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Life in Lynch Lair at Wildcat Station
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08-22-2021, 08:53 AM
Gas generators start at about $500. But then you have to keep filling them up with gas. Supposedly, PG&E is going to bury about 10,000 miles of power lines to alleviate the problem.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
08-22-2021, 08:59 AM
Given the hits PG&E is taking with the fire damage to the grid, don’t hold your Feckin breath on those new lines. Get the generator - keep the gas stored safely away.
Or don’t and just keep posting here. We of the non-rural civilized DOOM are amused by your tribulations. After all, isn’t that what DOOM is all about? Not your tribulations specifically but all ours. It’s not about you. It’s all about DM. DOOM is DM with his double 0 license to kill in the middle.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
08-22-2021, 09:32 AM
There are also smaller battery + solar array setups like RV people use, but I don't know how much power you get. I considered it for our emergency gear, but since they start at around $500, it didn't seem worth it for a rarely or never used backup. We're in a section of the grid with a hospital, so our power rarely goes out.
the hands that guide me are invisible
08-22-2021, 12:03 PM
(08-22-2021, 08:59 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: DOOM is DM with his double 0 license to kill in the middle.That would so-o-o make make a great band name, except that Strunk and Whites Elements of Allowable Band Names expressly forbids sentences.
I'm nobody's pony.
08-22-2021, 04:05 PM
(08-22-2021, 12:03 PM)cranefly Wrote:(08-22-2021, 08:59 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: DOOM is DM with his double 0 license to kill in the middle.That would so-o-o make make a great band name, except that Strunk and Whites Elements of Allowable Band Names expressly forbids sentences. Would it work as a T-shirt maybe? Maybe on some boxer shorts? Too long for a thong...
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
09-10-2021, 07:38 AM
The dogs stayed barking around 9pm. I went outside to see what caused the commotion. My guess was raccoons. Turned out rain was the source of the commotion. Cool! September Rain! The first lightning blast hit at the same time. Bad. Maeve hates lightning because it presages thunder. But she remained asleep on the bed. Then the power went out. Maeve awoke and whined and cried until 4am until I took her out for her morning Dogwalk. Neither the Queen or I got any sleep.
PG&E said power would be restored by 2:45. They lied. Current estimate is 10am. I think they shut off the power because of the lightning storm. The only problem with that theory is the power was still on in Mariposa County despite all the lightning crashing around it. I watched the storm from deck after I walked the dog.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
09-10-2021, 09:00 PM
(This post was last modified: 09-10-2021, 09:02 PM by Dr. Ivor Yeti.)
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Rat Or...? Def Rat. (08-22-2021, 12:03 PM)cranefly Wrote:(08-22-2021, 08:59 AM)Drunk Monk Wrote: DOOM is DM with his double 0 license to kill in the middle.That would so-o-o make make a great band name, except that Strunk and Whites Elements of Allowable Band Names expressly forbids sentences. ye cannae spake agin the Strunk an' White! It's th' LAW!
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
09-10-2021, 10:06 PM
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(09-10-2021, 09:00 PM)Dr. Ivor Yeti Wrote: DefRats are various medium-sized, long-tailed rodents. Ask me the questions bridge keeper, I'm not afraid.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
Rather than spending all that lucre on a new generator, I'll be spending it on brake repair. My brakes make a really terrible noise and they gave out for a few seconds yesterday. Plus the ABS light came on. Good times.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
Just got the estimate. Ouch. Ouchy mcouch ouch. The cut is deep. Plus my sugar just crashed. Good times!
"The calipers are frozen. It's like you've been driving with your brakes on. And how did you break your ABS cable"
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
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