-18 sure with wind feels closer to -30.
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I lost power for nine days during hurricane Sandy. My family just bought a bunch of soup cans for the house and we walked to a local diner for lunch a few times. For heat we have a fireplace, and for electricity we went to businesses that did have power, but that was so inconvenient.
Everyone should keep a spare generator or at least portable electric appliances in case of emergency. That hurricane sucked.
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We need a generator. AEP sucks and when our farmland area goes out, they’re more concerned with the city than us. A couple years ago, we were without power for a week, because the entire station went down. They gave us back power at night for a few hours, then turned it back off all day. In summer. In 93 degree weather.
It sucked.
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I need to get one of these. I have town water so it is gravity fed from a huge tower. We are fine until a pump is needed to refill the tower! BUT an extended outage would mean needing to filter water.
I do have a camp stove, fuel for it, and a lot of food I can heat and eat, or eat cold.
Agreed! When we have been without power for a week + the generator was super handy. That was long ago, but my parents had the generator set up on its own circuit breaker panel. Kept the freezer/fridge, heater blower, and a few outlets going. Also could be shifted over to run the well pump once a day. Their retirement house also has a generator set up - and that one auto kicks in!
I would not have heat. I would just bundle up in all the down sleeping bags and such. I would also turn off the main water supply and drain the system into buckets so that I did not have frozen pipes if it came to that.
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My day livened up just a touch. When the development team did their “updates” last night, they caused a system to vanish for the users. Had to shake a couple trees to get people to fix it. Fortunately, it’s a quick fix.
Side note: you don’t necessarily get a deserter debuff if you have to leave an LFR. Last time I dropped (a month or so ago), I got the debuff. That time and this were directly after killing a boss.
Welp, despite me being in absolutely abysmal shape, it looks like I get to make a drive down to San Diego. Got a call from my brother saying my mom has passed away. And since I can’t trust him for jack I’m damn well going to demand an autopsy, especially since she actually sounded coherent the last time I talked to her a few days ago. In any case, she’d very likely still be alive if he hadn’t ignored probation, gotten picked up in a sweep and thus was not there when she needed someone. My grandpa asked that I have her ex-bf (which is still a good friend) verify this because he can’t be trusted in the least.
I suppose the one good thing to come from this is that going forward I’ll not have to deal with my brother again.
Condolences.
/hugs
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So sorry to hear that.
/hugs
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I am so sorry! I know that things were rough, but this was still unexpected. Worse, the situation is complicated.
I am glad you have someone down there you can work with that you trust and am glad you never have to deal with your brother again! Be sure to work with a lawyer so that your Brother can’t take advantage of the situation or finances.
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Sadly her ex-bf’s “day was booked” so that’s not happening. I’ll have to deal with him once more as I evict him from the house so my grandpa can sell it and be done with the whole affair.
She didn’t have a will (hard to believe but true), and he can’t do anything with the house as that’s in my grandpa’s name. So he gets the boot. He can go leech off one of the many exes he’s amassed. Not looking forward to the final encounter with him. Either way, there isn’t a single person in this family that will deal with him. And since I was put onto my mom’s various accounts (Cox, etc.) as someone that can make changes, I can simply cut off everything going to the house. He’d find trying to live there quite unpleasant with no power or water.
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I am really glad it is in your grandfather’s name but tenant rights are a thing you are going to have to deal with. Also, if he has a criminal history like you said, he is potentially dangerous. Again, lawyer is likely needed so that he can be served properly with an eviction notice and you may need police assistance.
Depending on the state - they don’t need a lease to be considered a tenant. Just a history of living in a location as the primary residence.
Glad to hear there should be no inheritance issues regarding the house, but you do know you need to be sure to secure any financial documents, medications (turn into pharmacy or whatever drug takeback program there is there), and valuables/sentimental items you might want.
Sorry if you know all this already. My default in these situations is to make checklists to deal with being overwhelmed. Maybe some of it will be useful to you.
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It’s snowing! Yay!
Mainly because I don’t have to go anywhere for a while.
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Im so sorry thAt sucks.
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My condolences. I’m real sorry you have to handle that on top of what sounds like a real mess of a situation.
I lack the wisdom to offer anything that would help but I offer all my well wishes. 
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Sometimes the best thing you can say is your sorry.
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Sometimes, however Tias and I have been friends for over 10 years now including cooperating on forum projects (Diablo 3). Strangers though, yeah that is usually the best idea.
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My condolences.
You should consider bringing some people with you just to be safe, as I know how evictions can go, even with relatives. And yeah, sometimes you just have to cut people out of your life forever and stop them from taking advantage of you, even if they’re family.
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Two and a half or three inches of snow so far, and it’s still really coming down. It’s those tiny flakes, too.
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Thankfully one of my family members has worked with a law firm for over thirty years. She’ll be able to get that drafted if necessary and if need be I’ll go down there a second time to ensure he’s kicked to the curb. My brother cost me a very precious family three decades ago with his greed and now he’s cost me family a second time with his selfishness.
Don’t worry, whether or not I knew any of this beforehand it’s definitely appreciated, as even the most prepared person can still forget things when under pressure.
My brother wouldn’t own up to what he did thirty years ago and hasn’t since. Sorry isn’t in his vocabulary, only threatening people to get what he wants. Had he not been selfish and ignored his probationary requirements he’d have been at the house and could have checked in on my mom, most likely in time to at least get her to the hospital which would have allowed us to get down in time to say goodbye. She trusted him and it cost her life. I’ll be making sure he knows that. My grandpa has now outlived all three of his children.
Edit: Eviction letter is in the process of being readied.
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At least you have a plan going forward, though. Sometimes you just have to cut your losses and move on with life.
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