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I think all storms and potentially dangerous. Not really trying to make fun of it. I mean think about it if you’re some elderly frail person and your resources and options are limited, it rains for two days straight the wind kicks up a little bit the roots in the big tree in your front yard are saturated and exposed and the tree falls on your house. That’s a life altering event for someone in that category.
This area gets some incredible thunderstorms. And people here don’t bat an eye to that. But if you get three snowflakes falling out of the sky? You shut the place down for a week. Lol Weather that you shut down a week for here, people barely even notice in other parts of the world. That’s all I’m saying.
Oh sorry, wasn’t singling you out - had just ran into some family members who were upset at closing schools etc
Didn't even lose power out here in northern Durham County with old trees all over the place along the roadside powerlines. I had the portable generator and transfer-switch heavy-duty cord to plug into the back of the house (run six essential circuits --fridge, microwave, freezer, list goes on--- off the geney without back-feeding the main powerlines) ready and everything and didn't need it. Maybe being prepared helped ;O) We lose power out here for much less, so I was impressed that it only flickered a few times but stayed on. Glad everyone had minimal effects.
I had a lot of large pine branches falling on the roof all night, but no appreciable damage that I can tell. We did lose power for 18+ hours, so I’ve lost everything in the fridge and maybe the freezer (old apartment appliance. I don’t trust it to keep everything cold for extended periods). I’ll know more when I get home.
The good news is that everything in my freezer is still good!! A great tip is to get a bottle and fill it half way with water. Lay it on its side in the freezer until it's solid, then stand it upright near the front of the freezer. It's an easy was to tell how much things thawed during a power outage. The water will start to thaw and settle at the bottom of the bottle. The water in my bottle hadn't melted at all!
Another variation I've seen is to take a mug and freeze some water in it. Then once it's solid, lay a coin on top and leave it in the freezer.
The good news is that everything in my freezer is still good!! A great tip is to get a bottle and fill it half way with water. Lay it on its side in the freezer until it's solid, then stand it upright near the front of the freezer. It's an easy was to tell how much things thawed during a power outage. The water will start to thaw and settle at the bottom of the bottle. The water in my bottle hadn't melted at all!
Another variation I've seen is to take a mug and freeze some water in it. Then once it's solid, lay a coin on top and leave it in the freezer.
We have a bunch of 1 L nut jars that we freeze water in to use as ice blocks on camping trips. Had 4 of them in freezer when we lost power for 36h...still frozen solid when power came on. Good indicators and good thermal mass to keep things cold!!
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