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All Things Considered => General Discussion--Non food Related => Topic started by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 04:40:31 PM

Title: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 04:40:31 PM: Anyone else dealing with the bomb cyclone today? Very windy day. Almost like the outskirts of a hurricane.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: hokiepop on March 02, 2018, 04:50:16 PM: Yes the wind is reminding me of hurricanes that brush the coast of Virginia. At least we don't have the snow the Northeast is getting!
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 05:05:41 PM: 35 mph sustained with gusts to 50mph...I had to go deep into the fields when I got home from fire department!
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 05:10:50 PM: Quote from: Bentley on March 02, 2018, 05:05:41 PM
35 mph sustained with gusts to 50mph...I had to go deep into the fields when I got home from fire department!

Same wind we have here...rained through the night and this morning and changed to snow around 11am. Not much accumulation though.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 06:09:33 PM: rough here in NY. Rain, hail, snow and high winds knocking down trees.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 06:59:23 PM: Quote from: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 06:09:33 PM
rough here in NY. Rain, hail, snow and high winds knocking down trees.

My brother lives 5 miles away and has been out of power for a few hours. Still going here.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 07:35:30 PM: Quote from: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 06:59:23 PM
Quote from: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 06:09:33 PM
rough here in NY. Rain, hail, snow and high winds knocking down trees.

My brother lives 5 miles away and has been out of power for a few hours. Still going here.
It's funny. My electric went out for a couple of minutes. Both had been fine all day. Maybe because they were fixing outages.

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Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 07:37:47 PM: I've had some flickering and clocks knocked out. Most of the important stuff like my computers and TVs I have on battery backups. ;D
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 07:42:14 PM: Quote from: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 07:37:47 PM
I've had some flickering and clocks knocked out. Most of the important stuff like my computers and TVs I have on battery backups. ;D
Smart man.

3 kids under 5 years sitting In the dark is zero fun.

Need to get a NG generator just in case. Maybe backup solar batteries but the tech has not caught up yet.

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Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 02, 2018, 07:59:32 PM: I should have done the whole home generator when I had the home built but there were too many other financial uncertainties that I cut it out of the plan. Monday morning quarterbacking, I should have left it in.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: wilpark on March 02, 2018, 08:09:49 PM: It's Def a luxury to have. Unless electricity cuts out all the time even in moderate weather. Is it really worth it to use it a few times every 2-3 years?

I'd rather have a new smoker for that money. Definitely will get used more...except when the electricity cuts out.

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Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: silverbullet on March 03, 2018, 07:35:51 PM: Weather has been pretty quiet here in Central Wisconsin. A couple years ago I bought a Honda EU1000 generator for the camper. I've used it once for the house when the power went out. If the power ever goes out for a few days, It will at least run the refrigerator and the pellet stove for heat, and a light.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: Bar-B-Lew on March 03, 2018, 07:37:34 PM: My brother had 4 fridges going on his generator last night and this morning until his power came back on. He had $1000 worth of meat for catering that he had to keep cold.
Title: Re: Bomb Cyclone
Post by: cookingjnj on March 04, 2018, 10:24:31 AM: High winds and lots of rain during the storm here in my part of NJ. Wind gust hit 70 mph on Friday night. Downed lines, trees etc. We just got our power back about 30 minutes ago after being out yesterday and this morning.