WILF 47,390 Posted yesterday at 08:14 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:14 On 25/01/2025 at 15:53, dogmandont said: How did you get on wilf? Was wild up this way so guessing it was a tad blustery down there with you. So we just got power back last night after 11 days !! 5 days without water ! Luckily (?) we prep a little bit for such eventuality’s but that was pushing it, house got freezing after about 3 days but we retained our fireplace so was able to light a fire. All huddled in one room in the dark at night. It’s been a bit of a “just survive” job. Thank f**k for something as simple as a Kelly kettle. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,198 Posted yesterday at 08:48 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:48 29 minutes ago, WILF said: So we just got power back last night after 11 days !! 5 days without water ! Luckily (?) we prep a little bit for such eventuality’s but that was pushing it, house got freezing after about 3 days but we retained our fireplace so was able to light a fire. All huddled in one room in the dark at night. It’s been a bit of a “just survive” job. Thank f**k for something as simple as a Kelly kettle. Bloody Hell Get a back up Genny for next time. Preferably one that runs on diesel or a low Kw wind turbine set up. If you have a fast moving stream or river nearby and you can create a drop, you could always rig up a turbine to that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,390 Posted yesterday at 08:56 Report Share Posted yesterday at 08:56 Some people are not getting power back until the 7th ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,539 Posted yesterday at 09:06 Report Share Posted yesterday at 09:06 51 minutes ago, WILF said: So we just got power back last night after 11 days !! 5 days without water ! Luckily (?) we prep a little bit for such eventuality’s but that was pushing it, house got freezing after about 3 days but we retained our fireplace so was able to light a fire. All huddled in one room in the dark at night. It’s been a bit of a “just survive” job. Thank f**k for something as simple as a Kelly kettle. I recon STIFFMEISTERS reply will be worth waiting for...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogmandont 9,863 Posted yesterday at 10:55 Report Share Posted yesterday at 10:55 2 hours ago, WILF said: So we just got power back last night after 11 days !! 5 days without water ! Luckily (?) we prep a little bit for such eventuality’s but that was pushing it, house got freezing after about 3 days but we retained our fireplace so was able to light a fire. All huddled in one room in the dark at night. It’s been a bit of a “just survive” job. Thank f**k for something as simple as a Kelly kettle. Thought you were in a blackout when you weren't on, my sisters was off for 10 days as well, power lines running through forestry blocks with hundreds of trees down on top of them was the problem, glad you're up and running again. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,390 Posted yesterday at 11:16 Report Share Posted yesterday at 11:16 Those poor sods in new builds don’t have fireplaces or anything. I don’t know how true it is but I heard that those new heat pump things take ages to get the house warm again ?? Theres old people rural like me who have been sitting in the freezing cold with no way to communicate for nearly 2 weeks…..I won’t be surprised if one dies. Thats a joke in a modern country, first stop for every storm coming off the Atlantic ?…..just bury the f***ing services down the roads ! Cant get blown down and easy to get to if they have to work on them…..this job here is archaic ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Borr 6,225 Posted yesterday at 13:03 Report Share Posted yesterday at 13:03 1 hour ago, WILF said: Those poor sods in new builds don’t have fireplaces or anything. I don’t know how true it is but I heard that those new heat pump things take ages to get the house warm again ?? Theres old people rural like me who have been sitting in the freezing cold with no way to communicate for nearly 2 weeks…..I won’t be surprised if one dies. Thats a joke in a modern country, first stop for every storm coming off the Atlantic ?…..just bury the f***ing services down the roads ! Cant get blown down and easy to get to if they have to work on them…..this job here is archaic ! Oh the country life....same in France mate , but you'd be mad not to have wood fired heating there , my folks were without power for a fortnight whilst there. Had a small Genny and a couple of gas lanterns thankfully and a bottle gas stove. But no hot water for baths and showers 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Francie, 2,317 Posted yesterday at 14:43 Report Share Posted yesterday at 14:43 3 hours ago, WILF said: Those poor sods in new builds don’t have fireplaces or anything. I don’t know how true it is but I heard that those new heat pump things take ages to get the house warm again ?? Theres old people rural like me who have been sitting in the freezing cold with no way to communicate for nearly 2 weeks…..I won’t be surprised if one dies. Thats a joke in a modern country, first stop for every storm coming off the Atlantic ?…..just bury the f***ing services down the roads ! Cant get blown down and easy to get to if they have to work on them…..this job here is archaic ! Shocking wilf all the immigrants well looked after but our own left to die,f***ing scumbag government,an there's the fact they tryed to ban turf,some people give it up,I bet there regretting it now. I despise that Southern goverment 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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