ADV Bum 205 Posted September 8, 2011 Are having a Ncounty power outage? All of SD outage? Rolling brown outs? WTH? Turn off the Air conditioners people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PastaPilot 17 Posted September 8, 2011 Big outage. PB is out. Radio stations are out. Stations with Mexican broadcast antennas are the only ones still live. Are having a Ncounty power outage? All of SD outage? Rolling brown outs? WTH? Turn off the Air conditioners people. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 288 Posted September 8, 2011 UTribune -- Dana Pt to Baja Cal OUT. Inadvertent circuit cut. 6-8 hrs estimate from unofficial online source. Turn off your computer and cell phone unless you have a charging source. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADV Bum 205 Posted September 9, 2011 If I run my tv and cable box off the generator can I still watch the game, since I still have cable service for the computer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spaugh 1 Posted September 9, 2011 i'm stuck at work! the roads outside of the building are all a parking lot. doesn't look like i will get to leave anytime soon... wish i was on a bike right now. mike, turn on the AC in the toyhauler and take the family to the trailer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADV Bum 205 Posted September 9, 2011 Thanks Brad. That would be the last option. Nice ocean breezes dont ya know. Toyhauler does have dish, but if the cable is working for the computer (it and modem hooked to back up battery power) would it not make sense that I could hook up the genny and power up TV and cable box to watch the game? If power does not come on before game time I will be giving it a try. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
desert.rider77 0 Posted September 9, 2011 According to a friend who works at san onofre a large line in AZ was severed. Parts of Imperial, San Diego, Riverside, counties as well as parts of AZ and Mexico are blacked out probably through the night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ADV Bum 205 Posted September 9, 2011 TOUCHDOWN! It works. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piratemonkey 0 Posted September 9, 2011 The game is on AM 540 if anybody's desperate. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DRDan 0 Posted September 9, 2011 YATZZE, I made it!!! Home, sweet Home... "She" has Never looked SO good inside my garage...!!! What a "battle".... With those caged drivers. Got killed 'bout 4 times. ... No lights equals "Just keep going" WTF is Everybody else thinking? ---nothing at all, I presume. Actually, I do.... ----I WANT TO GET HOME----B4 U --MF.. B safe ya'll... AND extinguish All candles B4 going to bed/sleep ___--- intresting times.. .. Xoxo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SCHWINN 0 Posted September 9, 2011 Power has been on since like 8:30pm in Escondido Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wonderwoman 0 Posted September 9, 2011 The big bummer at my house is when the power goes out, so does our well pump, so we also have no water. Now I just need to figure out why our landlines are out now too. The power is on, but no phones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bikeslut 1 Posted September 9, 2011 I was here in Florida getting some facebook posts, a text here and there...and that's it! Nothing on the tv or radio in florida, so I could just hope for the best for family and friends... Glad it all worked out for y'all- we had to toss a couple thousand dollars worth of product, but the managers did a good job putting our plan in to place I've wanted a small generator anyway, so that may have been just the nudge I needed... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrophyHunter 15 Posted September 9, 2011 http://www.sdcounty....isasterPlan.pdf http://www.ready.gov...EmePlan_All.pdf These were emailed to us at the County today. Helpful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenosan 2 Posted September 9, 2011 I've wanted a small generator anyway, so that may have been just the nudge I needed... Agree Bob. I keep my motorhome full of gas, fresh water and propane all the time. When the 07 fires came within 2 blocks of my house I had it loaded and ready to go. Last night I pulled it up to the garage and ran an extension cord from the generator to my refrigerator in the house. At least my wife's ice cream didn't melt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bagstr 288 Posted September 9, 2011 At The Ready: 4 Cliff Bars - 1 Quart of Water - and a bag of freeze dried Ice Cream. BTW, Thanks Ken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Strega 0 Posted September 10, 2011 Almost broke out the Spaghetti MRE just to see how it tasted. I'll save it for a real emergency I guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 561 Posted September 10, 2011 Power has been on since like 8:30pm in Escondido It didn't come back till 3:30 in the morning at my house. Twelve hours....fridge got warm, frozen stuff melted in the freezer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daijones 0 Posted September 10, 2011 My level of discomfort was high, just bought a new 2012 KTM 300XC and put it in the garage and then power went out. Couldn't get it out of the garage to take it for a quick ride (without bringing in generator from van) and not enough light to work on it. Could have been worse, got enough food in fridge and fire up bbq along with propane lantern and a nice relaxing if frustrating evening. