storm on the way!

Gary Majchrzak · #1 11/30/2006, 11:03 PM

Ellery · #2 11/30/2006, 11:11 PM

Yeah just got caught in it getting out from the Trans Siberian Orchestra concert.

Gary Majchrzak · #3 11/30/2006, 11:25 PM

I'm more concerned about that pink zone on the map. Freezing rain causes power lines to snap.....

MarkKlier · #4 12/01/2006, 08:00 AM

Gary...thanks for the heads up. I was going to ship today. That looks like it would be unwise...MK

bjromaine · #5 12/01/2006, 08:05 AM

actually I don't think we are supposed to get any freezing rain or sleet.....but the weather here is always very unpredictable....next week looks interesting with the snow coming.....

morris2 · #6 12/01/2006, 08:31 AM

Boy do I feel better going into this winter having purchased a generator.

It isn't a very big one and my wife was a little puzzled when she found out it could only keep the fish tank going and not keep her warm!

weaver5 · #7 12/01/2006, 10:35 AM

you can switch it back and fourth.Let the house warm up just use a pig tail coming off the furnace and than switch it over to the tank.Good luck all and lets hope we do nt get anything more than alittle rain

SkiFletch · #8 12/01/2006, 11:09 AM

Heck, I'm just hoping we dont get a little flooding...

MarkKlier · #9 12/01/2006, 11:21 AM

Yah after Gary pointed it out I started watching the internet...O'hare airport has canceled 400 flights today. This shipment was going to the midwest, so we are going to wait...MK

drtango · #10 12/01/2006, 01:33 PM

Ellery-

How was TSO? The keyboard guy/musical director is my oldest/best friend and a native of Buffalo. The show seems to get grander every year...

John

tuckrule · #11 12/01/2006, 01:55 PM

1:54 PM It looks real dark and evil along rt 104 in the city.

SkiFletch · #12 12/01/2006, 04:28 PM

And the power surges have begun at work... Half my lights just went out

SkiFletch · #13 12/01/2006, 04:41 PM

And again... If I go home and my tank is dead I'm gonna be a little ****ed off

Gary Majchrzak · #14 12/01/2006, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by MarkKlier
Yah after Gary pointed it out I started watching the internet...O'hare airport has canceled 400 flights today. This shipment was going to the midwest, so we are going to wait...MK

wise decision, Mark.

drbronx · #15 12/01/2006, 08:59 PM

Looks like we dodged a bullet down here. This time. Tomorrow I'm going to start shopping for a generator. We've had two floods in a year. So far I've been lucky (even though my clinic flooded both times). I don't want to press my luck. Thanx for the heads up Gary.

ri · #16 12/01/2006, 09:04 PM

I lost power at my house... twice. Fortunately, each time was for about 5 seconds.

ri

Gary Majchrzak · #17 12/01/2006, 09:09 PM

I've only lost one window shutter... but the wind is still howling.

Rick Maley · #18 12/02/2006, 07:17 AM

Lost power for 4 hours last night , every thing seems ok. RickM

tuckrule · #19 12/02/2006, 08:23 AM

I bought a 4kw generator on ebay for about $230 shipped brand new. I've fired it up and put it under a load and seems to work ok. But I'm kind of curious. I wonder how long my tank can hold its temp. If the power goes out in the middle of the night or while I'm at work, a generator isn't going to do me much good. Its not like I have a transfer switch for it or anything.

MarkKlier · #20 12/02/2006, 09:08 AM

Probably depends on at least 4 factors
temp outside
wind
how energy efficient your house is
size of tank

Those factors alone would greatly influence the outcome of the thermodynamics...

weaver5 · #21 12/02/2006, 10:41 AM

we managed to so far only lose a long stretch of gutter and the downspout

drtango · #22 12/02/2006, 12:40 PM

Lost power for 6 hours last night, thankfully just after the Sabres beat the Rangers in a shoot out.

My little generator was up to the task once again....glad I changed the oil (which looked like tar) and filter after its last week long continuous run!

When we're done with tuition we're getting a whole house natural gas generator.

John

SkiFletch · #23 12/02/2006, 12:52 PM

Yeah great game huh John

. My roommate tells me we lost power twice at our house for about 5 minutes during the game but everything is fine. Better than the last time

chrisguy · #24 12/02/2006, 03:57 PM

We lost power at 7:55pm last night for about 10minutes, then had a brown out. We had enough power for the lights to all look like they were on dimmers at a very low setting. Even the Christmas lights were on dimly.

I hooked up the generator just before 9pm. We got power back at about 1am. Generators = GOOD!!

SuzLucky · #25 12/03/2006, 02:10 PM

Ellery and Drtango - I was able to see them in Syracuse this year and last, what a performance. We had great seats. Straight on. Awesome show. The special effects are awesome. Can't wait for them to produce more CD's as I have all of them now.