With the ice storm announced... What are your plans if you lose power for multiple days? At our old house we had a firewood fireplace. But we kinda have no backup plan here :/
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With the ice storm announced... What are your plans if you lose power for multiple days? At our old house we had a firewood fireplace. But we kinda have no backup plan here :/
Hubert Figuière
in reply to Stéphanie • • •last time it's internet that was down the longest. (actually it was Videotron infrastructure that was)
We have a fireplace for the heat.
Stéphanie
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in reply to Stéphanie • • •Running a heater takes major wattage. A battery backup will only take you so far. People need to be making a bugout plan if they don’t have an alternate means of heating their home for at least 72-hours.
Also, it shouldn’t need to be said but running a gas stove or propane heater indoors is a no-go.
[EDIT: same goes for generators!]
People: remember to shut off your main water supply and open a few faucets before you go.
[EDIT 2: and go fill up/charge your cars NOW]
#EmergencyPreparedness #ONStorm
Hubert Figuière
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BCHydro did the same thing here for years; de-incentivized people from installing home solar.
And now they’re running out of generating capacity, buying power from Alberta, and rebuilding lines that get destroyed every year because of wildfires. 🤦♂️