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Ya know...I didn't sign up for this crap!
Well, the mutha of all ice storms is cometh to Kansas City this evening.
Therefore, I may be without: power & heat!
Yeah, I am just really thrilled about this...I feel your pain down there in Oklahoma.
One bad thing already...the Weather Channel is broadcasting from the Plaza - 5 minutes from my home. Poor Mike Siedel gets all the crud jobs!
Hey, at least you all can see our pretty Plaza lights for the holidays all across the country! Enjoy!
We are trying to come up with meals we can eat that you do not have to heat up... but, hopefully not cold food.
fwh, says we are getting a generator next year!
I'll keep you all posted...
fuzzywuzzy
Therefore, I may be without: power & heat!
Yeah, I am just really thrilled about this...I feel your pain down there in Oklahoma.
One bad thing already...the Weather Channel is broadcasting from the Plaza - 5 minutes from my home. Poor Mike Siedel gets all the crud jobs!
Hey, at least you all can see our pretty Plaza lights for the holidays all across the country! Enjoy!
We are trying to come up with meals we can eat that you do not have to heat up... but, hopefully not cold food.
fwh, says we are getting a generator next year!
I'll keep you all posted...
fuzzywuzzy
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Re: Ya know...I didn't sign up for this crap!
That's his job description, isn't it?fuzzywuzzy wrote:One bad thing already...the Weather Channel is broadcasting from the Plaza - 5 minutes from my home. Poor Mike Siedel gets all the crud jobs!
"Wherever the worst weather in the country is at any particular time--that's where we're sending you!"
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Thanks Pea... I think we will!peacock2121 wrote:Buy a Coleman Camp Stove. You can make coffee, heat up soup, make pasta etc through the worst of any storm.
Stay well and keep smiling. It will be over soon.
fuzzy
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OY, I didn't even think of that!PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I am so sorry Fuzzy!
You might also want to fill up some containers of water in case your water supply is compromised.
Thanks PSM!
I will stock up on the water!
Thanks!
Kelly
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You could also find a Hickory Farms.fuzzywuzzy wrote:OY, I didn't even think of that!PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:I am so sorry Fuzzy!
You might also want to fill up some containers of water in case your water supply is compromised.
Thanks PSM!
I will stock up on the water!
Thanks!
Kelly
Beef stick and cheese may have a lot of calories, but you don't have to cook it.
There's always peanut butter and Jelly and other sandwiches.
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When Emma was about one year old, we had a bad ice storm in Connecticut. Because we had no heat or electricity, we went to a hotel. The closest hotel (because nobody had heat or electricity) was a 45 minute drive away.
We stayed for a few days (I smuggled Sebastian in) and was relieved when it was time to go home.
I thought that I had packed everything, but somehow, Emma's Ted (a blue puffalump bear) got lost. We didn't discover that he was gone until bedtime and Emma could not sleep at all.
I called the hotel and they couldn't find Ted.
I went to the toy store and they didn't carry Ted. Mattel didn't make Ted any more.
Grandmas and Aunties went out and found Ted in California and he was overnighted to us in Connecticut.
After that, I went on Ebay and found several other Teds. (Emma has five of them.)
A week later, somebody at the hotel found Ted.
My advice to anyone with a kid with a transition object. Make sure that you have a duplicate and rotate play with the object so it gets equally worn.
We stayed for a few days (I smuggled Sebastian in) and was relieved when it was time to go home.
I thought that I had packed everything, but somehow, Emma's Ted (a blue puffalump bear) got lost. We didn't discover that he was gone until bedtime and Emma could not sleep at all.
I called the hotel and they couldn't find Ted.
I went to the toy store and they didn't carry Ted. Mattel didn't make Ted any more.
Grandmas and Aunties went out and found Ted in California and he was overnighted to us in Connecticut.
After that, I went on Ebay and found several other Teds. (Emma has five of them.)
A week later, somebody at the hotel found Ted.
My advice to anyone with a kid with a transition object. Make sure that you have a duplicate and rotate play with the object so it gets equally worn.
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Unfortunately, each of my kids' "comfort objects" was not found in any store but rather handmade by a family friend, so it isn't like we could say, "Could you churn out a few duplicates in case we misplace the first one?"PlacentiaSoccerMom wrote:When Emma was about one year old, we had a bad ice storm in Connecticut. Because we had no heat or electricity, we went to a hotel. The closest hotel (because nobody had heat or electricity) was a 45 minute drive away.
We stayed for a few days (I smuggled Sebastian in) and was relieved when it was time to go home.
I thought that I had packed everything, but somehow, Emma's Ted (a blue puffalump bear) got lost. We didn't discover that he was gone until bedtime and Emma could not sleep at all.
I called the hotel and they couldn't find Ted.
I went to the toy store and they didn't carry Ted. Mattel didn't make Ted any more.
Grandmas and Aunties went out and found Ted in California and he was overnighted to us in Connecticut.
