Planned Power Outage

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poppypiesdad
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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T minus 2 hours and counting
Generators in place , I'm throwing our main switch at 7.30 and locking it off . H&S first I mean how will the world survive post SHTF without it , it would be a bleak , desolate, unruly place to without H&S experts. I drift off topic
Tanks filled. 17 hours long range on 7.5 kw
6 on 2.5 kw
Wife instructed on how to refill wee one .
So Scottish Power , do your worse .
And if all fails , we'll decamp to horsebox.

J
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Plan like its the last loaf on the shop shelves.
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poppypiesdad
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Be Prepared.
Plan like its the last loaf on the shop shelves.
Plan like its the last beer in the fridge.
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Deeps
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
poppypiesdad
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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Deeps wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
IF she found out

J
Be Prepared.
Plan like its the last loaf on the shop shelves.
Plan like its the last beer in the fridge.
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Deeps
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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poppypiesdad wrote:
Deeps wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
IF she found out

J
She's a wily old fox, she'd suss me sooner or later so it'll be a case of putting money aside and asking for amazon vouchers for crimbo etc. I'm a poor hard done by wee soul. :cry:
grenfell
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
I wouldn't worry too much about not getting to use your preps , important thing is that you had them in place in the first case.
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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Deeps wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
Most placed will do you a "wife" receipt....... And a real one ...;)
If your roughing it, Your doing it wrong ;)

Lack of planning on your part doesn't make it an emergency on mine
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Deeps
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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Yorkshire Andy wrote:
Deeps wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
Most placed will do you a "wife" receipt....... And a real one ...;)
That's a good idea, it certainly gives me a bit of 'wiggle room'.
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Decaff
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Re: Planned Power Outage

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Yorkshire Andy wrote:
Deeps wrote:
poppypiesdad wrote:Hardly worth it
Two local power poles replaced
Total down time of 3 hours
Well the Genny's got a run

Time to drain the fuel out and store.

Until next week
Gave you a wee trial run too mate, no harm in going over these things. I think my next big purchase will be a briefcase genie, I'll need to start saving though, Her Maj would go tonto if she knew how much they cost.
Most placed will do you a "wife" receipt....... And a real one ...;)
:shock: :lol: or you could try the "its been in the wardrobe for ages, you just never notice when I buy new things" or "I knew you weren't listening when I told you about getting this" :lol: :lol:
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