tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post428302770582465787..comments2023-08-25T06:45:48.857-05:00Comments on TheRustyThimble: Surviving The winter StormsThe Rusty Thimblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01664540327601050926noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-41307058276262293222011-02-03T12:30:56.537-06:002011-02-03T12:30:56.537-06:00It is true we can do what we have to do. TrishIt is true we can do what we have to do. TrishLove Of Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15498962484760408202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-86928864264287514712011-02-01T16:58:50.242-06:002011-02-01T16:58:50.242-06:00Loved your stories. I have none to compare but th...Loved your stories. I have none to compare but thank you for sharing yours.<br /><br />Blessings,<br />SuePrimsuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16487298760052730349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-32861107387888927562011-02-01T12:34:50.274-06:002011-02-01T12:34:50.274-06:00Brenda,
So enjoyed your"Storm Stories"
...Brenda, <br />So enjoyed your"Storm Stories"<br />I will have to come back & read more of the comments!<br />keep safe & warm!<br />TeresaDeppen homestead 1862https://www.blogger.com/profile/00753749390739001434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-25096127447013887932011-02-01T12:20:32.358-06:002011-02-01T12:20:32.358-06:00Hopefully Brenda you will not have a story to tell...Hopefully Brenda you will not have a story to tell about this year but...they way the weather has been!?! <br />Stay warm.Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04411070810075613876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-25521821963601704692011-02-01T10:16:31.812-06:002011-02-01T10:16:31.812-06:00Loved reading your stories Brenda. I can relate, w...Loved reading your stories Brenda. I can relate, when I was growing up back in the 70's my family lived in an old old house that had only a wood stove for heat. I can remember loosing power a lot in the winter or maybe it was due to my parents not paying the electric bill. They did that alot. Well us kids would huddle around the stove and I can remember mom using it to heat soup for us for dinner. There were times when we had no running water both in summer and winter. That house was so old it only had a hand dug well, so it would dry up. I can remember the national guard bring a tank truck in for us to have water, but we had to use pots to bring in the house. In todays world kids have no idea how hard their parents work to give them everything. I think it made me a stronger person to have gone through some of the things I experienced as a child. Oh, and I love watching survior, sometimes I think I could do what they go thru but then I think I like the comforts I have now. lol =) Thanks for sharing!<br />Stay safe, they really do say it's a bad one this time.Jean Barkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02102914981009699550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-63494378954432047882011-02-01T10:04:59.420-06:002011-02-01T10:04:59.420-06:00WOW! Loved your stories...Thanks for sharing. Be w...WOW! Loved your stories...Thanks for sharing. Be warm and keep safe!<br />sandraallen260@centurytel.netSandi @ The Primitive Skatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00895802994892109055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-80685309097149188172011-02-01T08:12:00.689-06:002011-02-01T08:12:00.689-06:00Back in January of 2002 we had a ice storm, and we...Back in January of 2002 we had a ice storm, and we lost power. We do own a generator so with a small old TV, oil lamp and candles, we watched the super bowl, while my son ran to a friends house that had power. Nothing is better then camping in your own kitchen.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01886113177048974899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-73686989802852349362011-02-01T07:25:12.957-06:002011-02-01T07:25:12.957-06:00Wow, Brenda! What stories!! Hang tough as I hear y...Wow, Brenda! What stories!! Hang tough as I hear you're getting pounded with snow right now!!<br />pattiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-49703825600230078662011-02-01T05:25:50.775-06:002011-02-01T05:25:50.775-06:00I've been in plenty of hurricanes but the long...I've been in plenty of hurricanes but the longest without power to the house was only 3 days. AND we had a generator! I have NOTHING on your, Brenda! You RULE! <br />Stay safe!<br />Vicky :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266879724801426628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-12434607028092162142011-02-01T03:57:36.601-06:002011-02-01T03:57:36.601-06:00I don't have any stories like that since we do...I don't have any stories like that since we don't get weather that bad and we don't live in a small Town but I am reading with fascination. And I say where there is a will there is a way. It would have been very hard, you made it sound almost fun and romantic, lol.