After that, I went on Ebay and found several other Teds. (Emma has five of them.)
A week later, somebody at the hotel found Ted.
My advice to anyone with a kid with a transition object. Make sure that you have a duplicate and rotate play with the object so it gets equally worn.
Every time that we have travelled, The Boy's White Bear (silky blanket with bear head and body) and PP's pink silky blanket would get put inside of their pillows. Of course, now, the baby's silky blanket always in in the car seat with her.
He has outgrown White Bear, and she will be done with her blankie in a year or two, but they will have them to give to their children, despite being so "well-loved" in places.
However, we did have a similar story with Monkey Brown, who was his first stuffed animal. After having a passport made for him and weeks of preparation, he got left at home when we took off for our cruise a couple years ago. Fearing the worst, he took it all in stride and decided that he would just show the pictures. (Plus, he got a towel monkey on the ship. )
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Fuzzy, take care and stay warm! Pea's suggestion is a good one, just make sure there is good ventilation, and PSM's water suggestion is a definate must.
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My advice to anyone with a kid with a transition object. Make sure that you have a duplicate and rotate play with the object so it gets equally worn
My number two son had a blankie made out of an old curtain. I had my mom make a spare. He used the second one after the first one wore out, until he was eight or nine. Once he got 'too old' for a blankie, (around 6) he would hide it in the bottom of his sleeping bag for overnights with friends, so as not to lose face.
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Re: Ya know...I didn't sign up for this crap!
UPDATE....fuzzywuzzy wrote:Well, the mutha of all ice storms is cometh to Kansas City this evening.
Therefore, I may be without: power & heat!
Yeah, I am just really thrilled about this...I feel your pain down there in Oklahoma.
One bad thing already...the Weather Channel is broadcasting from the Plaza - 5 minutes from my home. Poor Mike Siedel gets all the crud jobs!
Hey, at least you all can see our pretty Plaza lights for the holidays all across the country! Enjoy!
We are trying to come up with meals we can eat that you do not have to heat up... but, hopefully not cold food.
fwh, says we are getting a generator next year!
I'll keep you all posted...
fuzzywuzzy
Ok, well, if you are familiar with my postings, you all know that I usually do NOT post in the evenings.
I am at work since I have NO electricity at home and its pretty cold in our home.
I did not go to work this morning cause our electricity went out at 7:15 am and is still out.
Thanks for all the suggestions...we have been talking about getting a generator installed...and now after the first of the year, we are going to get one!
Its worth it here...
My thoughts and prayers are out to all our friends in Oklahoma who also have no power.
fuzzywuzzy
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UPDATE
As of 9:00 am cst, I still have no electricity, and therefore, no heat.
I am at work, and will stay here til, who knows... its 45 degrees in my home. fwh, is going to get a generator today, so that we can run a sump pump and plug in a small heater in the basement to keep the pipes from freezing.
It takes alot to get my feathers ruffled... but, I am madder than a wet hen! yeah... I know.
I just hope that the people who are in dire need are getting service. I worry about that!
I think that our electric company gives all their emergency line people a script to stick by...And, no matter, what a customer may tell you, give them the hard line, "We appreciate your problem, and we are working on it!" Good thing that there aren't video phones, cause, we would probably see the customer service person also giving us the finger.
fuzzy
I am at work, and will stay here til, who knows... its 45 degrees in my home. fwh, is going to get a generator today, so that we can run a sump pump and plug in a small heater in the basement to keep the pipes from freezing.
It takes alot to get my feathers ruffled... but, I am madder than a wet hen! yeah... I know.
I just hope that the people who are in dire need are getting service. I worry about that!
I think that our electric company gives all their emergency line people a script to stick by...And, no matter, what a customer may tell you, give them the hard line, "We appreciate your problem, and we are working on it!" Good thing that there aren't video phones, cause, we would probably see the customer service person also giving us the finger.
fuzzy
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— Mark Twain
"Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else."
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"Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else."
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Re: UPDATE
I hope they get your power back quickly, fuzzy, but what story can you tell them that would be any different than what every other customer is telling them? You've evacuated from the house, you're warm and safe, there's no medical emergency (like needing a dialysis machine or something)--a widespread disaster like this is something they have to deal with as best as they can.fuzzywuzzy wrote: I think that our electric company gives all their emergency line people a script to stick by...And, no matter, what a customer may tell you, give them the hard line, "We appreciate your problem, and we are working on it!" Good thing that there aren't video phones, cause, we would probably see the customer service person also giving us the finger.
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The power company was here yesterday at 10:30 am, and told fwh, that it would be fixed in a few hours. There are 900 homes in Johnson County without electricity...the people across the street have electricity...but, we do not. I am just mad at the system itself... I have been in a blizzard with 36 inches of snow and had electricity 24 hours later. I think my panties are in a twist cause I had to sleep with all my clothes on.peacock2121 wrote:I am sorry you are going through this.
