Tips for when you have a blackout…. When the power does fail and the lights go out leaving you in pitch black darkness, do not jump up immediately to find your flash lights. Take a minute or two to let your eyes adjust to the darkness before moving. Youll be surprised how much better you can see and you wont be as likely to hurt yourself by walking into a table, wall, door, etc. Keep some board games like chess, checkers, or puzzles in the house handy. This will keep you and the kids busy when no video or TV is available. Think of the ways in which people amused themselves before the invention of electricity. If your computer is connected to an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) / UPC battery backup, save everything, and shutdown your computer as soon as you can. Purchase and use Self Powered Radios and Self Powered Flashlights and glow sticks. Find these at the local hardware stores. and at the local Radio Shack (for the self powered radios). These do not use batteries at all, and are safer to use than candles, and youll be informed about what caused the failure, like some idiot who hit a pole, or an animal got into a transformer, shorting it out, or when power will be restored. Remember that portable phones dont work during a blackout. Make sure you have at least one wired phone in the house. A cell/mobile phone will usually work, but keep a car charger handy in case your battery runs low. At the first notice of a loss of power, phone the power company to inform them. At times, you might be the first one to notice when others are at work, and if you do not alert them early; they will not start fixing whatever the cause might be. Dont keep phoning the power company to find out how long you will remain without power. Once is really enough. The power company is most likely full of dedicated, trained individuals who know that your power is off, and are trying to fix the problem. Nagging them isnt somehow going to make the power go on any quicker, and can tie up phone lines in a true emergency. Buy a few books for boredom. Itll kill some time and keep you entertained without needing electricity.If you live in a area that has this problem chronically, it is a good idea to get a generator that uses Eco-friendly fuel, such as Bio-Diesel, a lot of 12v Deep Cycle batteries, power inverters, and make sure all of this is installed in a manner to AVOID killing line crews, and that you will have Auxiliary Power
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:08:58 +0000
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