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Windy, sleet, snow. Power just went out. Fortunately, I have a gas range. (Original Post)
SarahD
Feb 2024
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kimbutgar
(23,613 posts)1. We lost our power a few weeks ago and like you was lucky I had a gas stove
I was able to cook dinner with a lantern as my light. We were out of power for 15 hours! And had a nice cozy fire all day!
MOMFUDSKI
(7,080 posts)2. Sorry to hear that.
Where are you located?
SarahD
(1,732 posts)3. Olympic Peninsula of Washington.
Just got power back. That was quick.
2naSalit
(93,505 posts)4. We had...
Three days of wind and +50F until 1:30 this afternoon. After that it was +32F and blizzarding outside. Now it's just cold but above 0.