no power. anyone else?

[Triana]

North Durham here.

[barbtries]

1. i'm in Raleigh okay so far.

it's lovely outside with the only sound the occasional cracking of a branch from the weight of the snow. hope your power comes back soon!

[Hissyspit]

2. We've been fine down here near Southern Pines.

I just had to chip off a bunch of ice from the heating/air conditioning unit fan outside, though.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. no power N Raleigh. went off around 1. 55 in here.brrr

Made coffee by grinding beans with a mortar and pestle...boiled water on Coleman stove. French press...mmmm!

About 8" of snow.

[Triana]

5. 6"

Went out here about same time. Got about 6". No heat. If ever any doubt whether down comforters work, they DO!

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. they do indeed! power back. cable out...

[armed_and_liberal]

4. wow 8" snow?

just more rain in Wilmington

[nclib]

7. We lost power for about 5 hours.

2:30 to 7:30. West Durham county. We're on a well so when we lose power we lose water. So grateful to have it back. Hope yours has been restored and if not that you will have it soon.

[Triana]

8. shivering & waiting

Makes me wish I had some of the cat's fur! They seem totally unaffected.

[nclib]

9. My cats are older.

So I worry about them when it's cold. When we had that ice storm last year, we lost power all day. At least then we could get out and have a long lunch. Hope your power is restored soon.

[Triana]

11. Came back on around 2:00 p.m.

Your kitties are lucky to have a caring and attentive Hooman Mom! My heart breaks for any lil furries out in the weather we've had lately. Poor bubbies!

I brushed snow off & poured a little warm water on heat pump compressor blades to get them moving again - back in business - with heat! Thankful - I was worried about being without heat on a 21 degree night! Was NOT looking forward to that!

[nclib]

14. Good!

I'm glad you have your power back. I heard they are opening a shelter at Hillside High School for tonight.

[mike dub]

10. Northwestern tip of Durham County, here

We were out of power only from about 10am to 1230pm today. Our power came back on just as I trudged through our 7 inches of snow to the shed and fired up the generator to standby/exercise mode. Usually works that way ;0). (Fire up the geney and the power comes back on-- works for me!)

Happy to have power back! TW cable an internet still out but I'm sure the heavy snow took a cable tv line down off the pole somewhere near us. M

[Triana]

12. I thought about getting a gen. Not sure where I'd store it though

No garage or basement or shed.

[mike dub]

13. I hear ya Triana

They are good.

FWIW My next move is to hire an electrician to hook me up a geney plug in into the house and a transfer switch so we can safely back feed a couple of our house's major circuits (fridge, water/well pump) during long outages. Be safe! M

[Triana]

15. That sounds like a great idea - esp during long outages!

Another thing I worried about if the power hadn't come back on fairly soon: food in the freezer. I never did replace my cooler once it fell apart so I'm not even minimally prepared foodwise for a long outage.