Who are you mad at?
They did not have anyone working last night to take care of their customers...too bad for you!
I hope our friends in Oklahoma are having better luck!
fuzzy
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fuzzywuzzy wrote:The power company was here yesterday at 10:30 am, and told fwh, that it would be fixed in a few hours. There are 900 homes in Johnson County without electricity...the people across the street have electricity...but, we do not. I am just mad at the system itself... I have been in a blizzard with 36 inches of snow and had electricity 24 hours later. I think my panties are in a twist cause I had to sleep with all my clothes on.peacock2121 wrote:I am sorry you are going through this.
Who are you mad at?
They did not have anyone working last night to take care of their customers...too bad for you!
I hope our friends in Oklahoma are having better luck!
fuzzy
You got Ameren over there in western Missouri? If so, you might want to make sure you have a week's worth of sleeping clothes....
Hopefully they learned something from all the problems they had in the St. Louis area last year....
lb13
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That would be Johnson County, KS, I am guessing.littlebeast13 wrote:fuzzywuzzy wrote:The power company was here yesterday at 10:30 am, and told fwh, that it would be fixed in a few hours. There are 900 homes in Johnson County without electricity...the people across the street have electricity...but, we do not. I am just mad at the system itself... I have been in a blizzard with 36 inches of snow and had electricity 24 hours later. I think my panties are in a twist cause I had to sleep with all my clothes on.peacock2121 wrote:I am sorry you are going through this.
Who are you mad at?
They did not have anyone working last night to take care of their customers...too bad for you!
I hope our friends in Oklahoma are having better luck!
fuzzy
You got Ameren over there in western Missouri? If so, you might want to make sure you have a week's worth of sleeping clothes....
Hopefully they learned something from all the problems they had in the St. Louis area last year....
lb13
I was wondering about how widespread the problem was, seeing that none of our family who live in Johnson County lost power.
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Appa23 wrote:That would be Johnson County, KS, I am guessing.littlebeast13 wrote:fuzzywuzzy wrote: The power company was here yesterday at 10:30 am, and told fwh, that it would be fixed in a few hours. There are 900 homes in Johnson County without electricity...the people across the street have electricity...but, we do not. I am just mad at the system itself... I have been in a blizzard with 36 inches of snow and had electricity 24 hours later. I think my panties are in a twist cause I had to sleep with all my clothes on.
They did not have anyone working last night to take care of their customers...too bad for you!
I hope our friends in Oklahoma are having better luck!
fuzzy
You got Ameren over there in western Missouri? If so, you might want to make sure you have a week's worth of sleeping clothes....
Hopefully they learned something from all the problems they had in the St. Louis area last year....
lb13
I was thinking Jackson...
Right area, wrong side of the border....
lb13
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littlebeast13 wrote:Appa23 wrote:That would be Johnson County, KS, I am guessing.littlebeast13 wrote:
You got Ameren over there in western Missouri? If so, you might want to make sure you have a week's worth of sleeping clothes....
Hopefully they learned something from all the problems they had in the St. Louis area last year....
lb13
I was thinking Jackson...
Rigth area, wrong side of the border....
lb13
Two counties close in name, close in geogrpahy, far apart in resident lifestyle.
(There was a time when Johnson County, KS, had the highest per household income in the nation, or some crazy statistic like it.)
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Sleeping in my clothes would put my panties in a twist as well.fuzzywuzzy wrote:The power company was here yesterday at 10:30 am, and told fwh, that it would be fixed in a few hours. There are 900 homes in Johnson County without electricity...the people across the street have electricity...but, we do not. I am just mad at the system itself... I have been in a blizzard with 36 inches of snow and had electricity 24 hours later. I think my panties are in a twist cause I had to sleep with all my clothes on.peacock2121 wrote:I am sorry you are going through this.
Who are you mad at?
They did not have anyone working last night to take care of their customers...too bad for you!
I hope our friends in Oklahoma are having better luck!
fuzzy
Especially if I did alot of turning over.
That was meant to make you giggle.
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Re: UPDATE
I am sorry that I am ticked off...its just the system itself. I know that I am blessed, and never take that forgranted. But, there are people with babies and small children in my neighborhood, who also do not have electricity or heat. I am worried about my neighbors...MarleysGh0st wrote:I hope they get your power back quickly, fuzzy, but what story can you tell them that would be any different than what every other customer is telling them? You've evacuated from the house, you're warm and safe, there's no medical emergency (like needing a dialysis machine or something)--a widespread disaster like this is something they have to deal with as best as they can.fuzzywuzzy wrote: I think that our electric company gives all their emergency line people a script to stick by...And, no matter, what a customer may tell you, give them the hard line, "We appreciate your problem, and we are working on it!" Good thing that there aren't video phones, cause, we would probably see the customer service person also giving us the finger.
fuzzy
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— Mark Twain
"Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else."
- Judy Garland