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Scap said:
Gonna get down to 8* tonight.
Power has been off since 2am.
We are sleeping in front of the fireplace tonight.

Texas Camping.
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Sorry to hear that. Hang in there, I'm hoping they get you back on the grid sooner than later.

Floyd T
 
It's 47* in the house, 62 in front of the fireplace.

Have to flush with a bucket of water since the toilets can't refill.

Come on summer time, I miss you baby.

Also, I'll be getting a whole house standby generator after all this bullshit. They can shove solar and wind up their ass, nat gas is all I need.
 
bfreebern said:
Yes! I've seen more and more Jeeps on the roads, this past week. Still a bunch of non-wavers though.
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Funny you say that! I went out to play around in the Jeep yesterday ( I mean I was being a helpful husband and volunteering to go to the store ) and Jeeps easily out numbered most cars that braved to be out yesterday! But still, these idiot Kansas drivers are not used to this, so I hope all those here that have the massive/pimped out Rubicons at least know what to do with them!
 
Another reason any moron could be a weatherman!

Same app, same page.

See the low for tomorrow projected at 17 degrees?
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And see the hourly forecast for 7AM tomorrow at 0 degrees?
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modo22 said:
Funny you say that! I went out to play around in the Jeep yesterday ( I mean I was being a helpful husband and volunteering to go to the store ) and Jeeps easily out numbered most cars that braved to be out yesterday! But still, these idiot Kansas drivers are not used to this, so I hope all those here that have the massive/pimped out Rubicons at least know what to do with them!
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Nope, it's those lifted jeeps with the 35s, that are driven by people who never owned a Jeep before. I've driven stock Jeeps, that can out wheel those Rubicon drivers, just by using common sense. We've been out all last week on the ice and this week, on the snow. The true vehicles that scare me, are the truck owners who think because they have 4x4, that they can drive normal speeds on these roads. So many unnecessary accidents and stalled cars out there, it's crazy. We counted 14 abandoned cars, just yesterday while out in this stuff, because people either couldn't get up a hill or they high centered and didn't know how to get out.
 
bfreebern said:
Nope, it's those lifted jeeps with the 35s, that are driven by people who never owned a Jeep before. I've driven stock Jeeps, that can out wheel those Rubicon drivers, just by using common sense. We've been out all last week on the ice and this week, on the snow. The true vehicles that scare me, are the truck owners who think because they have 4x4, that they can drive normal speeds on these roads. So many unnecessary accidents and stalled cars out there, it's crazy. We counted 14 abandoned cars, just yesterday while out in this stuff, because people either couldn't get up a hill or they high centered and didn't know how to get out.
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The guys who think that 4X4 means they can stop and go like a snowmobile are dangerous! It's much safer here in Ohio where 95% of the drivers are used to treacherous roads. I would take Fi-Fi out down there but nothing else!

Meet Fi-Fi
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Scap said:
It's 47* in the house, 62 in front of the fireplace.

Have to flush with a bucket of water since the toilets can't refill.

Come on summer time, I miss you baby.

Also, I'll be getting a whole house standby generator after all this bullshit. They can shove solar and wind up their ass, nat gas is all I need.
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Since you are where this normally doesn't happen, there is another option. I have a portable generator that puts out between 10k and 13k watts. I had an electrician come and wire a separate junction box, to the outside of the house, that I could plug into if the power went out. It has a three step process to hook into, so as not to back-feed the fellas trying to fix the issue. Then we ran the heater, hot water heater, fridge/freezer, a few lights, and sump pump into it. This way, we could keep the house warm, pipes unfrozen, and food safely stored. If we run the hot water heater, we'd have to turn off the heater, as it would draw to much.

I've used it twice, and it works like a charm. The portable stores away in the shed or garage, and is portable to use other laces as well.

Either way, I agree with your desires. It happened to me once, and Michelle and I said never again. Good luck, brother! Stay safe.

Floyd T
 
CigarStone said:
The guys who think that 4X4 means they can stop and go like a snowmobile are dangerous! It's much safer here in Ohio where 95% of the drivers are used to treacherous roads. I would take Fi-Fi out down there but nothing else!

Meet Fi-Fi
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I think people being used to it can be a double edges sword too though. There were 3 cars on the ditch on the short drive from the ski hill to the highway the other day on roads that weren't that bad (relatively speaking). Totally agree familiarity makes most people better drivers on bad roads, but also makes some people overly confident.

On a side note, I drive my Altima all winter basically everywhere other than into the mountains, just have to know how to drive and FWD is actually pretty amazing.
 
SKYDIVNEKD said:
Since you are where this normally doesn't happen, there is another option. I have a portable generator that puts out between 10k and 13k watts. I had an electrician come and wire a separate junction box, to the outside of the house, that I could plug into if the power went out. It has a three step process to hook into, so as not to back-feed the fellas trying to fix the issue. Then we ran the heater, hot water heater, fridge/freezer, a few lights, and sump pump into it. This way, we could keep the house warm, pipes unfrozen, and food safely stored. If we run the hot water heater, we'd have to turn off the heater, as it would draw to much.

I've used it twice, and it works like a charm. The portable stores away in the shed or garage, and is portable to use other laces as well.

Either way, I agree with your desires. It happened to me once, and Michelle and I said never again. Good luck, brother! Stay safe.

Floyd T
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No doubt the winter outage is odd. But we get hurry canes in these parts that can really cause power outages.
 
bfreebern said:
Nope, it's those lifted jeeps with the 35s, that are driven by people who never owned a Jeep before. I've driven stock Jeeps, that can out wheel those Rubicon drivers, just by using common sense. We've been out all last week on the ice and this week, on the snow. The true vehicles that scare me, are the truck owners who think because they have 4x4, that they can drive normal speeds on these roads. So many unnecessary accidents and stalled cars out there, it's crazy. We counted 14 abandoned cars, just yesterday while out in this stuff, because people either couldn't get up a hill or they high centered and didn't know how to get out.
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Yup. I'd see this every year in Arkansas during our annual week of winter. Best comment I've heard in regard to that:

"Four Wheel Drive is too often confused for Four Wheel Stop."
 
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