<br />Just take care everyone if you DO get hit by this bad weather that is forcast for you.Silviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11258522209760642883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-92208882034130312922011-01-31T23:12:41.363-06:002011-01-31T23:12:41.363-06:00I think I remember that ice storm back 13 years ag...I think I remember that ice storm back 13 years ago, we had that one up here in Ontario too! Let me tell you that 9 months after that one there were alot of babies born, lol. e had that blackout back in 2003 I think it was in the August when all the power grids went out and we were left without power for almost a week, we used our woodstove to boil water and cook and there were lineups at the grocery stores and gas stations as everyone was trying to get gas for their generators. We survived that very hot and humid week without air conditioners and my son was on a feeding tube pump which we had to recharge with our coverter, and yes since we live in the country with a well, we use a pump for the water... I was really wishing we had an outhouse with 7 people in the house, lol. The storm you are about to get is heading up here Tuesday night and it looks like my kids will be getting a snow day from school, which is very rare for us Canucks! I hope you stay safe and warm and take it easy!<br /><br />~Trish~~The Boyd Homestead Farm~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07053257287338298711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-64987271424658369452011-01-31T21:19:21.663-06:002011-01-31T21:19:21.663-06:00Thank you ladies for commenting. You know I never ...Thank you ladies for commenting. You know I never complained and was not unhappy with things, and it was rough, but I do believe I could live like this if I ever had to.<br />BrendaThe Rusty Thimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664540327601050926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-62421242629058145742011-01-31T20:29:56.251-06:002011-01-31T20:29:56.251-06:00Hi Brenda
Is'nt it amazing what we can do when...Hi Brenda<br />Is'nt it amazing what we can do when we are met with such challenges, and yet you hit every one head on.. What a gal!<br />Blessings,<br />PennyAngelsdoor * Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14770992037653364805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-86288498039545130312011-01-31T19:50:37.308-06:002011-01-31T19:50:37.308-06:00Brenda,
Our worst storm came in early fall with t...Brenda,<br /><br />Our worst storm came in early fall with the name of Hurricane Isabelle. She came with lots of rain and very high winds. We lost power for 5 days. Losing power in the country meant that you also lost your water as we had a well and you need power to pump the water. Needless to say that in a house full of males it wasn't a pretty site. Lucky for us, the house was down from the well so we managed to get a 5 gal bucket of water to ummm...flush down the toilet. We had an inverter which we were able to hook up to our trucks battery to run the refrigerator and deep freeze to keep things fresh. I painted by daylight and candle light at night. It was the beginning of the craftshow season and I needed to get things done. We were able to come to my hubby's mothers to shower but couldn't stay there as I had to work at home.<br /><br />Our other bad storm came the day our middle son was born. We had just moved into the house in the country a few months before. The day was hot and bad t-storms were predicted. When I was delivering the child, the lights flickered on and off in the hospital with the back up generator kicking in. The hubby went home later that night...he couldn't get down the 800 ft. country lane because of all the downed trees. The tops of 70 yr old white pines were sheared off at the top. Not a single tree hit the house, but the hubbys little pick up was buried under one. It was confirmed that a small tornado went through Sparks Valley that day. Thankfully. 2 days later when we brought home our second bundle of joy, we were able to drive down our driveway as the neighbors and family had cleared it so I wouldn't have to walk down it. <br /><br />Snowstorms don't last long here. We may get dumped on with lots of snow, but it eventually melts and goes away. We are close enough to a major grocery to walk if we have to and there is a convenience store within walking distance too. <br /><br />So to everyone in the path of the storm and it's a huge one from what I heard, affecting 2100 miles, stay safe and warm.<br /><br />Ddee begghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03454376668751849560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-13299713943666480252011-01-31T19:22:07.976-06:002011-01-31T19:22:07.976-06:00I'm so fortunate that I've never been in a...I'm so fortunate that I've never been in any storms where the electricity has been out for a significant amount of time. Of course, now that I say that, it'll happen - lol. Not good now that we are at 40 below zero with wind chill.Screaming Sardinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07408212650032427439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-803247293869376022011-01-31T19:16:35.513-06:002011-01-31T19:16:35.513-06:00All I have to say is,
"YOU ARE THE WOMAN!&quo...All I have to say is,<br />"YOU ARE THE WOMAN!".<br />I loved reading your stories.<br />PatAhl Cooped Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07535192008296298122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-19404220652242018552011-01-31T18:54:51.886-06:002011-01-31T18:54:51.886-06:00I also need to add that we got like 3 batteries fr...I also need to add that we got like 3 batteries from hubbies job so we could change them out and he would charge them at work to reuse. Oh this story could of been so much longer LOLThe Rusty Thimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664540327601050926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65422955356686266.post-577060978038377942011-01-31T18:51:44.182-06:002011-01-31T18:51:44.182-06:00Ok so I stand to be corrected by hubby the first s...Ok so I stand to be corrected by hubby the first storm was 13 years ago and the second was like 10 years ago........gee where have the years gone to LOLThe Rusty Thimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664540327601050926noreply@blogger.com