Yay! Diamond Lil dropped by and found the Garlic Chicken Soup of Doom worthy, and passed the link along. It's GOOD to be read.
Beyond that, had another little power blip tonight (just a 15-min) but geared up for the full-bore OMFG version shutting down mail servers and things. I'm going to have to cave in and get a baby UPS for the WAP as it seems to actively dislike power fluctuations, and the ritual to bring it back up is a bit tedious.
Still...this is far better than the last blast...5 days w/o power....and this time the fireplace insert worked. Call it a good test run...
Next week sometime popping down to get the local version of Concealed Pistol Licenses signed up for (it never fails to puzzle me, the difference between California and Northern laws regulation self-defense tools - down there, you've got to sleep with the Sheriff just about, to get a CPL...but you can carry any folding knife you can pick up off the ground. Up here, once you license...with an objective standard, no less....you can carry so many firearms you clank when you walk in perfect legality...but a blade over 3.5" is a bozo nono), and pick'm up in 30 days or so...
Getting all configured for NW weirdness is both a relief and a challenge... weather/quake/volcano/tsunami/urban unrest are all featured on the list of possibles to a greater extent (with one exception) than in an odd little town like Palm Springs out in the middle of the California desert.
On the other hand, the array of available/legal tools is much broader, and with just a bit of planning and attention to current events, it's far from impossible to arrange to miss out on local bits of high drama....now, getting the rest of the family in on plans...well...that's more of a challenge, but one step at a time. Probably the next step here is building out a solution to ensure my aging folks a secure and dependable power-source during wind storms and other adventure....which of course is going to eat a few dollars.
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Just as an FYI - last year, after hurricane Rita, Houston-local Home Depots were offering a variety of sizes/power providing capability of natural gas/propane powered generators - they are not cheap, but they are somehow wired-in to your household electrical - when power goes out, they automatically kick in, and when power is restored, they have an automatic safe shutoff switch ................. when we hit the lottery, and get our 100+ acres north & west of Texas, that will be one of my primary purchases {in between finding a contractor who 1) won't hire illegals to work on our house, and 2) will listen to me when I tell him/her that I want a European-style home - 2' thick concrete walls, Euro-style windows & exterior doors, and pocket interior doors throughout ;) } - we HAVE to have electric, for my husband's C-PAP if nothing else - after Rita left, my husband bought a small, gasoline-powered genny - we were able to return to where we were living and have A/C, TV, all the comforts of home ............. no, we hadn't evacuated, just gone to stay with friends who's house wouldn't be likely to blow away .................. ;)
Semper Fi'
DM
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