No internet for 3 days

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When a tornados hit Ottawa last year the power went out just as we were discussing what to have for supper.

Going hungry and stumbling around with flashlights was alright. But with no Internet, TV, radio, or telephone we had no idea of what happened or when we were going to get power back. And nobody else we called with our cells phones did either. The power was down for two days.

We now have LED lanterns, a battery powered radio and a spare propane tank for the BBQ. The little pocket radio was the hardest to find. I guess people feel they are no longer needed.

I had a automatic whole house generator installed about 6 years ago , it comes on 5 seconds after the power goes of. No warm beer ever !

After the 98 ice storm knocked out the power for days, my elderly aunt and uncle had one of those installed. They lived next to Rideau River and have two sump pumps running all the time (when they worked) because of the water table. During the ice storm the two of them constantly ran buckets of water up the stairs and out the back door in order to keep the basement from flooding. Its a wonder they didn't both die of heart attacks.

Now she complains about the noise every week when the big generator goes on in test mode. Then again when her neighbours does the same thing. You would think that two people who have know each other for years could pick a time and day of the week that would please both of them.