tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196141.post573278977295992660..comments2024-03-25T15:21:31.016-04:00Comments on Diana’s Little Corner in the Nutmeg State: Okay My Pet Peeve… Utilities Response To Disasters.Diana_CThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14223056441901730531noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196141.post-62223550238745372042020-08-08T10:10:06.490-04:002020-08-08T10:10:06.490-04:00Long Island got hit bad, and the worst area was wh...Long Island got hit bad, and the worst area was where my mother lives. Fortunately she got power back about four hours after it went out, but half of the community is still in the dark almost 5 days later.songbird's crazy worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473854543986991104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25196141.post-19296602998040654532020-08-07T22:15:39.478-04:002020-08-07T22:15:39.478-04:00Just got power back on today. Well not too bad con...Just got power back on today. Well not too bad considering where I lived before I came to the Hartford area. I lived way out in the mountains in a elegant shack 10 miles outside of town and then up the other side of the mountain. I used an outhouse, took me one time to know whey the seat wasn't attached (bring inside so your butt wouldn't freeze off). For washing water, and other household uses I melted snow, and in the summer I had large collection tanks for water. Fresh water was from a young family down the hill whom I babysat for (used their shower too as they didn't want another stinky in their place). I used a wood stove for cooking which had a large oven on top for baking. In the summer I cooked outside. My refrigerator was a hole in the ground that was lined with cement. Let it snow, (I woke up with snow in my house from Blizzard Larry) let the winds blow, let the rains come down, quick shower anyone, so the few days without power, AC, didn't bother me. I have city water, and a gas stove, luxury compared to the way it was and sat outside in the shade and caught a nice breeze and made plans for my garden next spring and summer. A micro-burst happened across the lots from me and torn down a few trees. I had no power so I didn't know my area was declared "tornado alley." I still ate delicious food, slept very well in the heat and was glad I wasn't in the harbor area of Beirut. The man 3 mobile homes from me had a generator that ran all day and half the night. A very selfish amerikkkan if there was ever one. So that is my story and I am more determined than ever to overthrow the Capitalist system. Richard Nelsonhttp://www.furbirdsqueerly.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com