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athena

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32. Four days! How did you cope?

Wed Oct 31, 2012, 07:53 PM

Oct 2012

I think we prepared pretty well for this. We made a lot of ice and transferred perishables to the freezer when the power went out. We opened the fridge a few times to get food out, but there was still a lot of ice in the freezer this evening. We also had enough batteries for flashlights and the radio. What is really hard to cope with, though, is the cold and the dark.

A couple of decades earlier, we wouldn't have been able to prepare, since we wouldn't have known in advance that such a big storm was approaching. I was very impressed that the meteorologists predicted the storm's left turn.

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I just got power back in NJ after 49 hours. [View all] athena Oct 2012 OP

were you able to keep up on any news? warrior1 Oct 2012 #1

Yes. athena Oct 2012 #12

Hurray! How is Hoboken? The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #2

I work in Jersey City, 10 minutes walking distance from Hoboken Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #11

I just heard that the National guard came in last night. Thank goodness. The Wielding Truth Oct 2012 #47

Thank you so much Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #50

My youngest son is in Scotch Plains and didn't have power as of this afternoon. Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #3

We're not close to Scotch Plains. athena Oct 2012 #24

Thank you, athena Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #41

So glad it's back! :^D GreenPartyVoter Oct 2012 #4

I know that feeling well. Welcome back. Lucinda Oct 2012 #5

Welcome back. nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

+1 freshwest Oct 2012 #38

I know that feeling well... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #7

Four days! How did you cope? athena Oct 2012 #32

Not well.... Sekhmets Daughter Oct 2012 #39

We are still dark. Kber Oct 2012 #8

Glad your power's back. Chorophyll Oct 2012 #9

Congratulations, dear! theinquisitivechad Oct 2012 #10

So glad to hear that. Been there. I'm at a loss, when that happens. nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2012 #13

Outtage here in PA, from 9:00 P.M. on 10/29, to 5:30 P.M., today, 10/31. WinkyDink Oct 2012 #14

same outage time here in suburban Philly Patiod Oct 2012 #53

My 83 year old Dad is still without power.... Walk away Oct 2012 #15

For the brain, reading > TV. ;) alp227 Oct 2012 #48

There is one good thing about loss of electricity. DURHAM D Oct 2012 #16

Welcome back! I'm so glad you and yours are ok and can now begin the road to myrna minx Oct 2012 #17

I'm so happy for you malaise Oct 2012 #18

Just got off the phone with a friend in Monmouth County. hay rick Oct 2012 #19

My family is in either Ocean or Monmouth counties... a la izquierda Oct 2012 #29

Leave a message. athena Oct 2012 #37

I did leave messages. hay rick Oct 2012 #42

Me too!! sandyshoes17 Oct 2012 #20

Woo Hoo! NoPasaran Oct 2012 #21

Hooray! graywarrior Oct 2012 #22

Glad that your power came back. CrazyOrangeCat Oct 2012 #23

Power off for more than a couple hours is Si MC Oct 2012 #25

That isn't bad. RegieRocker Oct 2012 #26

We recently had a power outage that lasted maybe six hours ... Arugula Latte Oct 2012 #27

I can totally relate. We went five days in +100° weather earlier this year. Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #28

We had no power in Central Ohio after the derecho in June a la izquierda Oct 2012 #30

Yeah, that's the same storm that took our power down. Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #33

It was hotter than Hades that week, too. a la izquierda Oct 2012 #43

I have a picture of the dashboard thermometer in the car reading 111° Stinky The Clown Oct 2012 #78

After the Northridge quake, I had no electricity for 36 hours. Many people had none for a WEEK. kestrel91316 Oct 2012 #31

Woohoo! Canuckistanian Oct 2012 #34

My daughter's in McLean VA...still without power. riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #35

McLean VA is back online!! Power just came back for that area. riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #54

I live in lower Manhattan NYFlip Oct 2012 #36

I just got my power back on in NJ too hoboken123 Oct 2012 #40

I agree that it could have been a lot worse. athena Oct 2012 #44

When the Derisho blew through DC back in late June SemperEadem Oct 2012 #45

Oh boy. . . You poor thing. . . BigDemVoter Oct 2012 #46

Congratulations! David Zephyr Oct 2012 #49

Can I respectfully ask you why former-republican Oct 2012 #51

Because even with the storm, it's exceedingly unlikely you'll need it jeff47 Oct 2012 #56

Maintaining it is a simple as running it for 15 minutes every few months or so, it' nothing former-republican Oct 2012 #57

Yet my lawn mower is used once or twice a week. jeff47 Oct 2012 #61

Okay don't buy one former-republican Oct 2012 #66

It didn't seem like a priority until now. athena Oct 2012 #59

They truly aren't that much money either former-republican Oct 2012 #65

Every homeowner should own a generator? hoboken123 Oct 2012 #64

It's not excessive and I promise when you need it you will be glad you bought it. former-republican Oct 2012 #68

Unfortunately with climate change, that may be the new "normal" riderinthestorm Oct 2012 #69

Hope all is well my american family dcmfox Oct 2012 #52

Congratulations! Be well! Squinch Oct 2012 #55

After the tornadoes came through Alabama last April we were out for over a week. Hyper_Eye Oct 2012 #58

PSE&G didn't get to my home in Bergen County. Nedsdag Oct 2012 #60

Stay warm. athena Oct 2012 #67

Same here. BattyDem Oct 2012 #62

That was fast! ananda Oct 2012 #63

I love you BACK!1 n/t UTUSN Oct 2012 #70

Glad to hear you have power back.... midnight Oct 2012 #71

I know how you feel, athena! Been though a hurricane and Cha Oct 2012 #72

This company has a nice selection former-republican Oct 2012 #73

Man, that is a long time to be without power PlanetBev Oct 2012 #74

what courage you have shown.. sally5050 Oct 2012 #75

Thanks! athena Oct 2012 #77

truthfully athena you don't have to worry about your greedy republican neighbors sally5050 Oct 2012 #79

Welcome back to civilization! DonRedwood Oct 2012 #76

Be glad you don't live in a rural area in NC. Jamastiene Oct 2012 #80