Might be gone

[Zaaphod]

<!--QuoteBegin-Arloest+Sep 25 2005, 11:39 AM--> <table border='0' align='center' width='95%' ><tr><td class='quotetop'><b>Quote:</b> (Arloest @ Sep 25 2005, 11:39 AM)</td></tr><tr><td class='quotebody'> Yeah, NOW I'm back. I just spent 25 hours without power. And I'm in the tropics. And there was no air conditioner. Therefore, it must have been 90 degrees (at least) inside the house. I got practically NO sleep last night. Gah, now I look at electricity in a whole new way... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table> <!--QuoteEEnd--><br> <!--emo&:o--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... s/ohmy.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='ohmy.gif' /><!--endemo--> Oof, that's a long time without power! Especially when it's so freaking hot there.<br><br>I'm glad that you have power back, and I'm very happy that you're okay. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... /smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--><br>

[Holyman83]

Glad you have power back. that would not have been fun at all. I lost power in north east Texas for about 5 min but then it came back on.

[Arloest]

And if anyone cares, you can read aobut my oh so exciting day right <a href='http://www.livejournal.com/users/that_arloest/2447.html' target='_blank'>here</a>. (Actually be really appreciative if you did read this, for some reason I feel like I really need to share my experience with other people. Thanks. Occasional strong words, so you know.)

[Zaaphod]

Wow, I didn't realize it how rough it could have been for your brother. I'm glad the power got fixed when it did.<br><br>I've *never* experienced a power outage of that length before.<br>

[erikbarrett]

I'm glad to hear than, at least for your brother's sake, they managed to get the power back on. Enjoy your schoolless days, and you might want to look into a spare generator, just in case...

[Muninn]

I'm late (I wasn't at my computer for about a week) but glad you made it through Arloest.<br><br>And I'm sorry I swatted that butterfly away, if I had any idea what it'd turn into...

[Tavis]

Oof.. sounds pretty harsh, Arlo. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://definecynical.mancubus.net/forum ... ns/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo--> I am glad your family was spared any serious damage from it anyway. And yeah, being without electricity in Houston's a recipe for disaster. I hope I can hear from you again soon, just to know everything's alright with you, your brother, and the rest of your family, and to swap notes for next time something like this may happen. Stuff like packing ice in coolers, stocking up on water (not just drinking water), taking care of the perishibles before they go bad, and having backup power.<br><br>Sorry my reply's so late... I've been home since around Sunday night, but hadn't tricked down to the forums themselves until today.

[Arloest]

Ooh, we did stock up on gallons upon gallons of water, but there wasnt much need for that, since we still had water pressure. But as for the ice, we tried to get some, but couldn't find any and at the moment backup power was too rare and expensive to have.