tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post9088258324078208619..comments2024-03-12T00:33:24.839-07:00Comments on Homemaking on the Homestead: Wednesday Snap Shot - On Saturday - What a Week it Had Been! Crystalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-19933246429540153632017-01-23T18:03:32.043-08:002017-01-23T18:03:32.043-08:00When the power goes out.. it is so nice to just ha...When the power goes out.. it is so nice to just have a couple lights on.. and the modem working.. :) it's the little things that can make a big difference! Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-62702017712798741232017-01-23T17:47:54.696-08:002017-01-23T17:47:54.696-08:00Thanks. I still think we need one for computer or...Thanks. I still think we need one for computer or little things. We do not have a generator. Thanks for sharing your information. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-43810812127458637062017-01-23T11:24:20.957-08:002017-01-23T11:24:20.957-08:00Wondered where you had gone to. Glad you're ba...Wondered where you had gone to. Glad you're back and weathered the storm. It's funny - an ice storm years ago was what started me on my 'prepping'. I was newly relocated from CA to the Pacific Northwest and was terrified of driving in ice. I lived in a hilly area in a city that did not normally get snow or ice. And, I was clueless about the advantages of having snow tires. It was probably a good thing I stayed home. Anyway, I was housebound for two weeks. I scraped by but decided then and there to start stocking a pantry. I never looked back. Cheers, SJ in Vancouver BCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-10383896124379133422017-01-22T20:56:23.426-08:002017-01-22T20:56:23.426-08:00Inverters are connected to car batteries. We char...Inverters are connected to car batteries. We charge the batteries by running the cars. Or the batteries can be charged with the generator when it is running. The inverters won't run freezers, fridges and that type of thing.. Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-11716708674596628982017-01-22T20:04:07.302-08:002017-01-22T20:04:07.302-08:00Thanks for that information. What type of batteri...Thanks for that information. What type of batteries do you plug the inverters into. Trying to learn more how to deal with power outages if they should happen. Nancy Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-92200485836620653252017-01-22T05:50:07.607-08:002017-01-22T05:50:07.607-08:00Thank you! Can definitely use those warm thoughts...Thank you! Can definitely use those warm thoughts! :) It is always a challenge when the power goes out, for sure.. Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-54669378929030926642017-01-22T05:49:01.242-08:002017-01-22T05:49:01.242-08:00We were replacing the 2 inverters we had that deci...We were replacing the 2 inverters we had that decided to go out this storm... :) We use them to power a few lights, internet, computers, etc. But mostly we use them for a circulation pump. My husband has copper pipe running through our wood stove from out hot water tanks (we have 2 of them).. we heat our hot water with our wood stove. But, the water has to move through the pipes or it would cause some serious issues. So we have a pump that moves the water through as it heats up. We run them off of our car batteries.. and then run the cars to recharge the batteries. Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-17849402960588696332017-01-22T05:44:35.844-08:002017-01-22T05:44:35.844-08:00Thank you.. yes it is beautiful here.. and treac...Thank you.. yes it is beautiful here.. and treacherous at the same time! :) .. I'll be happy to get past this winter and just have the memory.. LOL.. :D Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00621490444516696992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-41406011739381553782017-01-22T01:26:14.859-08:002017-01-22T01:26:14.859-08:00Sending you some warm thoughts. It must have been ...Sending you some warm thoughts. It must have been hard to keep everything going.Jagoda Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17465800744943164691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-48876200963624569862017-01-21T18:27:22.860-08:002017-01-21T18:27:22.860-08:00Your storm is beautiful but very inconvenient. I ...Your storm is beautiful but very inconvenient. I wondered what small appliances you plugged into the inverters or what you used them for?Cozy Thyme Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03933769393226611441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5055330933900013377.post-6710306205187938762017-01-21T09:27:29.141-08:002017-01-21T09:27:29.141-08:00I know ice storms and no power are no fun after a ...I know ice storms and no power are no fun after a couple of days. But the beauty of the world around you with all that snow and the trees and the silence just takes my breath away!!Meliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15217159792011200722noreply@blogger.com