Charles Quinn wrote:
Shawn Hirn wrote in news:srhi-C85B3E.18333625022007
@newsgroups.comcast.net:

In article ,
Jonathan Grobe wrote:

We just had a ice storm and I had no electricity for 22 hours. I
was mostly unprepared and didn't like the experience at all.

What are you doing to prepare for this?
Another than having a flashlight, nothing. If I lost power for that
long, I would simply read by flashlight if I was stuck at home, or if I
could go out, I would just go to my parents' house, my office at work,
or visit with friends. Heating where I live is by oil, so I don't need
power to have my heat, and even if I did, I would just go sleep at my
parents' house in their guest room.

How does the heat get out of the furnace, an oil powered fan?


OK, it could be an old gravity system, but how does the oil burner work
without electricity? All the oil burners I've ever worked on have a
motor and igniter that require electricity.

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