Let there be light, beeeyatch!

kvrdave · 04-23-12, 10:55 PM

2 years ago I had a bunch of electrical work done at my property, mainly burying overhead electrical line, etc. As part of the job I had them put in a generator backup for power. Essentially, when power goes out, I get the 2 Honda Generators out and light this bitch up. Dish Network works great since it is not local. Internet is wireless, and works great, I can lose my primate brothers and sisters and live like a human.

Naturally, an electrical storm just hit. I always give it 30 minutes for power to be restored since they are very good about it. But it has been off for awhile, so I fired up the generators, and I am back out of the stone ages.

So remember, life sucks without tv and the internet, so when you buy a place, put in a backup for power. You may only use it once every 4 years, but it will still feel worth it when you do use it.

Kittydreamer · 04-23-12, 11:05 PM

I had my internet turned off due to lack of payment. It was the worst 10 hours of my life.

Nick Danger · 04-23-12, 11:09 PM

I use a CPAP when I sleep. I was surprised and annoyed last summer when I learned that if the power goes out at 11:00 at night, I can't sleep.

I got some surplus industrial UPS boxes. Those puppies cost about $1200 each when new. Now we each have about six hours battery backup to get us through the night.

Mrs. Danger · 04-23-12, 11:20 PM

The Bus · 04-24-12, 03:36 AM

Wow, they're a lot more expensive than I had imagined. $7500 is a lot just to be able to watch TV.

Dr Mabuse · 04-24-12, 07:56 AM

Quit whining about the price of generators, go get some soap and shampoo, and wash yourself you damned dirty hippie!

Tracer Bullet · 04-24-12, 08:39 AM

I'd just read or fuck my boyfriend or go to sleep or something. But, different strokes, etc.

mbs · 04-24-12, 09:16 AM

I live ~30 minutes from civilization (Ann Arbor) and our electric company (DTE) sucks, so generators are a must. No power lines are buried anywhere in this part of the state, so each storm leaves people in the sticks without power for days. My record so far is a week without power. And if you have a well like we do, no power = no water (which means no flushing toilets).

We've got an automatic generator, so I don't even need to leave the couch. It comes on 30 seconds after the power goes out and I can resume my first world life.

Bronkster · 04-24-12, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet

I'd just read or fuck my boyfriend or go to sleep or something. But, different strokes, etc.

I imagine Kvrdave would rather watch TV than fuck your boyfriend, but I could be wrong.

Tracer Bullet · 04-24-12, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronkster

I imagine Kvrdave would rather watch TV than fuck your boyfriend, but I could be wrong.

I bet you are wrong!

Bronkster · 04-24-12, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet

I bet you are wrong!

I'd need to see pics before I made that bet.

Sweet Baby James · 04-24-12, 10:16 AM

I wish I had backup power last year. In CT, we were without power for a whole week at the end of August. Then just 2 months later, we were once again out of power for a week during Halloween. Absolutely miserable experience.

Tracer Bullet · 04-24-12, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bronkster

I'd need to see pics before I made that bet.

kvrdave · 04-24-12, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by The Bus

Wow, they're a lot more expensive than I had imagined. $7500 is a lot just to be able to watch TV.

The two 2000 watt Honda Generators were less than $2,000 total, and I use them for a lot of other things. But they tie together for a 4,000 watt system, and that will do most everything in the house. Where did you get $7500?

Tracer Bullet · 04-24-12, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by kvrdave

Where did you get $7500?

I'd like to know that too. I have some credit card debt I'd like to pay off. Is there a website I need to go to?

Bronkster · 04-24-12, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet

We obviously have very different concepts of "boyfriend".

Mrs. Danger · 04-24-12, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mbs

No power lines are buried anywhere in this part of the state, so each storm leaves people in the sticks without power for days. My record so far is a week without power.

You don't know the trick to getting on the top of the service list.

Find the downed lines that are affecting your house. Call the power company, give them the exact location, and tell them, "I don't know if the lines are live or not, and the neighbor's kids keep riding their bikes around there. I hope nobody gets hurt."

They'll be there real fast.

Sweet Baby James · 04-24-12, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Mrs. Danger

You don't know the trick to getting on the top of the service list.

Find the downed lines that are affecting your house. Call the power company, give them the exact location, and tell them, "I don't know if the lines are live or not, and the neighbor's kids keep riding their bikes around there. I hope nobody gets hurt."

They'll be there real fast.

Not when the whole state is out of power.

Me007gold · 04-24-12, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronkster

We obviously have very different concepts of "boyfriend".

Wait. Are you saying that you would hit that?

movie diva · 04-24-12, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tracer Bullet

I'd like to know that too. I have some credit card debt I'd like to pay off. Is there a website I need to go to?

movie diva · 04-24-12, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Bronkster

We obviously have very different concepts of "boyfriend".

