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Klink! Broken glass!

Bought two large, heavy glass water drinking glass, for candle holders. I had an emergency candle lit, in one. Candle l...
10 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
10 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Power cut stats

As of 7 PM, 3423 people without power, in Monroe county, NY state. Monday October 28, 2012. http://www.rge.com/Outages/o...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

Sandy, storm fringe arrives, Monday

Bought a few things, today. Asked at Dollar Tree, what are the fast movers. Flashlights, batteries Bottled water Snacks...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

electrical service monitor?

While sitting here with my new generator running I'm thinking about the power coming back. Currently the only way I kno...
4 comments posted 13yrs
posted by r.mariotti
4 comments posted 13yrs posted by r.mariotti

Hope you americans are ready for the looting

So that other american past time - looting - is going to kick into high gear soon along the eastern seaboard. Hope you p...
12 comments posted 13yrs
posted by Home
12 comments posted 13yrs posted by Home

Electrical service beside bathroom

I had my house built about 15 years ago. I have a half bath behind my laundry room. Anyway It has a shoer and sink. I a...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by stryped1
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by stryped1

Little Things

The Little Things, by D.M.L. Permalink So, you think you're prepared? So did I. Until Hurricane Irene destroyed the inf...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

OT: Voter fraud may have caused the death...

... of Edgar Allan Poe! "... what people may not know about this American storyteller is that many scholars believe he...
0 comments posted 13yrs
posted by heybub
0 comments posted 13yrs posted by heybub

Yakking and hogging phone lines

With storms, people need to make emergency phone calls. It's OK to make a few "I'm OK, honey" calls. But, please be bri...
21 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
21 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

emergency light

Commercial codes have required emergency lighting for decades. I've added a couple of inexpensive ones at home. First o...
9 comments posted 13yrs
posted by esp
9 comments posted 13yrs posted by esp

Milk, bread, eggs, and the storm Sandy

I went to my small town grocery, tonight. They had five of the most attractive 17 and 18 year old cashiers I've seen in...
5 comments posted 13yrs
posted by cayoung61***spamblock
5 comments posted 13yrs posted by cayoung61***spamblock

(OT) Rebuilding laptop batteries

I'm asking this question on here because I've read several times about some of you rebuilding the battery packs for cor...
17 comments posted 13yrs
posted by neil.stergis
17 comments posted 13yrs posted by neil.stergis

Uh oh...Hurricane Sandy headed right for me

Latest forecast has Sandy hitting land between Atlantic City and Sea Girt, NJ. I'm just a few miles inland from Sea Girt...
72 comments posted 14yrs
posted by trader4
72 comments posted 14yrs posted by trader4