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Level: 75 Posts: 973/1301 EXP: 3719825 Next: 107079 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
Rain smells nice. Snow just sits there and makes it really bright on a sunny day. Give me rain any day. |
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Level: 65 Posts: 619/945 EXP: 2302897 Next: 32731 Since: 02-19-07 From: Texas Last post: 6039 days Last view: 5550 days |
Thunderstorms are alright as long as there isn't any blackouts. The longest blackout I had was when Hurricane Charley hit us back in 1998. The blackout only lasted a few days though. I didn't have to go to school for 2 weeks when that happened.  |
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beh Level: 86 Posts: 1278/1816 EXP: 6133847 Next: 8260 Since: 02-21-07 Last post: 6154 days Last view: 6154 days |
The longest blackout I had was the one that hit the Northeast in summer 2003... |
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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 1443/1881 EXP: 6466350 Next: 184314 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6154 days Last view: 6145 days |
Yeah, the Thumb (where I lived at the time) was somewhat of a power island for most of it. So we lost power for only a few hours when most of the state was out for days. |
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 Beezo Level: 49 Posts: 99/480 EXP: 832019 Next: 51864 Since: 03-15-07 Last post: 5776 days Last view: 5641 days |
The longest my power has been out is a few hours. I guess I'm lucky. As for thunderstorms, I don't have a problem with the actual weather unless I'm trying to sleep, but I don't want to risk frying any computers or consoles, etc. so I go an turn off and unplug them all, I'm kinda paranoid about my electronic stuff. This means that a bad enough thunderstorm leaves me bereft of anything to do but portable games(still good, but no internet, boo), no electronics, I'm not going outside in a T-storm, and since we get satellite TV, a T-storm bad enough to scare me into "Unplug EVERYTHING!!!!!1111" mode is certainly bad enough to take out our TV. Thunderstorms means either lack of sleep or I need to stop what I was doing beforehand(unless it was on a portable) right away. ____________________ There are things I want to put here. Like a cool picture, my 8-bit theatre character test result, my MS and RO characters... But it's 12 AM, and I'm sleepy. |
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Level: 75 Posts: 976/1301 EXP: 3719825 Next: 107079 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
Posted by BooUrns I've done that. Not fun. |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 408/1220 EXP: 3368964 Next: 116904 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6099 days Last view: 6083 days |
Thunderstorms are pretty awesome (I was born during one  ), but long power failures are not. When I lived in the country we had a small hurricane that knocked it out for a week.  Propane lamps, milk going bad, fallen trees and flooded roads everywhere. Not fun. |
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 Panser Level: 42 Posts: 218/338 EXP: 492602 Next: 28760 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5519 days Last view: 4917 days |
I don't mind thunderstorms much, as long as they don't knock out the power. I like being on my compy, and I have a mini-server running on this box.
That said, I taught myself how to program during a week-long power outage due to lack of anything else to do, so I guess it's not all bad.  |
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Level: 105 Posts: 1412/2846 EXP: 12035982 Next: 226278 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6068 days Last view: 2805 days |
Week-long power outage?
I've never experienced that, and here, it'd be a slow death for all parties involved ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Panser Level: 42 Posts: 219/338 EXP: 492602 Next: 28760 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5519 days Last view: 4917 days |
Posted by XkeeperYeah, a tree fell on the power lines down the street. It cut off power to everyone on the block (possibly farther, I forget) for a week. Thankfully it was late May, so no school nor heat to worry about But yeah, if it had happened in June/July/August it would have been awful.  |
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 Porcupo Level: 40 Posts: 229/305 EXP: 422254 Next: 19055 Since: 02-19-07 From: Temple of Time Last post: 6125 days Last view: 6125 days |
I've been without power for days a few times over here during some horrible ice storms. But, its pretty rare ... like once every 5 years, if even?
Man it'd be so boring. |
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Level: 65 Posts: 644/945 EXP: 2302897 Next: 32731 Since: 02-19-07 From: Texas Last post: 6039 days Last view: 5550 days |
The only thing I can do in my house during a blackout that doesn't use electricity is playing my DS. Even then, I usually play it when I'm out of the house so that leaves me with pretty much nothing to do. |
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Boo Level: 68 Posts: 444/1036 EXP: 2643268 Next: 85532 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5730 days Last view: 5730 days |
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 Flurry Level: 37 Posts: 6/260 EXP: 330676 Next: 7577 Since: 04-23-07 From: AIDS Last post: 6156 days Last view: 5938 days |
I honestly couldn't imagine a power outage lasting longer than a few hours. After all, I rot on the computer unless I am working or out doing stuff. There is hardly much to do in this house, anyway.
The longest power outage I have ever experienced was about 5 hours. I was little and ended up playing games with my parents the rest of the night. ____________________  |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 472/1220 EXP: 3368964 Next: 116904 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6099 days Last view: 6083 days |
Posted by NinetalesHeh, reminds me of teaching myself OpenGL using only a few simple demos and documents that came with SDL when my Internet connection was down for a few days. But where exactly did you get the electricity to run your computer? |
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Panser Level: 42 Posts: 221/338 EXP: 492602 Next: 28760 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5519 days Last view: 4917 days |
Posted by HyperHackerI didn't use a computer, I used my mom's TI-82.Posted by NinetalesHeh, reminds me of teaching myself OpenGL using only a few simple demos and documents that came with SDL when my Internet connection was down for a few days. But where exactly did you get the electricity to run your computer?
Got a golf game running on it in 5 days via messing with the programming functions. Looking back on it I'm not entirely sure how I pulled it off, but I did. |
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... Level: 73 Posts: 481/1220 EXP: 3368964 Next: 116904 Since: 03-25-07 From: no Last post: 6099 days Last view: 6083 days |
Ah, the TI-8x series. I spent all of geometry class writing shit like Pong on those. Now I regret it.  |
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Gone Level: 88 Posts: 1489/1881 EXP: 6466350 Next: 184314 Since: 02-20-07 Last post: 6154 days Last view: 6145 days |
Yeah, those things are fun to fiddle around with. When I found out they can be programmed, I wrote a silly little program that asks if you eat worms. I tried making a game once, but it ran really slowly and I couldn't speed it up to an acceptable pace. |
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