Posted by ShadetreeRet on July 04, 2012 at 23:54:57 from (184.4.18.44):
In Reply to: power outage..... posted by dave2 on July 04, 2012 at 21:20:19:
Yeah, I grew up without "indoor plumbing" or running water, (unless you consider the times Mom said, "Son, RUN to the spring and bring up a couple buckets of water." Said spring being about a hundred yards down the hill from the house. We bought this place in 1977, and the house had no heating system. (When the house was built about 1948, central heat was a luxury). So for 24 years, it became a family project to cut enough wood to heat the house during the winter, and depend on elec. fans to keep cool in the summer. The house was insulated overhead, but not well enough to warrant central air or heat, besides being only about 18 inches off the ground would have meant installing an outside unit. There were many times that the power would be off for a few minutes to a few hours, but we were always able to cope. We had a gas cook stove and many times we would enjoy popcorn by candlelight. The kids always enjoyed it. My children, the youngest will be forty in Sept. still appreciate those times. My youngest daughter, whom I see more than the other two, has commented many times that she feels that if and when a time should come that we should have to cope without the convenience of electricity or electronic communications, that she would be better prepared than most people. Although I now live in a "manufactured" house, It would not be too difficult to convert an area to safely install wood heat, and I am seriously considering installing an "old fashioned" hand pump in our well in case of prolonged power failure. Because, who knows, in case of prolonged power failure, how long we will be able to procure fuel for the generator?
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