GASabresIUFAN Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) I need to vent. The spring on my garage broke over the weekend. I scheduled the repair with the company that installed the garage doors and they called me to tell me they can’t get to me today do to a backlog of work caused by a huge crash on I-85 (causing them to cancel their Saturday appointments) and referred me to a competitor costing $50 more. I’m not happy, but unfortunately I have no choice because I stayed home from work to wait for the repair guy. I thought at least I can work from home and get some things done without the phone ringing off the hook. Nope. At 11am a transformer blew and knocked the power out in my entire neighborhood. Estimated restoration? 3pm. So now the guy is here installing my new spring. Sadly with the power out, I won’t be able to test the garage to see if it works. With the power out, I can’t get food from the fridge, watch TV, or work. I can’t even go get lunch because of repair guy is here. So I’m stuck, playing on my phone. At least it’s not snowing. Happy Monday! Edited February 3, 2020 by GASabresIUFAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doohickie Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 12 minutes ago, E4 ... Ke2 said: That popped right into my head. Along with this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 21 minutes ago, E4 ... Ke2 said: Fun fact that song was based on the saddest story of all time https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_Elementary_School_shooting_(San_Diego) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 How this Monday isn't a national holiday I'll never know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 4 minutes ago, WildCard said: How this Monday isn't a national holiday I'll never know Or they could just play the game on Saturday night. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildCard Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 1 minute ago, Eleven said: Or they could just play the game on Saturday night. They've tied it to Super Bowl Sunday and NFL Sunday too much for it to ever move I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Stop cutting in line and save it for thursday. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 2 hours ago, GASabresIUFAN said: I need to vent. The spring on my garage broke over the weekend. I scheduled the repair with the company that installed the garage doors and they called me to tell me they can’t get to me today do to a backlog of work caused by a huge crash on I-85 (causing them to cancel their Saturday appointments) and referred me to a competitor costing $50 more. I’m not happy, but unfortunately I have no choice because I stayed home from work to wait for the repair guy. I thought at least I can work from home and get some things done without the phone ringing off the hook. Nope. At 11am a transformer blew and knocked the power out in my entire neighborhood. Estimated restoration? 3pm. So now the guy is here installing my new spring. Sadly with the power out, I won’t be able to test the garage to see if it works. With the power out, I can’t get food from the fridge, watch TV, or work. I can’t even go get lunch because of repair guy is here. So I’m stuck, playing on my phone. At least it’s not snowing. Happy Monday! Let us know when you have an update. I hope you and your family are well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Update. Just spoke to GA Power. They have no idea what is wrong. Power still out. Can’t wait to throw hundreds of $ food away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 (edited) 37 minutes ago, GASabresIUFAN said: Update. Just spoke to GA Power. They have no idea what is wrong. Power still out. Can’t wait to throw hundreds of $ food away. It takes a few days for food that has been refrigerated to spoil. (I found that out in the 2006 October Surprise storm.) If you have gas heat, try cooking most of it with something very spicy that kills a lot of microbes and such. (Alternatively, cook outside on a grill or in a pit.) It is one of the reasons poor people in much of the world make so much spicy food: it gives it a longer shelf life. My Dad's family were farmers and my Mom's were fishermen; they needed these tricks in bad seasons so that the entire village could eat. I hope this helps. Thanks for the update. Edited February 3, 2020 by E4 ... Ke2 Tag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted February 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Thx. We’re going to go out to dinner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tondas Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 Monday's sucked all the way back to the Mamas and the Papas in 1965. Monday, Monday, can't trust that day Monday, Monday, it just turns out that way Oh Monday, Monday, won't go away Monday, Monday, it's here to stay Oh Monday, Monday Oh Monday, Monday 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pastajoe Posted February 3, 2020 Report Share Posted February 3, 2020 If you have a garage opener, you should be able to pull the cord above to unlock the opener so you can open the door manually to test it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimlach Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, pastajoe said: If you have a garage opener, you should be able to pull the cord above to unlock the opener so you can open the door manually to test it. This. You don’t need the