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> Electrical outages aren't all that common as a regular thing in the first place Oh my sweet summer child. You haven't spent enough time in the midwest. Power
by orangepurple 3y ago
> Electrical outages aren't all that common as a regular thing in the first place
Oh my sweet summer child. You haven't spent enough time in the midwest. Power outages can occur on windless sunny days and last for a really long time.
- local_crmdgeon 3y agoNever had a blackout in NYC or KC
- crazygringo 3y agoYou're right I haven't. How often do they happen and for how long? Minutes or hours or days? Is there anywhere that tracks stats nationwide?
- orangepurple 3y agoHours to a handful of days usually. If I knew where they were I would spend less time driving across the county trying to find places where the lights are still on where I can fill up my truck and gas generator. Since I got a briefcase sized gas generator I don't have to worry about food thawing or myself overheating in the summer since I can run box fans in the shade. They generally provide enough juice to power on a whole house natural gas heater in the wintertime.
- crazygringo 3y agoOh yikes, sorry to hear. Makes me more thankful for big-city grid reliability I guess. Thanks for the info.
- JKCalhoun 3y agoTwiddling my thumbs in Nebraska for a few years now. No power outages in my neighborhood. Maybe you mean Texas?