Having A Snow Storm Today?

Ruthanne said:
Time to stay in by the fire or heater
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Thanks for that suggestion, but power outages are likely in blizzards :(
which for me, means no heat, no lights, no Internet, no tv, no warm food, no warm :coffee: etc.....

My least favorite part of storms is to not know if the power will go out, and ,
if/when it does, during the outage, then I get no word on when it will come back on. :cry:
 
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I do want to let you know I will be okay, if the power goes out. It just isn't fun, that way.
I will have some food that is eaten at room temp, in a small cooler, and lots of blankets,
but I can't warm my heat pads in power outages, either. :(
 

Oh Kaila, this is awful :( .... I guess the hot water to maybe steam up the bathroom for some warmth, goes out too cuz of the hot water heater run by electric...do you have a kerosene heater for emergencies? .... another suggestion is sit in the car after it heats up the inside, with a window
slightly opened....keep us updated if your puter or phone stays charged and hoping that blizzard isn't as bad as predicted xo
 
It's noontime, and so far, okay here....the storm started off with rain, this morning,
but it will change over to strong cold winds with snow, this afternoon or early evening, and will snow and blow...as a strong wintry storm all night....into Sunday.

My laptop, even though I fully charge it, cannot get online at all, once the power goes out. (I connect to Internet, with a cable which requires both the cable and a working electric outlet.)

I just have an old landline phone, which is the more reliable from here. ( And it can call 911 if ever needed)

No back-up heaters indoors in this apartment building.
No other place to go, with the epidemic, so I am prepping foods, and layers of winter clothing and blankets.
And hoping the power will come back on quickly, if it goes out, later today or during tonight.

And today, I'm setting the heat higher than usual, while it's on, so it would retain the warmth for an hour longer, after power goes out, which they say is very likely, but they can't ever say exactly which locations, of course.
With strong cold winds, and these apartment windows, the apartment does not hold the heat for long.

When younger and less disabled than now, it didn't concern me....plus I had more options, then.

Thanks all , for your caring!
 
Oh @Kaila ... please stay safe, and I really hope you don't lose power.

Being far south and only getting brief periods of cold weather, I'm a big baby when power goes out or we get brisk cold winds.
My northern upbringing and tolerance of winter weather has seemed to vanish.
 
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Kaila said:
Thanks for that suggestion, but power outages are likely in blizzards :(
which for me, means no heat, no lights, no Internet, no tv, no warm food, no warm :coffee: etc.....

My least favorite part of storms is to not know if the power will go out, and ,
if/when it does, during the outage, then I get no word on when it will come back on. :cry:
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Well, just because power outages are likely doesn't mean you will automatically have one. We just had a bad snow storm and many in the area had power outages--but I'm so thankful I didn't have one--my immediate area was spared this time! But in case you do have one anyways get the blankets out, stock up on some food you don't have to heat. I hope you don't get a power outage that's for sure!
 
Just hurtin still. Still can't smell nothin. Taste is gradually comin back. Short of breath so they've got me set up to have a machine delivered to the house to do breathing treatments like those with asthma have. I'll have to do that a couple times a day and carry an inhaler when I leave the house.
 
RiverM55 said:
Just hurtin still. Still can't smell nothin. Taste is gradually comin back. Short of breath so they've got me set up to have a machine delivered to the house to do breathing treatments like those with asthma have. I'll have to do that a couple times a day and carry an inhaler when I leave the house.
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Sorry you had the virus River. Hope you'll get back to normal soon!
 
RiverM55 said:
Just hurtin still. Still can't smell nothin. Taste is gradually comin back. Short of breath so they've got me set up to have a machine delivered to the house to do breathing treatments like those with asthma have. I'll have to do that a couple times a day and carry an inhaler when I leave the house.
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Sorry to hear you have breathing trouble. I hope the treatments do much good and the inhaler, too. I hope you'll get much better!
 
We are all hoping you will gradually improve more, @RiverM55
Sorry for what you went through, and are still dealing with.
We do hope you will get better.

It's early evening, and my building still has power, (some nearby areas do not)
but the brunt of stronger winds and several inches of snow,
is expected overnight, now.
I've gotten the warmer blankets out.... but yes, Ruthanne, I still hope to keep the power.
I am farther North and East from you, Radishrose.
 
Kaila said:
We are all hoping you will gradually improve more, @RiverM55
Sorry for what you went through, and are still dealing with.
We do hope you will get better.

It's early evening, and my building still has power, (some nearby areas do not)
but the brunt of stronger winds and several inches of snow,
is expected overnight, now.
I've gotten the warmer blankets out.... but yes, Ruthanne, I still hope to keep the power.
I am farther North and East from you, Radishrose.
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That sounds very similar to the storm we had earlier this week. We had very strong winds, too. I believe we got about 10 inches of snow. Thanks to the warmer temps since much of it has melted.

I will say a prayer you keep your power. At least you don't have a bird like I do that might die from it getting very cold in here. Take good care!
 
Oh my, you are right about the bird, @Ruthanne ! That would be a bigger worry.

My kitty doesnt mind chilly air at all, with her thick fur coat!
And she loves the extra blankets, and she doesnt mind it being dark and boring (like I do ;). )
And she doesn't even miss the tv or the Internet, or a hot cup of broth or tea. :ROFLMAO:
 
Ruthanne said:
Well, we got our first snow and snow storm from very early this morning and it's still going on a bit. It's settled down quite a lot now. We may get some more later. Anyone else getting a storm now? I know a lot of us live in areas where we get snow at the same time. Here is a picture out my window since it has calmed down some out there:

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Oh that is so pretty!!! I know I will regret saying this come March, but we live in WI and haven’t had any snow yet this year 😥. I’d like to see a little bit...this time of year of year especially. Enjoy🎄
 
Kaila said:
Oh my, you are right about the bird, @Ruthanne ! That would be a bigger worry.

My kitty doesnt mind chilly air at all, with her thick fur coat!
And she loves the extra blankets, and she doesnt mind it being dark and boring (like I do ;). )
And she doesn't even miss the tv or the Internet, or a hot cup of broth or tea. :ROFLMAO:
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Yep but still I hope you and yours will be okay and not have an outage--those are real nerve wreckers. ❤️
 
Ruth you ain't got nothin to keep that bird warm? Nothin that can be added to the cage like shredded paper or anything?
 

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