75,000 homes in Calgary without power

Skimmerking · #1 02-11-2008, 05:44 PM

holy crap i hope none of the tanks crashes

Brent F · #2 02-11-2008, 05:59 PM

Luckly it's above freezing here today. Our power is back on. The tanks only dropped 1 - 2 degrees F. There are still 50,000 homes without power for another estimated 1 - 2 hours.

Hopefully we won't hear about tank crashes for the people with a 4 hour power outage

Brent F · #3 02-11-2008, 06:02 PM

They just posted power is up in all houses. No one's power would have been out more than a couple hours.

Delphinus · #4 02-11-2008, 06:07 PM

Was an hour and a half for me. Tanks have been flatlined longer than that for me with no ill effects but nevertheless I am breathing a sigh of relief now that they're back online!

TANGOMAN · #5 02-11-2008, 09:54 PM

I wish I tuned in earlier. This would have been just cause to go home from work! What, folks go home all the time 'cause their kids are sick! Thought it was odd, the streetlights went out just as I drove away this morning. And I thought the city installed a motion sensor for me....

michika · #6 02-11-2008, 09:58 PM

I had flickering power from 7am-10am, then a power outtage from 10 until I think 1pm or 1:30pm. I still have flickering power.

I floated those hand warmers in my tank in ziplock bags, held the temperature steady while the house cooled.

Delphinus · #7 02-11-2008, 10:03 PM

I was late going into work because I had a tech looking at my HRV this morning. The power went out just as I was leaving for work. I turned back because I had this vague recollection of thinking that I needed to clear out my anti-siphon air holes just last night. Sure enough the sump was just starting to overflow as I got home. That sure is interesting trying to mop up spillage without use of your shop vac (my usual #1 tool of response, LOL). Lots of towels got used instead. My basement was eerily silent too, what a weird phenomenon.