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I just looked at the weather channel and it looks like it's headed towards Washington DC and might wreck a lot of damage....
Ahhh...
That's a shame...
Ahhh...
That's a shame...
Frankenstorm Set to Hit the East Coast Next Week
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Seriously though, this storm is HUUUUUGGEEE!
Power outages all over the place (not to mention the flooding) even reaching Chicago and Detroit.
This next week is gonna suck for a lot of people. Prayers and thoughts go out to our brothers on the east coast.
Power outages all over the place (not to mention the flooding) even reaching Chicago and Detroit.
This next week is gonna suck for a lot of people. Prayers and thoughts go out to our brothers on the east coast.
Gyp Rosetti
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40-50 mph winds now...should go into the 90's this evening. Would you guys duct tape them in an X shape? The webz has differing opinions on that. Some say it works, some say it just keeps the glass from shattering as badly. Some say it makes no difference.
Duck Rodgers
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Weird. The stock market is supposedly closed and yet multiple orders went through on my account that I had preset yesterday. I think Franklin's favorite economic blogger, Mr. Durden at zerohedge, has it right. SKYNET is running the exchanges. All I know is SKYNET better cancel my trades.
Yesterday I read that the exchange was remaining open. I guess they must have reversed that decision since then?
There's normally a few windows that will take the brunt of the storm (largest windows of the house facing into the storm. Hanging some plywood over those few windows would do the trick. At least that's what we did during big storms when we lived in the FL Keys.
Gyp Rosetti
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Hey, I bought a Honda EU2000i generator which is, I guess obviously for everyone here, a 2,000 watt generator. Would this be enough to run a 0.3 hp sump pump, my 28.5 cubic inch GE refrigerator and freezer, and my 47 inch LG LCD tv. Adding up the wattage, I don't think it is. Anyone?
My guess is no .. but I don't know. I would say power the fridge first and the TV 2nd .. until which time your basement is taking water, then the sump obviously takes priority.
candrew
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when you bought the house, what did they tell you about the basement in terms of flooding?
Gyp Rosetti
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See, I'm scared to not run the sump pump at all. It seems to generally empty every 10-15 minutes so biding my time for so little time doesn't seem to make sense. So for me, I think that has to be plugged in. I figured maybe keep that plugged in nonstop and keep the tv going as well while keeping the fridge turned off but closed for about 3-5 hours. Then, take a break from the tv for an hour or two, thus unplugging it, and plug the fridge in to get it back to how it should be. Once there, rotate back.
But I guess I'm concerned with the sump pump and tv/fridge, just two at a time, being too much too. Each seem over 1,000 watts.
But I guess I'm concerned with the sump pump and tv/fridge, just two at a time, being too much too. Each seem over 1,000 watts.
Gyp Rosetti
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They didn't. A real estate agent's not really going to bring that up and the house appeared immaculate. During Irene, the power never went out and we were fine. However, this past winter, our sump pump died and we took on a little water (half centimeter maybe) in about half our basement.