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All-In [40656]
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T's and P's please
Oct 12, 2018, 10:02 AM
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We went through the night and morning without power. We are down to our last scraps of Boars Head Blazin Buffalo, 2% organic and GMO free milk, Texas Pete and Peach and Pear La Croix. These are all being preserved in our Yeti, but our supply will shortly run out. Then we will have to scrap in the pantry for canned soup, ravioli and bagged rice.
The warm shower this morning was a brief reprieve from our current condition of disconnect. I burned through three battery chargers and a MacBook Pro charging my phone last evening so I could keep up to date with the dankest memes. We were forced to eat Moes by a camp light that has only been used twice before.
The most unbearable part of this all was trying to get a good nights rest without air conditioning. One does not understand uncomfortable until they go one night trying to sleep in light to moderately heavy rain with humidity. My dog would not even lay in bed with us.
Trying to get to work this morning involved a detour that added 10 minutes to my trip. Rather than being just 20 minutes late to work, I was 30 minutes late and absolutely no one noticed me. But thats normal.
We will prevail, but these are hard times.
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Heisman Winner [135570]
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I always like to look at these situations as more of a guide
Oct 12, 2018, 10:05 AM
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to who will survive in the apocalypse, and who will be easily raided for their meager stash of supplies.
THANKS FOR POSTING!!!
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All-In [47750]
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You got it.
Oct 12, 2018, 10:05 AM
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I hope the batteries in your Range Rover and Lexus were OK.
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Oculus Spirit [97711]
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One word. Generator. Well two words. Generator. Gas.
Oct 12, 2018, 10:07 AM
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We can keep both fridge and freezer running, a room cool with a window AC, and internet (if available) and TV and media server for the kids. All on 3100 watts. 20 gallons gives us 60 hours of juice. Then have 2 LP gas tanks that can give another 15 hours if needed.
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All-In [40656]
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While I appreciate your words of encouragement
Oct 12, 2018, 10:09 AM
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You missed the sarcasm font of the post.
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Oculus Spirit [97711]
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My bad. I thought that was the
Oct 12, 2018, 10:14 AM
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whinny little ##### font. Or wife font. They're interchangeable.
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All-In [40656]
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Nah just the sarcasm font, tipped off by all of the LDR
Oct 12, 2018, 10:19 AM
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items posted in the rant.
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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What's your shower mounted suction ##### running on?
Oct 12, 2018, 10:21 AM
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Gas?
Solar?
Hand Crank?
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All-In [40656]
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What an absolutely idiotic question
Oct 12, 2018, 10:23 AM
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Its 2018. Solar.
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Oculus Spirit [78876]
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Praying for you.***
Oct 12, 2018, 10:34 AM
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All-In [46824]
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That's what you get for living
Oct 12, 2018, 10:31 AM
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in the shittier carolina
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All-In [40656]
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You remind me of the kid I work with that went to ECU
Oct 12, 2018, 10:34 AM
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You just keep swinging and swinging and swinging and you always miss. Every single time. Because you just don'gt get it. You kill every single conversation with your attempt at being funny.
We all feel bad for you, we do. Never stop swinging.
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All-In [46824]
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Gladly will kill the convo with you.***
Oct 12, 2018, 10:36 AM
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All-In [40344]
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you see
Oct 12, 2018, 10:35 AM
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if you had a blackstone griddle and a big green egg, you'd be cooking like a boss with no power.
anything and everything you want, gourmet AF
start eating all of that good stuff you've been stashing in the freezer.
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All-TigerNet [12763]
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what are y'all camping during the week? Who does that???
Oct 12, 2018, 10:49 AM
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You millennials confuse me. Did you not see the weather forecast?
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Oculus Spirit [83075]
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Pro Tip:
Oct 12, 2018, 11:03 AM
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Cold shower works wonders before going to bed with no AC.
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All-TigerNet [12270]
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something ain't addin up there, no power yet warm shower***
Oct 12, 2018, 11:07 AM
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All-In [40656]
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Gas water heater
Oct 12, 2018, 11:08 AM
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Im no poor.
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Oculus Spirit [97711]
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Purdy sure gas needs electricity still.
Oct 12, 2018, 11:26 AM
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We have a gas tankless water heater. Power goes out it doesn't work because it needs electricity to light the gas.
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All-TigerNet [12763]
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the old skool regular ones don't have that problem
Oct 12, 2018, 11:29 AM
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not sure what rulz has tho
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Oculus Spirit [79196]
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He is correct here. Neither does mine, however
Oct 12, 2018, 11:37 AM
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the hot water circulator does, otherwise I'll wait for my hot water like a poor.