electric opener to test the spring. Is this what we have come to? No electricity for a day could have been an opportunity for a different day and memorable day. What would I do? In winter I would use the free time to exercise, take a walk, read a book, go to a coffee shop, play my guitar, take wife to a movie or to dinner or both. Tomorrow is not just Tuesday, it another day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 2 minutes ago, Pimlach said: This. You don’t need the electric opener to test the spring. Is this what we have come to? No electricity for a day could have been an opportunity for a different day and memorable day. What would I do? In winter I would use the free time to exercise, take a walk, read a book, go to a coffee shop, play my guitar, take wife to a movie or to dinner or both. Tomorrow is not just Tuesday, it another day. It's not even just another day. It's another Tuesday. I don't think I've ever been without power for a whole day in my adult life. Even during the October Surprise I had a steady stream of friends and family coming over to get a hot shower, charge their flip phones, and do laundry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ogre Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 My phone has been acting weird all day, turning off, turning on all alone. It went to black screen when I checked the time during class tonight. On the way home it was obviously connected to my truck because it dialed 911, all by itself. I got it all cleared up with the operator and he ended our call. Thirty minutes later I was finally home and had just finished dinner when the blue and red lights came flying down my driveway!! That mother ***** phone called 911 again!! A state trooper and a sheriff. *****. I met them at the door and had them come right in. Nothing to hide here! Holy sh!t what a night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#freejame Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 1 hour ago, Eleven said: It's not even just another day. It's another Tuesday. I don't think I've ever been without power for a whole day in my adult life. Even during the October Surprise I had a steady stream of friends and family coming over to get a hot shower, charge their flip phones, and do laundry. But you’ve spent an entire day without electricity in some capacity right? That seems hard to believe you haven’t gone 24 hours without electricity as an adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GASabresIUFAN Posted February 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Update: power finally restored but it killed the SSD drive in my PC with Windows on it. Hurray! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 4 minutes ago, #freejame said: But you’ve spent an entire day without electricity in some capacity right? That seems hard to believe you haven’t gone 24 hours without electricity as an adult. I have not. That's literally what my post said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#freejame Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 15 minutes ago, Eleven said: I have not. That's literally what my post said! I just found it hard to believe and thought maybe you lived in an area with an exceptionally stable power grid. You should free yourself for a day in the mountains or woods sometime, it’s quite liberating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woods-racer Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 40 minutes ago, #freejame said: I just found it hard to believe and thought maybe you lived in an area with an exceptionally stable power grid. You should free yourself for a day in the mountains or woods sometime, it’s quite liberating. I am quite liberating. But eleven just isn't my type. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleven Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 9 hours ago, #freejame said: I just found it hard to believe and thought maybe you lived in an area with an exceptionally stable power grid. You should free yourself for a day in the mountains or woods sometime, it’s quite liberating. That, I have done. Just not as a grownup. I don't think it's my "thing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubkev Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 Ahh, Monday. Woke up at 3am. Drove four and a half hours to Vermont. Skiied til the lifts stopped spinning, went in the bar, had a burger, listened to the band and drove four hours and ten minutes home(driving south is faster than driving north, right?) Mondays are tough. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted February 4, 2020 Report Share Posted February 4, 2020 11 hours ago, Ogre said: My phone has been acting weird all day, turning off, turning on all alone. It went to black screen when I checked the time during class tonight. On the way home it was obviously connected to my truck because it dialed 911, all by itself. I got it all cleared up with the operator and he ended our call. Thirty minutes later I was finally home and had just finished dinner when the blue and red lights came flying down my driveway!! That mother ***** phone called 911 again!! A state trooper and a sheriff. *****. I met them at the door and had them come right in. Nothing to hide here! Holy sh!t what a night! Amateur. You need to take the phone away before tying them up and throwing them in the trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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