Comments on: Take my Money, just let me keep my Electricity! http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/ Where Financial Nerds are Cool Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:27:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J. Money http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-559 J. Money Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:12:43 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-559 @Stella - MMmmmm nice and warm over where you are. Will be soaking it up next month when I (hopefully) get out that way ;) @Stella – MMmmmm nice and warm over where you are. Will be soaking it up next month when I (hopefully) get out that way ;)

]]> By: Stella http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-491 Stella Sun, 14 Feb 2010 05:14:35 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-491 I used to live in the D.C. area. Moved to L.A. ten years ago. Don't miss snow one little bit! I used to live in the D.C. area. Moved to L.A. ten years ago. Don't miss snow one little bit!

]]> By: J. Money http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-483 J. Money Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:33:07 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-483 OOoooh really? I will add it to my wish list! thanks! :) OOoooh really? I will add it to my wish list! thanks! :)

]]> By: A.B. http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-482 A.B. Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:47:14 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-482 I have to second the info about the emergency kit, especially the crank flashlight. We have an LED lantern with batteries and a crank for recharging, built in radio for emergency alerts AND you can use the crank to recharge your cell phone (which would eliminate the worry about your dying iphone). It only cost us $20 at Walmart. I have to second the info about the emergency kit, especially the crank flashlight. We have an LED lantern with batteries and a crank for recharging, built in radio for emergency alerts AND you can use the crank to recharge your cell phone (which would eliminate the worry about your dying iphone). It only cost us $20 at Walmart.

]]> By: J. Money http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-420 J. Money Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:37:02 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-420 @<b>Dee Dee</b> - Vacuum? hahah...yeah, def. sounds strange ;) but then again, I don't have kiddies running all over the place yet. glad you guys came out of it okay! very very freaky.<br />@<b>JacobRios</b> - I think we may have weathered it my man! the sun is now shining and we still have power :)<br />@<b>LeanLifeCoach</b> - "You are prepared for financial challenges, you should also prepare for others." haha...indeed! it seems i suck at being prepared for things non-financial ;) I guess it just never crosses my mind until i'm in the middle of it?<br />@<b>Anonymous</b> - Oh wow, but it's now all over my friend!!! Rejoice!!!! Time for sunlight and getting as back to normal as we can ;)<br />@<b>Brad</b> - Haha....I think most of us get what you're talking about my man - at least us bloggers ;) Hope it lasted through the night!<br />@<b>Sandi</b> - It was def. crazy here - thought I was gonna get blown away while out cleaning up my car! total white out at times, but a great experience to go through. maybe once in a lifetime even? :)<br />@<b>Bucksome</b> - Thx, we survived! And that SUCKS when I hear about those power grids going down and stuff over the Summer :( Happened when I was in NYC once and everyone was freakin' out....felt so bad for the elderly & sick :( @Dee Dee – Vacuum? hahah…yeah, def. sounds strange ;) but then again, I don't have kiddies running all over the place yet. glad you guys came out of it okay! very very freaky.
@JacobRios – I think we may have weathered it my man! the sun is now shining and we still have power :)
@LeanLifeCoach – "You are prepared for financial challenges, you should also prepare for others." haha…indeed! it seems i suck at being prepared for things non-financial ;) I guess it just never crosses my mind until i'm in the middle of it?
@Anonymous – Oh wow, but it's now all over my friend!!! Rejoice!!!! Time for sunlight and getting as back to normal as we can ;)
@Brad – Haha….I think most of us get what you're talking about my man – at least us bloggers ;) Hope it lasted through the night!
@Sandi – It was def. crazy here – thought I was gonna get blown away while out cleaning up my car! total white out at times, but a great experience to go through. maybe once in a lifetime even? :)
@Bucksome – Thx, we survived! And that SUCKS when I hear about those power grids going down and stuff over the Summer :( Happened when I was in NYC once and everyone was freakin' out….felt so bad for the elderly & sick :(

]]> By: Bucksome http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-1014 Bucksome Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:38:11 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-1014 Hopefully you survived the storm with electricity intact. You reminded me of the difference of power outages in the west versus colder areas. <br /><br />Sometimes the grid gets overwhelmed here on hot days due to all the air conditioners running so there can be power outages. <br /><br />I remember some years back this happening and so we decided to go to the beach since for some of Mother Nature's breezes. It was nice to get away from our TV, ec. and be outside. Hopefully you survived the storm with electricity intact. You reminded me of the difference of power outages in the west versus colder areas.

