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Date Posted: 00:36:06 02/17/14 Mon
Author: Howie
Author Host/IP: 24.218.89.94
Subject: Re: Lost power
In reply to: Robert 's message, "Re: Lost power" on 14:03:49 02/12/14 Wed

We lost power on Thursday night. Lisa and I looked at each other with anticipation. We counted down from 30. The lights came back on! We finally put in a generator this fall, and this was its first real-world test - it passed! We had always kept warm with kerosene heaters (we're up to three of them), converted to a propane cook top about 10 years ago, and have myriad fluorescent lanterns around the house. Bathing in a bowl in the kitchen had gotten pretty old, though, as was the parfum du kerosene we ended up smelling like after a few days. Now that Lisa's retired, and not on the road several days a week, her asthma and the kero fumes were pretty incompatible!

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