Brrrrrrrr!!

[shemihazazel]

Out again. We bailed to a hotel.

Pretty sure the heating pipe to my master bedroom is frozen. So I have that nightmare to face Christmas morning. Fun times.

And here my dumb ass was annoyed I've had to refill the tank on my humidifier 3 times today.

Sorry for your troubles, sir. Stay safe.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Out again. We bailed to a hotel.

Pretty sure the heating pipe to my master bedroom is frozen. So I have that nightmare to face Christmas morning. Fun times.

hopefully once you start running the heat it works itself out with no leak. Try and enjoy the rooms while you're there.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

And here my dumb ass was annoyed I've had to refill the tank on my humidifier 3 times today.

Sorry for your troubles, sir. Stay safe.

my wife was actually flipping out over my sink faucet leaking and we had a minor flood under the sink. A trip to Lowes and 3 bucks fixed it. I told her millions of people in America don't even have power and this is what you're upset about?

 

[shemihazazel]

my wife was actually flipping out over my sink faucet leaking and we had a minor flood under the sink. A trip to Lowes and 3 bucks fixed it. I told her millions of people in America don't even have power and this is what you're upset about?

Nothing like a dose of perspective.

 

[StuntGuitar]

35 miles from wrigley field it's pretty nice out. it feels nice. i think i'll leave it out.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Nothing like a dose of perspective.

To really put it in perspective, millions of people on earth dont have power, ever! Woe is me my faucets leaking.

 

[la szum]

A bit of shoveling to do here.

Our personal best in Winter is 8 days without power. We survived. Miraculously!

Somehow we humans have survived for millions of years on this Planet without electricity on tap. I know it sucks,
but in the grand scheme of things it doesn't suck that bad----besides it is actually good for us to get a reality
check once in a while and realize how privileged and blessed most of us posting here are for 360+ days and nights
out of the year.

Lose power or water for a bit and suddenly those hot showers feel better than ever.

Merry Christmas!!

 

[bleujazz3]

We’re headed to a hotel for the night. Utility says power won’t be back on until Dec 25 at 10 pm. Fun.

NOW I understand why the angst. Sorry to hear of your troubles; I should have checked various posts to find the source of the frustration. Be well, my friend, you don't deserve these types of issues on top of your work-related ones.

 

[StuntGuitar]

+1 - went on a golf trip to SC one year with golf league - they had a unseasonable but dinky snow storm n the freakin army was out, cars in the ditch, mass hysteria - we were like: wtf?, up n adam with our golf touques on, ready to hit the links - hotel staff tellin us we were nuts to go out there - we were like: "once the greens r thaw'd, game's on eh!, frozen ponds r a bonus cuz the ball bouces back on fairway. They're like: "f#%kin crazy Canadians" -

it's all what ya get used to.

golf touques. classic.

and a beer.

 

[Hellbat]

 

[guitaroholic]

71F today...
76F tomorrow...
White Bright Christmas

 

[iaresee]

Plot twist!

It came back on shortly after we checked in. No big deal. Everyone was tired so we opted to just sleep at the hotel.

MiL, wife and daughter in one room. The boys and I in another.

I woke up at 3:30 am. Got the boys up. We drove back to the house and put out all of the gifts, stuffed stockings, etc. Then drove back to the hotel.

It’ll be a nice surprise when we get back to the house later this morning.

Merry Christmas everyone.

 

[Dave Merrill]

Plot twist!

It came back on shortly after we checked in. No big deal. Everyone was tired so we opted to just sleep at the hotel.

MiL, wife and daughter in one room. The boys and I in another.

I woke up at 3:30 am. Got the boys up. We drove back to the house and put out all of the gifts, stuffed stockings, etc. Then drove back to the hotel.

It’ll be a nice surprise when we get back to the house later this morning.

Merry Christmas everyone.

Nice move!
Merry merry to all!

 

[GitGuy513]

Plot twist!

It came back on shortly after we checked in. No big deal. Everyone was tired so we opted to just sleep at the hotel.

MiL, wife and daughter in one room. The boys and I in another.

I woke up at 3:30 am. Got the boys up. We drove back to the house and put out all of the gifts, stuffed stockings, etc. Then drove back to the hotel.

It’ll be a nice surprise when we get back to the house later this morning.

Merry Christmas everyone.

That’s gonna be a great time. Nice job!!

 

[DallasGlenn2005]

Merry Christmas from Austin, Texas. Stay warm y’all.

 

[Vio]

It's called an interlock, and it prevents the electrical panel from receiving two electrical sources at the same time. In one position, you're taking power from the utility. In the other, the 30A outlet is n the loop. It slides up and down or left to rght like the example below. Nearly idiot-proof:

This or installing a second panel.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

<-------he went straight to his stocking, pulled out his new rubber chicken, ran off with it and proceeded to "break it in". I so wish I videoed it.

 

[Justmc]

As a licensed electrician I was never a fan of those mechanical interlocks... Kinda does the job economically but puts the burden of applying the loads correctly on the homeowner... Could trip out generator at the worse possible time.

 

[Bruce Sokolovic]

Warmed up a bit here in NNJ to a balmy low 20s. It does feel warmer.

 

[iaresee]

As a licensed electrician I was never a fan of those mechanical interlocks... Kinda does the job economically but puts the burden of applying the loads correctly on the homeowner... Could trip out generator at the worse possible time.

What about the one toopy linked to? That's pretty much my idea -- sits outside where I'd want to keep my generator and lets me pick and choose what it power at the break panel.