Comments on: Powerless http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Wed, 23 May 2012 09:40:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-42008 Grannymar Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:29:22 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-42008 Alice - It all went to schedule and I was back online at the agreed time. Tilly - Everything went well, and I had an away day today! Alice - It all went to schedule and I was back online at the agreed time.

Tilly - Everything went well, and I had an away day today!

]]> By: The Laughing Housewife http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-42004 The Laughing Housewife Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:37:01 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-42004 That's a good service (the At Risk register) but I hope everything went okay? That’s a good service (the At Risk register) but I hope everything went okay?

]]> By: Alice http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41997 Alice Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:01:57 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41997 Well I certainly everyone gets their ducks in a row and things get back to a reasonable normal soon. I remember those toasted backsides and frozen fronts (& vice versa) fireplace heating from my Florida days. Even now our house is so old and takes so much to heat it properly (& we refuse to raise the thermostat) that we resort to the gas logs in the evening and I go through the same motions, turning myself as if I were a piece of bread toasting in the fireplace skillet! Well I certainly everyone gets their ducks in a row and things get back to a reasonable normal soon. I remember those toasted backsides and frozen fronts (& vice versa) fireplace heating from my Florida days. Even now our house is so old and takes so much to heat it properly (& we refuse to raise the thermostat) that we resort to the gas logs in the evening and I go through the same motions, turning myself as if I were a piece of bread toasting in the fireplace skillet!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41996 Grannymar Wed, 30 Nov 2011 22:03:43 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41996 Nick - I was fortunate to have everything ready. Being Winter time with short days, meant the men would have to finish before dark. Nick - I was fortunate to have everything ready. Being Winter time with short days, meant the men would have to finish before dark.

]]> By: Nick http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41995 Nick Wed, 30 Nov 2011 21:30:49 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41995 Glad you got through the day without any mishaps. It was helpful of them to check that you were well prepared for the power cut. As you say, we take electricity for granted but some people have lived their whole life without it. Glad you got through the day without any mishaps. It was helpful of them to check that you were well prepared for the power cut. As you say, we take electricity for granted but some people have lived their whole life without it.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41991 Grannymar Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:03:13 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41991 Thanks - Girls and boys, I am back on the grid once more. Thanks for your wishes and concern. The work was pretty major. Trees were cut, poles & overhead cables replaced and goodness knows what else was repaired/replaced at the sub station. The guys were on their marks well before 9 a.m., but the power was not cut until seven minutes past the hour. I was glad to have the walk this morning instead of taking the car. we had a contraflow all the way down the hill to the end of the road. One pavement was completely out of bounds and even in our estate, there were old cables lying all over. The fire was cosy. I had candles at the ready and lit them at three thirty.... maybe the guys up the pole near me saw them and thought I was praying for them!! :lol: One day without power is really no hardship, but a gentle reminder of how some other people live 24/7/365! WWW - Let that story roll, the young folk today don't know they are living. Now I am off to heat up a plateful of your Chilli recipe. Marianna - One of the reasons for this piece was to Hi-light that at-risk service. Diabetes, chest problems and heart conditions can all suffer when power/heat is absent. Thanks - Girls and boys, I am back on the grid once more. Thanks for your wishes and concern. The work was pretty major. Trees were cut, poles & overhead cables replaced and goodness knows what else was repaired/replaced at the sub station. The guys were on their marks well before 9 a.m., but the power was not cut until seven minutes past the hour.

I was glad to have the walk this morning instead of taking the car. we had a contraflow all the way down the hill to the end of the road. One pavement was completely out of bounds and even in our estate, there were old cables lying all over.

The fire was cosy. I had candles at the ready and lit them at three thirty…. maybe the guys up the pole near me saw them and thought I was praying for them!! :lol:

One day without power is really no hardship, but a gentle reminder of how some other people live 24/7/365!

WWW - Let that story roll, the young folk today don’t know they are living. Now I am off to heat up a plateful of your Chilli recipe.

Marianna - One of the reasons for this piece was to Hi-light that at-risk service. Diabetes, chest problems and heart conditions can all suffer when power/heat is absent.

]]> By: Brighid http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41990 Brighid Wed, 30 Nov 2011 17:02:40 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41990 Sounds like you have the day covered. The gas ring camp stove though has me concerned. I was always told not to use them indoors. Stay safe & cozy. Very foggy here the last week, it burns off for a minute mid-day and then is back. Good ol sunny California! Sounds like you have the day covered. The gas ring camp stove though has me concerned. I was always told not to use them indoors. Stay safe & cozy.
Very foggy here the last week, it burns off for a minute mid-day and then is back. Good ol sunny California!

]]> By: Marianna http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41989 Marianna Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:45:36 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41989 Since it's our interpretation (perception) of events that causes stress, you get high marks from me - Auntie Stress - for dealing positively with events outside of your control. 1. Blogging and sharing. 2. Being prepared. 3. Looking at the day as an adventure of sorts. I wonder if our gas and hydro companies offer the same service. That's something I'll look into for some of my friends who have many miles under their feet. Since it’s our interpretation (perception) of events that causes stress, you get high marks from me - Auntie Stress - for dealing positively with events outside of your control.

1. Blogging and sharing.
2. Being prepared.
3. Looking at the day as an adventure of sorts.

I wonder if our gas and hydro companies offer the same service. That’s something I’ll look into for some of my friends who have many miles under their feet.

]]> By: wisewebwoman http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41988 wisewebwoman Wed, 30 Nov 2011 16:10:48 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41988 Oh you are well prepared, GM, as ever! Enjoy the old fashioned lifestyle, I don't understand those who romanticize it. I remember one of my friends having chilblains (remember those?) she still has scars. When I was in my in-laws' house for the first time (in Cork) I remember being staggered that each and every inside door had a heavy velvet curtain to keep out the drafts. The house was over 200 years old. I should write about it, it sounds so gothic now. XO WWW Oh you are well prepared, GM, as ever! Enjoy the old fashioned lifestyle, I don’t understand those who romanticize it. I remember one of my friends having chilblains (remember those?) she still has scars.
When I was in my in-laws’ house for the first time (in Cork) I remember being staggered that each and every inside door had a heavy velvet curtain to keep out the drafts. The house was over 200 years old.
I should write about it, it sounds so gothic now.
XO
WWW

]]> By: Delirious http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2011/11/30/powerless/#comment-41987 Delirious Wed, 30 Nov 2011 15:20:21 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=12066#comment-41987 You make a difficult situation sound so inviting! I know what you mean about the dreary day though; we have had fog for the past couple of days, and it really is dreary out. You make a difficult situation sound so inviting! I know what you mean about the dreary day though; we have had fog for the past couple of days, and it really is dreary out.

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