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gab13by13

(31,702 posts)
Thu Feb 12, 2026, 08:55 AM Thursday

The Electric Company Just Called Me [View all]

My end of town is going to have its electricity shut off from 10 Am to 2 PM for emergency repairs.

Glad they called, I was getting ready to put a rump roast in the slow cooker.

It's 20 degrees out with 10 MPH winds so I feel for the workers. I have a 30,000 BTU ceramic heater in my basement that will keep me tidied over just from the pilot light.

Many years ago I remember working outside, here in central Pa. when the temperature never got above zero for a high for the whole month of February. Nobody got sick, it was too cold for the germs.

Going to shut my computer down so don't get mad if I don't reply to you, over and out.

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Same here... PECO FalloutShelter Thursday #1
I have been cutting those gab13by13 Thursday #3
Thanks for the tip Gab. FalloutShelter Thursday #5
;-{) My Big Buddy Mr Heater keeps me warm and fed Goonch Thursday #2
That deserves a heart. gab13by13 Thursday #4
;-{) Goonch Thursday #7
During one outage I was lucky and had a full multigraincracker Thursday #6
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