any of you lose power?

[The Heretic]

For once I was lucky and I am pretty sure it is due to the type of snow we had. I was crossing my fingers when we got the freezing rain, but it wasn't that heavy and we didn't get much in the way of fallen branches or trees up here. Just really slick roads.

 

[rjmt]

Now it's on front page of Britain's sky news also:

Three die from electrocution after live power line falls on car in Oregon ice storm

A neighbour saw a flash outside her home after a dangerous storm coated Portland in Oregon in ice and managed to get out and save a nine-month-old from the same fate as his parents.

news.sky.com

Woman who saved baby speaks after power line tragedy left 3 dead

It all unfolded Wednesday near NE 122nd and Siskiyou St. after a powerline struck a car, with the passengers of the vehicle exiting.

www.koin.com

 

[Mikej]

Woman who saved baby speaks after power line tragedy left 3 dead

It all unfolded Wednesday near NE 122nd and Siskiyou St. after a powerline struck a car, with the passengers of the vehicle exiting.

www.koin.com

What a chain of events.

 

[ilikegunspdx]

We ended up with about 4-6" of ice in yard from tree icecicles falling.


This is how thick the ice got on big beanches

Other oddball pics



Shoe print in previous snow filled with ice

Air bubbles from pumice rock that got frozen in the ice

 

[Mikej]

We ended up with about 4-6" of ice in yard from tree icecicles falling.
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This is how thick the ice got on big beanches
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Other oddball pics
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Shoe print in previous snow filled with ice
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Air bubbles from pumice rock that got frozen in the ice
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I'm about sick of looing at it. Left the house this afternoon for the first time since the first of the snow. Picked up the new water valve for the washer that broke and spewed water in the garage. It felt good to be out. Getting to the car, without falling, was a chore. Nothing to do about that with the drifted snow covered with an inch of ice.

 

[Tlock]

All back to normal here. We got power back last night. Gonna have a real meal tonight

 

[oremike]

I just got back from Bi-Mart buying the restocking supplies so we are ready for the next time.

 

[Tlock]

I just got back from Bi-Mart buying the restocking supplies so we are ready for the next time.

I'm picking up beer cans off the side of the road so I can replace the non ethanol gas I burned in my generator!

 

[rjmt]

ordered a bunch of R21 insulation for the well house
R13 may be spec for this area for 2x4 construction, but it didn't insulate sufficiently for this winter
also installing pipe heating tapes on the pipes - using soil heating cables was just an emergency
at least we didn't have any pipes burst
we have our secondary refrigerator and upright freezer outside on the covered porch - no food spoilage here
we can store food and wine outside without fear of theft out here - try this in Portland!!
our kitchen is set up with air fryer, microwave, toaster oven and instant pot, all capable of being run off the generator
full meals were never an issue during the power outage

P.S. my stock pile of wine did not freeze!!

 

[rjmt]

I'm picking up beer cans off the side of the road so I can replace the non ethanol gas I burned in my generator!

I use the same - we get it on the Indian Reservation near La Center
ethanol gas tends to eat up the fuel lines and carburetor if stored in the generator

 

[Burt Gummer]

Ethanol free gasoline where to buy in Portland, OR

• USA Gasoline. 25675 SE Stark St. ...
• USA Gasoline. 14300 NE 20th Ave. ...
• Roy Boys. 10270 SW Hall Blvd. ...
• Leathers Fuels - 102nd. 10202 NE Sandy Blvd. ...
• Power Systems West. 6110 N Cutter Cir. ...
• Hamilton Engine Sales Inc. 5540 NE Columbia Blvd. ...
• Associated Petroleum Products. ...
• Leathers Oil Co.

 

[Burt Gummer]

I use the same - we get it on the Indian Reservation near La Center
ethanol gas tends to eat up the fuel lines and carburetor if stored in the generator

By Ilani? Their own station before the casino? That would be convenient.

I also add some Lucas treatment to gas also and gas preservative.

 

[Tlock]

Ethanol free gasoline where to buy in Portland, OR

• USA Gasoline. 25675 SE Stark St. ...
• USA Gasoline. 14300 NE 20th Ave. ...
• Roy Boys. 10270 SW Hall Blvd. ...
• Leathers Fuels - 102nd. 10202 NE Sandy Blvd. ...
• Power Systems West. 6110 N Cutter Cir. ...
• Hamilton Engine Sales Inc. 5540 NE Columbia Blvd. ...
• Associated Petroleum Products. ...
• Leathers Oil Co.

I stay as far away as I can from Portland.....we have a little station in mehama that had it. Dam near have to give them your first born for 5 gallons

 

[rjmt]

By Ilani? Their own station before the casino? That would be convenient.

I also add some Lucas treatment to gas also and gas preservative.

yes, at ilani, the blue pumps
I recommend it for all small engines
it also last longer in storage, but I add Stabil for long term storage of fuel
but if i need a chainsaw in the middle of a cold, rainy night, I got a 56V 18" bar battery chainsaw 3 years ago
to many times my stored gas for the chain saw was bad when I needed the saw

 

[NeoBlackdog]

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All back to normal here. We got power back last night. Gonna have a real meal tonight

WTF is that green stuff in your yard? I ain't seen nothin' like that since the first of November! We now have about 15" of very fluffy snow. Got all the way up to 13° today! That's our high temp for the last two weeks.

 

[Tlock]

WTF is that green stuff in your yard? I ain't seen nothin' like that since the first of November! We now have about 15" of very fluffy snow. Got all the way up to 13° today! That's or high temp for the last two weeks.

I just turned down a job out your way, I'm kicking myself for not taking it. The cold and snow doesn't bother me at all. It was in big timber, I think the wind would have got to me

 

[Bacchus]

"List of ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada":

ethanol-free gasoline list

 

[bionic knees]

"List of ethanol-free gasoline in the U.S. and Canada":

ethanol-free gasoline list

that is a pretty good list, got both the podunk stations near me that sell it. Redland station and Fisher mill supply.

 

[NeoBlackdog]

I just turned down a job out your way, I'm kicking myself for not taking it. The cold and snow doesn't bother me at all. It was in big timber, I think the wind would have got to me

We don't get a lot of wind right where we're at, just outside of Kalispell, but Big Timber does!
You should have jumped at the job and gotten yourself out of Oregone.

 

[kmk1012]

I just turned down a job out your way, I'm kicking myself for not taking it. The cold and snow doesn't bother me at all. It was in big timber, I think the wind would have got to me

I was in Big Timber last summer, they have a huge gun shop with alcohol and tobacco, a real ATF!