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    Posted: 28 Feb 2014 at 11:20am
Here we go again.  Two big ice + snow storms for most of the east cost, coming next week.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 11:31am
Make sure you have plenty of fuel for the genset.. and stay safe and warm. we have a pile of chainsaw work waiting on us outside now also. going to need to fire up the big saw this year..  :)
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Feb 2014 at 11:19am
Joy, all the models are pointing to a nor'easter for us this Wed-Thurs.  Too far out for agreement yet - one shows just rain, another up to 30 inches of snow.  All those trees that didn't quite make it down because of the ice storm will come down if they get piled with snow and the wind kicks in...
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Very true, we bought our Generac after numerous outages, including during an open house we held to meet all the neighbors.  Installed the genset and then we didn't have a single problem for over a year.
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Lots of snow in the Pittsburgh area, but only about 1/4" of ice. I've found the best way to avoid with power loss, is to invest in a good generator. We bought a 8500 watt unit about 3 years ago, keep it in our detached shop, and back feed the whole house. We have only lost power once for about 4 hours since. We used to lose power if a cloud passed in front of the sun. The best thing about running it in the shop, is all the pests, who try to make their home there, either leave or die.
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It was funny how many gensets appeared in our neighborhood a fews months past Sandy. Two weeks without power can be pretty convincing. Fortunately our Generac worked flawlessly throughout the event.

Yes, hot showers, flushing toilets, refrigerators and freezers become very popular. We discovered a lot of new friends we didn't know we had! :)

This past storm only put us out for a couple of hours. Lucky. I think I heard there is only 40 days left till spring?

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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Feb 2014 at 9:10pm

 The utility power came back around 6:30 tonight so about 34 hours without.  Not our record which was 55 hours after one of the hurricanes a year or two ago.  Haven't heard about any major damage in our wider circle of friends and acquaintances.  Very lucky considering how many pictures I've seen online of downed trees.  I couldn't imagine a 2 inch ice coating, we only had about a half-inch this time.

A friend of mine who lives north of here in PA borrowed our small genset this afternoon.  This summer I tried to talk him into buying a cheap one for this very reason, maybe he'll listen now.  Disapprove 

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Posts: 23 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Feb 2014 at 9:11am
Ouch! Stay safe and warm!
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Feb 2014 at 8:27am
Just very cold here. No snow, yet. Gotta love haveing a backup generator. Spring is on its way. Safe Travels.
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Posts: 866 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Feb 2014 at 8:02am
Doug, we got it good here in southern Indiana also. had 5 inches of snow on the ground and then got about 2 inches of ice on top of that. Hi temps in the low 20's for the next week or so. We have been lucky so far and have not lost the power. We live in a wooded area on a dead end road and I cant believe that the 60 and 70 foot hardwoods have not fallen across the road. My 5500 watt Generac is ready to go on line if needed. the poor Pod is a covered up white blob. I am starting to wonder if it will ever get warm enough to use it.
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