Re: ice storms

Nope - our generator is a BIG one (welding) and it goes through a little
over a gallon an hour. We fill it up (the generator holds 12 gallons of
gas) before we leave for work and when we get home (around 6:00) we have
to fill it up again. I'll be so GLAD when we get our power back.

  

Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:
  Then you were joking about it using a tank of gas an hour.

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
To: 
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:59 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] ice storms


> Gallons and gallons. It's the kind you see out on farms where they use
> them to fill up tractors and stuff. It's a big silver tank looking thing
> up on a stand. It cost us about $300 to fill it up. Farm discount.
>
>
>
> Kitty wrote:
> how big is the tank?
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 10:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] ice storms
>
>
>> We drove into work today and my mouth was just hanging open all the way
>> here. Massive amounts of trees down, all over the place. So many
>> beautiful OLD trees just wasted. Trees still in the roads because the
>> clean up crews haven't been able to get to them yet. We are not supposed
>> to get power at home until next week so I'm really glad we got the
>> generator. It uses about a tank of gas an hour - so we stocked up on gas
>> cans and have a big farm size gas tank on our place that is going to be
>> filled up today. This has been a real eye opener. We are no where NEAR
>> as bad as those in New Orleans were - and it's miserable. I can't even
>> imagine what they went through.....
>>
>>
>>
>> Patricia
> wrote:
>> Jesse,
>> I am glad to know you are ok. Living without power is tough. One of the
>> hardest things for me was how quiet it is, but it might not be for you
>> without so many people and animals in the house with you. We had hot 
>> water
>> and gas logs in the fire place but it was soooo cold in the bathroom even
>> with hot water.
>> I hope it doesn't last too long for you. They are saying this is the 
>> worst
>> disaster ever for Oklahoma. That seems hard to believe but since so many
>> people are affected and it isn't over yet. The prediction for 2-5 inches
>> of
>> snow on Friday and Saturday will not make it any easier.
>> Tricia
>> western ok
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jesse Bell"
>> To:
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2007 8:49 AM
>> Subject: Re: [CHAT] ice storms
>>
>>
>>> Well, I'm back at work. Our power went off at 7:00 a.m. on Sunday. The
>>> only source of heat we had was our wood burning stove. Our town looks
>>> like a massive tornado went through it. We managed to find a big welding
>>> generator and hooked it up to the house yesterday so we have heat, light
>>> and our refrigerator is working again. Still no hot water yet. Working
>>> on that. It has been a long, hard three days.......nothing like 4-5
>>> kids, the grandbaby, four dogs, a cat and 8 baby chickens all piled on
>>> the floor in front of a stove - all night - for two nights and three
>>> days.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Pam Evans wrote:
>>> No kidding. Haven't heard from Jesse. Hope Tricia is OK too. And 
>>> everyone
>>> in Iowa, heard it hit there today!!
>>>
>>> On 12/11/07, Donna wrote:
>>>>
>>>> maybe we all need to check in - They claim the ice storm is sweeping
>>>> almost the entire mid section of the country... or will soon.
>>>>
>>>> Donna
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>>> -- 
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>>> Kemp TX
>>> zone 8A
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