You do know she was born a man

Bronkster · 04-24-12, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Me007gold

Wait. Are you saying that you would hit that?

Nope. No original equipment, no sale!

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Originally Posted by movie diva

You do know she was born a man

I realize that now. That "controversy" was last week so it slipped my mind.

NORML54601 · 04-24-12, 10:29 PM

I disappointed in you Dave, you can't mix rum & Coke by candlelight?

emanon · 04-25-12, 06:04 AM

I can mix rum & coke with my eyes closed, but I'd imagine the ice would become an issue.

The Bus · 04-25-12, 06:35 AM

Tracer has good taste.

And Mrs. Danger taught me something new.

I just futzed around on Amazon. I remember the gennies being cheap (like $1000 or $2000) but then Amazon gave me a much higher price. I blame Jeff Bezos.

04-23-12, 10:55 PM	#1
kvrdave DVD Talk God Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Pacific NW Posts: 79,160	Let there be light, beeeyatch! 2 years ago I had a bunch of electrical work done at my property, mainly burying overhead electrical line, etc. As part of the job I had them put in a generator backup for power. Essentially, when power goes out, I get the 2 Honda Generators out and light this bitch up. Dish Network works great since it is not local. Internet is wireless, and works great, I can lose my primate brothers and sisters and live like a human. Naturally, an electrical storm just hit. I always give it 30 minutes for power to be restored since they are very good about it. But it has been off for awhile, so I fired up the generators, and I am back out of the stone ages. So remember, life sucks without tv and the internet, so when you buy a place, put in a backup for power. You may only use it once every 4 years, but it will still feel worth it when you do use it. __________________ Of all tyrannies a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victim may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron’s cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated, but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience. - C.S. Lewis

04-23-12, 11:09 PM	#3
Nick Danger DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Albuquerque Posts: 14,450	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! I use a CPAP when I sleep. I was surprised and annoyed last summer when I learned that if the power goes out at 11:00 at night, I can't sleep. I got some surplus industrial UPS boxes. Those puppies cost about $1200 each when new. Now we each have about six hours battery backup to get us through the night. __________________ Originally Posted by TallGuyMe: hoorah for Nick!

04-23-12, 11:20 PM	#4
Mrs. Danger Suspended Join Date: May 2005 Location: With Nick Danger Posts: 15,192	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch!

04-24-12, 03:36 AM	#5
The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,620	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! Wow, they're a lot more expensive than I had imagined. $7500 is a lot just to be able to watch TV. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse

04-24-12, 07:56 AM	#6
Dr Mabuse DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: 75 clicks above the Do Lung bridge... Posts: 18,851	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! Quit whining about the price of generators, go get some soap and shampoo, and wash yourself you damned dirty hippie! __________________ "A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience." - Oliver Wendell Holmes

04-24-12, 08:39 AM	#7
Tracer Bullet DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: IND Crosstown Posts: 23,362	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! I'd just read or fuck my boyfriend or go to sleep or something. But, different strokes, etc. __________________ Third World countries are worthy of our derision. -Sean O'Hara Personally, I would say that Tracer Bullet is leading you in the wrong direction. -Supermallet Sometimes you have to decide between the guy who won't give you a cupcake and the one who will stab you in the face. -DeputyDave

04-24-12, 09:16 AM	#8
mbs DVD Talk Platinum Edition Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,519	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! I live ~30 minutes from civilization (Ann Arbor) and our electric company (DTE) sucks, so generators are a must. No power lines are buried anywhere in this part of the state, so each storm leaves people in the sticks without power for days. My record so far is a week without power. And if you have a well like we do, no power = no water (which means no flushing toilets). We've got an automatic generator, so I don't even need to leave the couch. It comes on 30 seconds after the power goes out and I can resume my first world life.

04-24-12, 10:16 AM	#12
Sweet Baby James DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Connecticut Posts: 10,431	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! I wish I had backup power last year. In CT, we were without power for a whole week at the end of August. Then just 2 months later, we were once again out of power for a week during Halloween. Absolutely miserable experience.

04-24-12, 10:29 PM	#23
NORML54601 DVD Talk Legend Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 14,956	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! I disappointed in you Dave, you can't mix rum & Coke by candlelight? __________________ I'm not addicted to cocaine, I just like the smell of it - Richard Pryor I'm a creationist, I believe man created God. - Seen on a bumper sticker

04-25-12, 06:35 AM	#25
The Bus DVD Talk Godfather Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: New York Posts: 51,620	Re: Let there be light, beeeyatch! Tracer has good taste. And Mrs. Danger taught me something new. I just futzed around on Amazon. I remember the gennies being cheap (like $1000 or $2000) but then Amazon gave me a much higher price. I blame Jeff Bezos. __________________ Movies: 2002 / 03 / 04 / 05 / 06 / 07 / 08 / 09 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 2013 "Too much disclaiming in this post." – Dr. Mabuse