________
Cheryl Dx: MS 2001 CRPS 2009 “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” - Henry Ford |
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 07:34 PM | #5 | |||
|
||||
Member
|
You folks stay safe...will be thinking about you.
|
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 07:36 PM | #6 | |||
|
||||
Member
|
UGH!
Call it irrational or crisis dependent or whatever, but I'm jealous. I didn't grow up down here and miss the occasional snow and yes, ice too. We got a whopping 15... minutes of snow last year. But sounds like you've hunkered down pretty well. Think it would be worth the investment for a little gas operated generator? For during the black outs? No. I'm not trying to sell you one.
__________________
You can't have everything. Where would you put it? -Steven Wright Once you change your mind, you can change your life. -Della Reese . Always outnumbered... Never outgunned . *I* am the MonSter that MS fears |
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 09:29 PM | #7 | |||
|
||||
Magnate
|
I can't stand it....I am pacing the floor...cleaning everything in sight...
The Hawaii Kid made it to San Fran and then the snow dumped..... and all the flights to Portland were canceled ...no trains...no buses...nothing.... I think he should just go back...but I don't think he can get a flight for that either. So here I wait to see if he gets anywhere closer so we can try and drive and pick him up. Anyone want a house guest?
__________________
. |
|||
Reply With Quote |
"Thanks for this!" says: | tovaxin_lab_rat (12-21-2008) |
12-21-2008, 09:49 PM | #8 | |||
|
||||
Elder
|
Quote:
He'll get home...PDX will be open...oh wait...in laws are supposed to fly out of PDX to BOI on Tuesday
__________________
Cheryl Dx: MS 2001 CRPS 2009 “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” - Henry Ford |
|||
Reply With Quote |
12-21-2008, 10:56 PM | #9 | |||
|
||||
Grand Magnate
|
Not suffering like others here in Utah as yet, but had to share this picture anyway. I took it last night by my Dad's mailbox. Tried to pick it up, but it was completely frozen to the concrete -- I couldn't even get a fingernail under the edge!
And the 2nd picture is pretty designs made by Jack Frost, taken just a few feet away from the 1st pic. Winter is definitely here! Glad you have gas heat, Brain. Stay warm, everyone!
__________________
Rochelle . . I've lost my mind ... and I don't miss it! LIFE HAS NO REMOTE -- GET UP AND CHANGE IT YOURSELF! |
|||
Reply With Quote |
Reply |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Ike Stuff... | The Stumble Inn | |||
What the heck is that stuff? | Multiple Sclerosis | |||
Stuff About Diabetes | Diabetes / Insulin Resistance / Metabolic Syndrome | |||
stuff | Parkinson's Disease |