adelphi_sky Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Anyone here have FIOS? I lost internet and cable during the derecho. But I realized that I can manually plug in the big white box with my genny after the backup battery conks out. Anyone do that before? Do I have to press any of the mystery buttons to make it work again? I have FIOS. No buttons to push that I'm aware of. After the derecho, it came back on once the power came on. Only button I know of is to silence the darn beeping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sauss06 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Frozen 1gals last 2-3 days in a cooler. Prob longer if you don't open the lid a alot. We typically put 3 1gal blocks in our giant camping cooler and they're still partially frozen on day 3. Beats the heck out of bagged ice. i make chuncks of ice by filling red solo cups 3/4 full. once frozen i just run some water on the outside of cup and the ice chunk drops out. works like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 My wife and I are supposed to go for an ultrasound on Tuesday afternoon. Might be a little tough to get there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Cherry's Jacket Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have FIOS. No buttons to push that I'm aware of. After the derecho, it came back on once the power came on. Only button I know of is to silence the darn beeping. I have it and am also in the telecom industry. Be sure you put some sort of very good ups or other strong surge protector. Those things are very temperamental and mid sized fluctuations I power can toast them. My recollection is that gens aren't very stable in output. Remember that co also needs power for Internet, so don't be surprised if that doesn't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Had my best friend and his wife over last night. He was going on about how this would be a big non-event because it was only going to be a Category 1 storm making landfall a couple hundred miles away (he texted the same yesterday morning). I tried to explain this storm to him but I don't think it helped much. It's understandable that folks not overly interested in the weather might come to that conclusion, but I hope most folks take heed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Balti Zen Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Drizzle and noticeable wind now. Sent from my DROIDX 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Druff Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 The other thing to know about the FiOS setup... if you don't have landline phones through your FiOS, just unplug the battery. It's useless to you and the incessant beeping when the battery dies is mind-numbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mappy Posted October 28, 2012 Author Share Posted October 28, 2012 My wife and I are supposed to go for an ultrasound on Tuesday afternoon. Might be a little tough to get there! I had a doctors appointment Tuesday morning - I rescheduled it for Thursday morning instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eurojosh Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 One note to the CWG crew, I'm not sure the 'worst case' vs 'really bad' thing helps, as I've talked to a couple of folks who said "I heard it's not going to be the worst case scenario' - ergo it'll be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I have it and am also in the telecom industry. Be sure you put some sort of very good ups or other strong surge protector. Those things are very temperamental and mid sized fluctuations I power can toast them. My recollection is that gens aren't very stable in output. Remember that co also needs power for Internet, so don't be surprised if that doesn't work. Makes sense. There's some sort of high tech thingy that's plugged into the outlet first and then the white box. If I try it with my genny I'll def keep the tech thingy in line. Luckily I have a few hundred movies saved onto a portable drive that I can plug into my bluray player. At the very least we can watch enough movies to turn our pupils into rectangles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 I had a doctors appointment Tuesday morning - I rescheduled it for Thursday morning instead We might have to call tomorrow to get it changed. I'm sure they'll have power, but getting there is what I'm more concerned with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK...here's a question born out of naïveté. If the power goes out, do we also lose water pressure? We left town after the derecho, so we didn't have to deal with it back then. We're on your basic local water supply - not a well or anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcwahoo Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Croatan in Virginia Beach. We're on Atlantic Avenue, the oceanfront road. Winds have been sustained 30-40 since about 10pm last night, just hammering now. Definitely getting gusts to 50. Beach is pretty much gone. Impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtobe Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK...here's a question born out of naïveté. If the power goes out, do we also lose water pressure? We left town after the derecho, so we didn't have to deal with it back then. We're on your basic local water supply - not a well or anything. If you have a well, yes. I think you probably are all right if you have what We used to call city water from wssc but I don't know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 OK...here's a question born out of naïveté. If the power goes out, do we also lose water pressure? We left town after the derecho, so we didn't have to deal with it back then. We're on your basic local water supply - not a well or anything. Ur good. It would have to be a major system failure to lose pressure from public supply. If you have a gas water heater you'll have hot water too. Never has a hot shower felt so good after the psuhoff storm. My house got down to 38. Brrr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattie g Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 If you have a well, yes. I think you probably are all right if you have what We used to call city water from wssc but I don't know for sure. Ur good. It would have to be a major system failure to lose pressure from public supply. If you have a gas water heater you'll have hot water too. Never has a hot shower felt so good after the psuhoff storm. My house got down to 38. Brrr. Thanks, Bob and Wes. We're on "city water," so it sounds like we should be fine in that regard. We also have a gas water heater, so that'll be a help if things go pear-shaped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhotoGuy Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Town of Ocean City@TownofOceanCity Mandatory Evacuation for DOWNTOWN residents, voluntary for low lying areas. See more! RT #OCMD http://oceancitymd.gov/blog/index.php/town-of-ocean-city-implementing-phase-ii-of-emergency-evacuation-plan/#.UI08kcW_Oz4.twitter … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 With some discussion about leaf canopy a couple of days ago, I snapped a picture of my neighborhood. This could be a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MN Transplant Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Any OPM predictions? My guess: unscheduled leave on Monday, and then closed Tuesday depending on the power outage situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 METAR here shows gusts up to ~24. KRIC ASOS just reported a 29 MPH gust with sustained at ~20. METAR KRIC 281354Z 01017G24KT 10SM FEW028 BKN075 OVC120 15/08 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND 01027/1303 SLP057 T01500078 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdcrob Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 If you have a well, yes. I think you probably are all right if you have what We used to call city water from wssc but I don't know for sure. IIRC parts of Falls Church and areas around had contaminated water following Isabel. So it's possible to have pressure, but not be able to use the water for drinking, cooking or cleaning without boiling it first. Don't know how unusual that was, but it's at least possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 With some discussion about leaf canopy a couple of days ago, I snapped a picture of my neighborhood. This could be a mess. I took a series of pics this morning from my backyard. Looks like about 60%ish of the leaves are still on. I'm going to take a series of pics on Wed and have a before and after side by side. I may not have any trees on Wed though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 VA Beach boardwalk cam. Yikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Scorpio Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 So I live in a neighborhood of new construction, some of it so new that it isn't even finished. I realized this morning that they've left a ton of construction materials out and unsecured to my west and northwest...got a feeling that's going to make quite a mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ravensrule Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Any OPM predictions? My guess: unscheduled leave on Monday, and then closed Tuesday depending on the power outage situation. I say both Monday and Tuesday are off days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Is that snow again Tuesday east of I-81 on 12z NAM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Chill Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 If I was a lineman looking for christmas cash I would be drooling right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2O Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Winds are def starting to pick up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidlothianWX Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 So I live in a neighborhood of new construction, some of it so new that it isn't even finished. I realized this morning that they've left a ton of construction materials out and unsecured to my west and northwest...got a feeling that's going to make quite a mess I'm in the same boat. The lot next to mine has a house under construction and the workers left a massive pile of wood, nails and trash lying in the front yard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldie 22 Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Crappy pic through my rain soaked window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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