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Covered in Dust 163 Posted September 10, 2011 My level of discomfort was high, just bought a new 2012 KTM 300XC and put it in the garage and then power went out. Couldn't get it out of the garage to take it for a quick ride (without bringing in generator from van) and not enough light to work on it. Could have been worse, got enough food in fridge and fire up bbq along with propane lantern and a nice relaxing if frustrating evening. You don't happen to like 300 XC's do you? cn Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Crusty Posted September 10, 2011 The power went on at about 10:40 PM, here in Carlsbad. nobody cheered it ruined another great party. My neighbor Tony had a bomb fire out front, Live acoustic band, 30 or so friends over. we had plenty of light, radio,food,but had to lute a neighbor-customers house for ice cream, He had called me earlier in the day and asked me if I wanted any meat, or fish that he had in his freezer. Sure, I will save you the drive from Magic Mountain. "(Well What do you have".........)I also have 2 freezers full. My whole neighborhood was planning a huge BBQ. today and then the power came on. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daijones 0 Posted September 10, 2011 My level of discomfort was high, just bought a new 2012 KTM 300XC and put it in the garage and then power went out. Couldn't get it out of the garage to take it for a quick ride (without bringing in generator from van) and not enough light to work on it. Could have been worse, got enough food in fridge and fire up bbq along with propane lantern and a nice relaxing if frustrating evening. You don't happen to like 300 XC's do you? cn LOL much to like, actually I wanted to try a 250XC this year just to see but they were further delayed so fortunately managed to get a 300 instead. The 11/12 6 speed box is major improvement, 11 suspension/frame was again big improvment so looking forward to 2002 to see how linkage and other updates work. 300 is far from ideal everwhere, my 530 is great but cant match speed of 300 but I've ridden KTM 125 and 250f ktm's in nasty conditions and thet rule. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoss314 0 Posted September 10, 2011 I found the evening to be quite entertaining....amazing how society today has grown to be so STUPID! I witnessed 2 guys pushing a car out of a gas station. They were obviously upset that the gas station had no power to pump the gas. Stupid guys decided to push the car to get enough speed to coast down a hill. They must have had an awesome plan of laying on the horn while entering intersections so they would get through first. Poor guys had to start over at one intersection cause a tractor trailer had already started travelling through. While stopped I couldn't help it....rolled down my window and yelled out to them "Why you pushing it?!......Power go out?!" Funny thing was their answer between pants. "YA!...This sucks!" Seemed to be the talk of the town yesterday...."ya have fun yesterday?.....during the power outage?" I witnessed another dumb moment at Target. Two women ran into each other while shopping and decided to talk for a bit. (typical woman fashion...right in the middle of the aisle so everybody needs to go around them) The conversation went like this.... Blonde bimbo: were you scared last night with no power? brunette: no...we made do Blonde: we were starving...drove around and nobody had power to make anything all stores were closed! Brunette: we made spaghetti Blonde: how? our stove wouldnt turn on Brunette: ours is gas... Blonde: so is ours but it wouldnt turn on Brunette: we just turned it on and used a lighter to light it Blonde: we tried that and it just wouldnt work Brunette: we used a lighter...like a bic lighter...could have used matches also Blonde: ya...our lighter had no power...we starved Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dirt dame 561 Posted September 10, 2011 I was driving around in all the confusion before I realized that it was more than just a localized outage. Intersections looked like a scene from a third world country half the time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tlking6 0 Posted September 10, 2011 Pretty cool actually. I fired up my firepit and several of my neighbors came by and hung out. We decided that we need to kill the power on our street at least once a month. Theres no streetlights in our little neighborhood, and you can usually see some stars at night but I was amazed at how much clearer they were with the whole town dark,, even with a 3/4 moon out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
