With the recent ice storm in several states , many including some of my fellow New Yorkers lost electricity. This was on the minds of many; and while listening this morning to the local radio station WAMC the question posed to the public was:
How do you cope with a power outage?
Here were some of the responses:
1. One woman said her husband installed a gas fireplace and gas stove to make sure there would be heat and that they could eat. They would then light a lantern and play board games. This made me laugh because I wanted an electric stove when we moved into our present house however my husband insisted on a gas stove and gas fireplace for the very same reasons, and I have to admit he was right.
2. One man was rather resourceful, he went down to the run off drain to fill up several pails with water to keep his toilets functional.
3. The host of the program said he lit his grill and had fun cooking
4. Others had generators and were able to run a few appliances.
5. Still others used wood burning fireplaces to keep warm.
This made me think of the recent cutting down of trees by the electric company in Dutchess County; many residents were upset at losing their trees. There was even a featured article on this in the Poughkeepsie Journal. The power company response was that they were mandated to do this to minimize the electrical outages - the regulatory authorities felt that avoiding outages was more important than saving a few trees.
In any case, this time of year we hear of people dying from carbon monoxide poisioning because of improper use of equipment such as generators and grills. So, although you might experience an outage be careful in your use of the aforementioned equipment.
So tell me, how do you cope with a power outage?
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