The Official Hurricane Irene Thread

[HeavyMetal]

They called everyone even me and I never lost power.

LIPA calls you?

[customcreationsllc]

no power at my house still. LIPA called my dad last night & said they were 'working on it'...

They called everyone even me and I never lost power.

[customcreationsllc]

don't forget you can just plug the generator into your house and back feed the whole house.

Just turn off the main so it doesn't back feed the power lines.
You will want to plug into a 220V plug if like the dryer to feed both sides of the fuse panel.

I just see everyone running extension cords, they are already run in the walls.
just unplug what you don't need so you don't over power the input circuit.
I think most dryers are 20 or 30amps

At least you will have hot water and stuff that way.

[HeavyMetal]

I don't think we are going to get power restored until the end of the week, next week at the earliest...

whered you hear this?

do you have CL&P or UI?

[Lawn Guyland]

i am so grateful we have a generator...but we don't leave it constantly running

[Nick]

Hopefully my dad brings the welding truck home so we can use the generator tonight

[Lumbergh]

http://youtu.be/fmIvsdoyQic


cl&p made a video...

[Lawn Guyland]

no power at my house still. LIPA called my dad last night & said they were 'working on it'...

[Lumbergh]

Still no power.

Where's FEMA? Barack Obama doesn't care about white people.

No joke there's 5 FEMA tractor trailers sitting in the courtyard Marriott in Waterbury ideling our tax dollars away.

[Buffalo Phil]

I don't think we are going to get power restored until the end of the week, next week at the earliest...

[Nick]

Still no power.

Where's FEMA? Barack Obama doesn't care about white people.

[Burton58]

apparently sunday night a wall collapsed and broke a gas line, they left the house to a relatives and called the gas company to turn it off. they didn't... this morning at 6am was a massive explosion and thats all that is left. no injuries or good axles harmed

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

Holy fawk.

Was anyone in there? No pets or Jeeps harmed?

I blame a D35.

[Burton58]

By exploded, you legitimately mean house go boom, Ram-through-front-door-Twister-style? Teddy bear and all?

literally... yes.

this is 2 blocks from cryder's brothers house



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[wannabejeep]

I have no power at my house. They say probably not till sunday maybe, so i left and am living the dream at my apartment in MA