how is everyone fairing the weather....

[dcbasser]

Versailles, KY is out. Lucky for me a friend had a generator he wasn't using.

stanley

just remember, not to use them things inside. i seen where a family had run one in the house and got carbon monoxide poisening.

[Swift1]

Sometimes you dont realize what you got till its gone for a day or two...I sure do like electricity....................

[Tyme2fish]

Tyme2fish with an update from Greenville,Indiana 11:40 AM 1/29/2009

Lost power Wed at 3:15 PM: Lit the kerosene lanterns when dark fell. Reheated a big pot of vegetable stew on the basement wood stove.

Turned on the battery powered radio to listen to the Cards game while reading a book about President Lincoln "Team of Rivals" by lantern light and sitting close to the living room Buck stove.

Power restored at 8:30 PM. My 5+ hours of no power was enough pioneering for me.

[Stanley_p]

just remember, not to use them things inside. i seen where a family had run one in the house and got carbon monoxide poisening.

I can't believe someone would do that. I have mine on my deck as far away from the house as possible. This thing is LOUD. Didn't get any sleep last night.

Stanley

[Tim_T]

I am one of the lucky ones. We never lost power, but were prepared with kerosene if we did. I haven't been stuck at home thanks to four wheel drive. I know a lot of people have it a lot worse and I consider myself lucky. The worst thing that happened to me was the liquor store by my house was closed for a couple of days.

[mikelivesay]

I have been trapped in my house more or less 36 hours straight with three women! No electric, no cable and no internet! We have gas heat, and I have a generator that was playing double duty of running the fan on my heat pump and Keeping the frig running..The kids have driven me nuts!! (8 and 12 year old girls can only play card games and build puzzles so long)
The power and cable came back up at 10:30 am and I have never been as happy!!! all and all we fared out good--we had food, heat and I got to use my Coleman stove, lanterns and grill a bunch--but we were better off than alot of folks! I think i figured out while the life expectancy was shorter back in the pioneer days!! The Men just couldn't take all that togetherness!!

[elnutsmalljaws]

I have been trapped in my house more or less 36 hours straight with three women! No electric, no cable and no internet! We have gas heat, and I have a generator that was playing double duty of running the fan on my heat pump and Keeping the frig running..The kids have driven me nuts!! (8 and 12 year old girls can only play card games and build puzzles so long)
The power and cable came back up at 10:30 am and I have never been as happy!!! all and all we fared out good--we had food, heat and I got to use my Coleman stove, lanterns and grill a bunch--but we were better off than alot of folks! I think i figured out while the life expectancy was shorter back in the pioneer days!! The Men just couldn't take all that togetherness!!

Leaving Frankfort at this very moment with Explorer running about as fast as she will go to get you. No electric, no cable, no internet all that is ok to miss for 36 hours but to be stuck with those "3 Women" NO MAN DESERVES. Be right there. We are one of the very lucky ones for never lost power, lost satelite for only a couple of hours (luckily it was during the Uk game, but too bad I still watched it on my laptop with ESPN360 and they still get beat) and Explorer has gotten us anywhere we wanted to go. Feel bad for all of you that are having problems and hope they all get fixed SOON.

[ryan_ekubass]

went back to richmond today to check on things... i changed the batteries out in my aerator for my fish in my aquarium and i the water temp was 53 degrees so i took a big ole chilly pot about 3 gallons and put it on my coleman burner and heated it up tll it was close to boil... my fish were close to the death throes... i know what shad look like now in 53 degree water they dont move they kinda glide.... but i took the water out of the aquarium and i got it headed bakc to about 70 i hope the power comes on soon... i went thru campus at EKU and i honestly think that every tree on cmpus has some limbs broken... there was one streeet i got a pic of it i will post when i get on a comp i can load the pics that no joke u couldnt walk down for the trees... alot of the parking lots on campus are surrounded by oak trees and i seen one that was atleast 3 feet thick laying on top of a couple cars.... shew its rough down there i honestly dunno if campus could be operational on monday due to the trees everywheres....

[mikelivesay]

[QUOTE=ryan_ekubass;353278]went back to richmond today to check on things... i changed the batteries out in my aerator for my fish in my aquarium and i the water temp was 53 degrees so i took a big ole chilly pot about 3 gallons and put it on my coleman burner and heated it up tll it was close to boil... my fish were close to the death throes... QUOTE]

You want me to "fish set" for you? Honestly, If it is a chore for you to get to Richmond I can keep them for you for a few days. And you can pick them back up when they get you up and running....I would hate for you to lose them?

[ryan_ekubass]

[quote=mikelivesay;353311]

went back to richmond today to check on things... i changed the batteries out in my aerator for my fish in my aquarium and i the water temp was 53 degrees so i took a big ole chilly pot about 3 gallons and put it on my coleman burner and heated it up tll it was close to boil... my fish were close to the death throes... QUOTE]

You want me to "fish set" for you? Honestly, If it is a chore for you to get to Richmond I can keep them for you for a few days. And you can pick them back up when they get you up and running....I would hate for you to lose them?

thanks much for the offer but it is a bit annoying running from versailles to richmond but it gives me something to do to combat this cabin fever that is setting in and setting in quick.... i also like to check on everything else adn make sure no water lines are busted and also to check and see if power has been restored..... but i sure do appreciate the offer...

[NedFlanders]

Here in danville and immediate area most are without power........we have KU and they have done an excellent job in my area keeping the power on.......but most of the people in my area with intercounty are without power.............