No power for a week

Oh, that would be a pain. I want to eventually own a place (hopefully, sooner rather than later, since I detest renting), and I want for the place to be powered by solar power. I'm hoping that when we do so that we can afford to put in a system that can keep us running for a bit even through numerous cloudy days, since we live in an area where that can be an issue. It's definitely something that we're going to have to take a close look at when we are calculating what we need--whether we are doing it in the region where we currently reside or in the area we are currently eying, since both areas are prone to weeks of gray skies. I would be frustrated if we were without power for a week. However, as long as we had a wood stove, some lanterns (candles don't work when you have a trio of cats), books and a battery-powered radio, I think that I could manage. Note: We don't have any of those things here except for the books, so we would actually have to go stay elsewhere if we lost power for an extended period of time here during the winter, since we would have no heat source.

I guess I'd miss the internet the most. I have a gas stove, so cooking wouldn't be a problem. And I have a battery-powered radio, so I'd still be able to listen to my music. And of course there's lots of candles around here for light. Hope your weather clears up soon.

The biggest problem here would be heat since I have forced air heat. Other than that, I could make do. I have an electric stove, but I can use an outside grill or make a candle stove for small things. I'd miss the internet, but not as much as I'd miss keeping warm in the winter!

How do I cope with a power outage? I don't cope. I just curse. And I pace up and down like a caged lion. I also call up the electricity company and ask them as sweetly as I can how long it will be before the power gets back.

We were without power a few years ago for four day. That was bad enough. I spent most of my time reading. I did however have a gas stove so we ate very well...wanting to use up the food I had bought prior to the storm. I didn't use the computer as much back then so that wasn't a dilemma...I use the time to do things at don't require any electricty....now I could still work on my stamping crafts even without lights.....at least during the day. Still have a gas stove so could fill my time with baking etc too.

My computer....how sad is that? Actually it might well be; in no particular order: Electric light at night, the electric oven, the microwave, the toaster, the freezer, the fridge, all those things that have to be charged, the radio once the batteries fail. CENTRAL HEATING bevause the pump is electric. In fact we are incredibly reliant on electricity and doing without for any length of time would be a significant hardship. Sometimes it's not good to be green!

Trying to survive on solar power alone at the moment must be virtually impossible. I had my panels installed last Saturday, but so far I have generated an abysmal output. I appreciate that this is the worst time of year because it is the winter solstice tomorrow, but the performance seems far worse than I would have expected. Without any power I would find life quite restricted, although I would manage reasonably well. I work during the day so I could charge my laptop each day, which would give me access to a couple of hours of music or video each evening. I have a gas cooker so I could cook a meal and boil water on the hotplate for coffee or a wash. Unfortunately I would lose internet access due to the router not operating.

We have had only temporary power cuts, but nothing as significant as having no power for a week, that would drive me crazy, we rely so much on electricity and nearly all our gadgets are electric based. I would of course miss the computer/internet and my father would dearly miss his television, he watches it non-stop from morning to night!

i would be upset about all the food in my freezer. i don't think i would be missing my computer too much but would miss downloading books onto my tablet. also, cooking would be a pain as we have an electric stove and microwave. not sure what i would do there.

I hope you get your power on soon. I don't recall ever losing my power for a full week, although I've lost it for 5 days before. And boy, were there a lot of things that I missed! Some of the things I missed were the refrigerator, being able to do the laundry (and this is coming from someone that hates doing laundry ), and using the stove. But most of all I missed being able to flush the toilets, using the sinks, and taking showers. Unfortunately with having a well it's impossible to do any of those things when the power goes out. Talk about gross! And although I did lose the power last night, it wasn't for very long. However, to my autistic son it probably felt like forever. Happy mylotting!

That is the down side to solar power, I guess. Perhaps you should have both solar power and also the normal electricity from the electric company so that when there's no sun, you still have electricity. Is there a way to do that? I would definitely be lost without electricity. Almost everything that I use at home is powered by electricity. I would definitely also mostly miss using my computer if I don't have electricity for any length of time.

What wretched weather! I can well imagine what the power cut was like. kids couldn't watch the TV during the holiday either.Have they already had winter vacation? Have you begun to plan how to put an end to the situation where power supply depends on the weather?

GreenMoo My goodness..that's tough..lol I whine if my eletricity goes out for a few hours...I can't imagine a week, and especially with children n the house. My sympathy to you..and I too would miss the internet the most..amazing how dependent we become on the computers...not too long ago we didn't have the web... You are most likely not the only one using the bar for the internet. Do you have a McDonalds around?? I heard they always offer free internet..

No power for a week? Are you kidding me? Spoilt b!tch alert over here because I wouldn’t be doing it. I’d have stomped my feet and went to stay with mummy before I had even attempted to light the first candle on DAY 1, nevermind 7 lol! I just couldn’t cope, Obviously you and I have had numerous discussions about your alternative lifestyle, and I commend and admire it dearly, and would adore a visit to see if I could cope etc, but I honestly don’t know how I would cope with not electricity. Regardless of tv’s or computers etc, simply being able to turn on a light switch is a must for me. Plus my cooker is electric so I wouldn’t even be able to eat lol!!

I would actually be more concerned with the important things like how to keep my food cold, how to cook and feed the kids, what to do about not having hot water, and how to stay warm. What do you do about that stuff? Without electricity how do you run the fridge and freezer and stove?

A very difficult situation indeed. Having no power for an hour or two is tolerable but for a week is really not good. I will surely miss my computer and my favorite TV shows. Aside from the fact, that one can not work comfortably if it had no power especially inside the house.

I have never experienced being in such situation all my life. And I think that I would go crazy having to deal with it most especially at night. Coz it could be warm at night and also I would have to deal with a lot of mosquitoes! What I would be missing most is my restful sleep at night. That's for sure!

No power for a week? I've not had any for more than 30 years! Ever since I took too long a run up to bowl a googly and wrenched my shoulder during a rather competitive cricket match. Now I can only get it up so far and hold it there for even less a time. Poor me.

Hi friend, sad to hear about this, power problem is a great problem. We too have frequent power cut in our place and every day we are facing power issues and have power alternates to avoid frustrations. It is really hard to deal without power for a week. I wonder how you managed it?

without electricity but still have solar power won't make me crazy. At least i still can take a bath, using some tools to do something. Although, without electricity will make me miss my hobby, it's gaming time.