ousoonerfan22 Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Anybody else lose their electric?Ours went out around 2:00 am and we have a generator running now. Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddhunter Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Ours went out here in Adair around 9:00pm and came back on around 4:00am. There are still alot of peopl around that don't have power. My wife's mom lives over at Disney/Tiawana and they've been without power since last night. And some of Pryor are still without also. We have a big fireplace so we don't have to worry much except for BOREDOOOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Good luck down there....we had our BAD ice storm about 10 years ago...it was no fun at all!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griz Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Knock on wood...Ours is still on here in Stonewall. But on the other side on the ranch is out...We may have a house full tonight... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric [ QUOTE ] Knock on wood...Ours is still on here in Stonewall. But on the other side on the ranch is out...We may have a house full tonight... [/ QUOTE ] Guy came in the store awhile ago, and said some people were out down at Stonewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Heard on the news this morning that you guys out west there would be having an ice storm. Be safe! We are suppose to get freezing rain and sleet tonight...not good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okiedog Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Well my wife just called, and our power just went out because of the ice. It will proable be out until sometime next week. Oh boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric I'll say a prayer for you guys. Temps never hit freezing down in the Southeast corner here. Just got a lot of rain. I know what its like though. Was without power for almost two weeks during that last big ice storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longhorn57 Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric The Enid area still has power, I went out around 4:30 pm to check my goose fields and the power lines looked to be in good shape with no ice on them. Thankfuly them about all we have been getting up here is sleet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Anyone using a generator, remember the exhaust is deadly [ carbon monoxide ] Make sure it is running outdoors and away from any openings into the home. We have had a couple ice storms here in recent years and had some folks get really sick from fumes. Also had a couple die from this. Be careful. Best of luck to all, be safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric so far we still have power and a lot of ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric good luck fellas!! be safe and keep warm!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Well PSO had our electric back on for 3-4 hours today but we just had some freezing rain turning to sleet and the power just went off again.The outages were spotty this morning but now alot of homes are out of power.We are supposed to see another wave of freezing rain tomorrow. My parents have wood stoves so at least we will be warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hunting_boy Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric still got electric here but the storms comming for us nnnnnoooooooooo go north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric I should have mentioned, be careful if you are using a computer while powering your home on a generator. Voltage spikes and variances can ruin a computer fast. They generally recommend a brushless generator when running electronic equipment. We were without power 16 days in '98 and learned a few do's and don'ts. If you have a question, ask a qualified electrician for advice. Better safe than sorry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ousoonerfan22 Posted January 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Will this plug in surge protecter help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sskybnd Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric i feel for ya'l that have no power becouse of ice we had a bad ice storm a few years ago that knocked ours out for about a week, realy gets cold when you dont have gas and your all electric. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Hopefully that wont hit here, I hate the ice. Will never forget the ice storms that hit back 7 years or so ago. We were without power for nearly two weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric [ QUOTE ] Will this plug in surge protecter help? [/ QUOTE ] The surge protector will help. However people seem to want to overload the output of the generator. The common units are around 5500 watts. When you overload the voltage can be drawn down to dangerous levels. Especially if you have the unit wired in to run the whole house as many up here do now. Everything seems fine until a refrigerator, freezer or a well pump kicks on. Then the unit is overworked. We try to keep off as many appliances, lights ctc. as possible to help prevent this. We generally use coolers and unpack freezers and fridges. as much as possible. Finding ice in an ice storm isn't a problem. We disconnect outside lights [ motion activated ] or timed lights we don't really need. We never allow everyone to sleep at the same time. We always have someone to tend to the generator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowman Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric We still have ours in Shawnee. But its raining, not sleeting, RAINING!! That stuff is gonna freeze and leave a coat of really slick stuff everywhere!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALAN Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric good luck guys..i saw on the news last nite how bad you guys was gettign it..it just started snowing in iowa... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nutz4bucks Posted January 14, 2007 Report Share Posted January 14, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric That sounds bad Starting to snow here now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCH Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Been raining most of the day. Starting to ice right now as I type. Should make for an interesting night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxBowHunter Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Its not that good here right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Re: Ice Storm no electric Wow! Good luck down there. Like Muff said, we got a VERY bad one in 1998 up here. We literally had between 5 and 7" of pure ice. We lost power for about a week here. Trees, power lines, and many buildings and vehicles were demolished. Here we are almost 10 years later and we can still see all the damaged trees around left from the ice storm. Hope your power is restored soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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