More snow coming - possibly a lot - Wed/Thurs 2/25-26 (Raleigh: yard, park)

[RDUBiker]

Children of the corn. Love that.

[hgoodwin39]

It suits them very well...ha!! Mean but true. They moved next door to us just as my youngest child was diagnosed with Autism and proceeded to let all 5 of their kids come to my house unannounced constantly and told me,"Well, if they get on your nerves send them home..." UM. NO. So, while I LOVE neighbors and I do like some in my neighborhood, I don't like disrespectful ones. It's all good, though. I'm southern and I know how to "bless their hearts."

[don6170]

Power has been out long enough we should start seeing some cell sites going down.

[YetAnotherTransplant]

Originally Posted by don6170

Power has been out long enough we should start seeing some cell sites going down.

What does that mean? They were running on backup?

[ncdust]

Although we didn't get much buildup where I am (southern edge of wake county), the ground seems saturated. I'm wondering if that will be the next concern.

[Poggly Woggly]

Internet out here

[don6170]

Originally Posted by YetAnotherTransplant

What does that mean? They were running on backup?

Cell sites have one or more strings of batteries that power the radios and other equipment. Once those drain, the site goes off air. Very few sites have back-up generators.

When Fran came through, many lost home phone service as the remotes in the neighborhood operated the same way. BellSouth tried deploying generators, but I heard some of them were stolen.

[YetAnotherTransplant]

Feel free to mock me.

Any chance we're having school tomorrow!?!?

Ugh and I have a sick 2 year old that I'd really prefer to take to the pediatrician, not Urgent Care. Any chance of that happening!?

What? You guys have been more useful than a google search so far!! (And way more entertaining.)

[weblackey]

Originally Posted by don6170

Power has been out long enough we should start seeing some cell sites going down.

Hope we don't lose our internet, we have small business UVerse, others have UVerse and TimeWarner... and they coexist on these lines:



Send the St. Bernards if you don't hear from me for a while

[YetAnotherTransplant]

Originally Posted by don6170

Cell sites have one or more strings of batteries that power the radios and other equipment. Once those drain, the site goes off air. Very few sites have back-up generators.

When Fran came through, many lost home phone service as the remotes in the neighborhood operated the same way. BellSouth tried deploying generators, but I heard some of them were stolen.

Thanks! Interesting...