Sometimes the grid gets overwhelmed here on hot days due to all the air conditioners running so there can be power outages.

I remember some years back this happening and so we decided to go to the beach since for some of Mother Nature's breezes. It was nice to get away from our TV, ec. and be outside.

]]> By: Sandi http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-1013 Sandi Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:09:42 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-1013 Watching the news... they're showing pics of DC. I don't envy you one bit. The rain storms around here can get pretty bad, and we do get some flooding in the Sacramento area, but no snow really. We did lose power for over a day a few years ago, and that was terrible. Watching the news… they're showing pics of DC. I don't envy you one bit. The rain storms around here can get pretty bad, and we do get some flooding in the Sacramento area, but no snow really. We did lose power for over a day a few years ago, and that was terrible.

]]> By: Brad http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-1011 Brad Thu, 11 Feb 2010 04:43:09 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-1011 Haha! We are getting slammed pretty hard in VA this year too. I love it but have to admit that my fear of losing electricity hit me harder now that most of my work involves the computer. <br /><br />we lost power for about 6 hours the other day and I felt like I almost hit full panic mode. LOL Not really but it was almost like getting an unexpected punch to the groin. LOL Okay, not really again, but you get my point...I hope! Let's just say I was kind of lost during that time.<br /><br />It made me want to take a nap though. Great post J as always man! Haha! We are getting slammed pretty hard in VA this year too. I love it but have to admit that my fear of losing electricity hit me harder now that most of my work involves the computer.

we lost power for about 6 hours the other day and I felt like I almost hit full panic mode. LOL Not really but it was almost like getting an unexpected punch to the groin. LOL Okay, not really again, but you get my point…I hope! Let's just say I was kind of lost during that time.

It made me want to take a nap though. Great post J as always man!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-1010 Anonymous Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:49:15 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-1010 J: My wife is full-term. This storm freaks me out! Two of my very large Japanese maples are probably dead ($3000 value each) and a large window was cracked. And it's a custom size Anderson. Ugh $500. <br /><br />Several of my pine trees lost 50%+ of their branches and now I have some very ugly trunks that will probably need to be torn down too. <br /><br />I've been cranking all of our furnaces on full blast 24/7 to get the house a little warmer just in case. J: My wife is full-term. This storm freaks me out! Two of my very large Japanese maples are probably dead ($3000 value each) and a large window was cracked. And it's a custom size Anderson. Ugh $500.

Several of my pine trees lost 50%+ of their branches and now I have some very ugly trunks that will probably need to be torn down too.

I've been cranking all of our furnaces on full blast 24/7 to get the house a little warmer just in case.

]]> By: LeanLifeCoach http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my/#comment-1009 LeanLifeCoach Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:26:52 +0000 http://budgetsaresexy.com/2010/02/take-my-money-just-let-me-keep-my-electricity/#comment-1009 As an ex-NoVa. resident I can honestly say I am happy not to be suffering the current storm. I remember many of them over the 20+ years I lived in the metro area. What I don't get J. is that you didn't just move their from the tropics. You know it happens, why not be prepared? You are prepared for financial challenges, you should also prepare for others. We've lived on both coasts, north and south. No matter where we go we always have an emergency pack ready for what might be thrown at us. When in DC this included staple foods, extra sets of warm clothes and kerosene heater. You have all the water and refrigeration you need outside. Electricity is really nice but in the end it is a luxury. As an ex-NoVa. resident I can honestly say I am happy not to be suffering the current storm. I remember many of them over the 20+ years I lived in the metro area. What I don't get J. is that you didn't just move their from the tropics. You know it happens, why not be prepared? You are prepared for financial challenges, you should also prepare for others. We've lived on both coasts, north and south. No matter where we go we always have an emergency pack ready for what might be thrown at us. When in DC this included staple foods, extra sets of warm clothes and kerosene heater. You have all the water and refrigeration you need outside. Electricity is really nice but in the end it is a luxury.

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