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All-In [40656]
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Ill let you two dudes go bang it out in the utility closet
Oct 12, 2018, 11:54 AM
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to stay warm from the working hot water heater while Im bangin my wife in the shower.
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Re: I mean you're 100% wrong here
Oct 12, 2018, 11:50 AM
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I THINK YOU ARE LYING ABOUT HOT WATER! I AM GOING TO POST 100 TIMES TRYING TO DEBUNK THAT YOU HAVE HOT WATER!!!!!!
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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This a correct statement.
Oct 12, 2018, 12:00 PM
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Imagine my surprise the first time we lost power and I said "doesn't matter..I'll still have hot water because I have a gas powered tankless heater."
Nope.
This may be a new thing for tankless heaters, but since the thermostat IS run off of electricity, and even if the pilot stays on (it does), the water doesn't get heated.
Of course, if you still have one of the UDP boiler looking hot water makers that just sits and randomly keeps water hot all day, everyday, if the power goes out for a bit you probably still will have warm water. That is, at least until whatever water is in the tank of filth that it sits in finally cools off.
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All-In [40656]
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Being wrong gets you spicy
Oct 12, 2018, 12:03 PM
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Keep lying to yourself tho.
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Oculus Spirit [97711]
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I think I smell.....
Oct 12, 2018, 12:05 PM
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Oculus Spirit [81892]
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Huh? No, typically gas conventional tank water heaters
Oct 12, 2018, 12:09 PM
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do not need electricity to operate. Some have an electric pilot light start; however, if the pilot light doesn't go out it will continue to operate without electricity.
Gas tankless water heaters however, need electricity for their controls. I wonder if a sizable UPS could be provided on them though.
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Oculus Spirit [97711]
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Would be nice. I can't imagine it takes to much juice to
Oct 12, 2018, 12:33 PM
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make a spark. Our gas logs have a wall switch. I freaked out once in an ice storm when the power went out because I thought the switch wouldn't work for the logs. It did. Just the energy needed to flip the switch can be used to create the spark to light the gas logs. Never knew that. It's not tied to the electrical system at all. So I would guess something similar to light the gas in a tankless heater would use very little electricity.
A switch on the unit with a male plug would be awesome. Plug it into a generator and instant hot water.
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Oculus Spirit [81892]
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Tankless units have controls in them for temperature
Oct 12, 2018, 12:43 PM
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monitoring, safety, set points, scheduling, etc. One would think it could potentially run off a battery like a thermostat for a short amount of time, but I guess the usage is too high.
What you described for your gas fireplace is a piezo starter, it's a strong electric shock basically, gives you a little stun if you mess with it! My conventional tank water heater has a piezo starter for reigniting the pilot light if it out.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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I'm neither wrong, nor spicy.
Oct 12, 2018, 12:10 PM
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I'm just relaying the truth.
I think on the much older tankless water heaters, they used a thermocouple as the thermostat. So if it is an older tankless heater, your water heater may still work.
Any tankless water heater been made in about the last 15 years or so WON'T work with without power however.
Again, if you have an outdated UDP tank style water heater, you'll have warm water until your oversized, semi pressurized yeti cup stops doing its water insulation thing.
https://advancedplumbingandrooter.com/will-a-tankless-water-heater-work-without-electricity/
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I don't have the balls for this
Oct 12, 2018, 11:07 AM
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When our water heater was on the fritz, I boiled water and had my servant bathe me in warm water with a sponge.
I got a gym membership the next day exclusively for the showers (and steam rooms with the bois)
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Heisman Winner [105543]
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Oh man, seggs in a humid house with no AC can be
Oct 12, 2018, 11:44 AM
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fun and disgusting.
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All-TigerNet [12851]
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You said fun twice.....***
Oct 12, 2018, 12:34 PM
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Thread had potential***
Oct 12, 2018, 11:48 AM
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Too many conspiracy theorists going after the low hanging
Oct 12, 2018, 12:00 PM
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fruit. I placed so many nuggets.
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Classic.***
Oct 12, 2018, 2:54 PM
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Oculus Spirit [93662]
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How can God put that on a mortal man?
Oct 12, 2018, 12:12 PM
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Dood, U juan sik ####.
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Friends of mine in Tally...
Oct 12, 2018, 1:32 PM
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slept in their car last night to get some a/c.
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