Fabulous-Opposite838
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j6nf5dh wrote
Reply to Stay warm this weekend by rocksandlsd
Thank you for this post. I am concerned about our basement( really a half-basement, with exposed side north facing) which is not heated. We do have the furnace and boiler down there and that does kick out some heat. Our radon mitigation system (water and air) is nowhere near the heat source, so we are brainstorming how to keep it from freezing. So, far I’ve gleaned keeping the furnace at 72 for those two days. Any other ideas?
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j5h2zye wrote
Reply to Despicable by KermitThrush
Anybody live in Amherst? I’d be spreading a word of warning about this disgraceful POS. I have no idea when he said this though, so maybe the townspeople already know about him.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j1v2eew wrote
Reply to Four Seasons at our Homestead by sexy__waluigi
Beautiful!
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j1q4ssf wrote
Reply to comment by somevelvetmorning in How prepared are you for these long power outages? by VegUltraGirl
Nailed it. This is a great place to live, but you better know how to cover your butt if you’re rural. We learned some lessons with this event. It’s all good, everyone safe and sound and the house is ok. We drained our pipes, both baseboards and plumbing. Definitely a learning experience for us. We thought we were ahead of the curve, but the guy installing our whole house generator disappeared around Thanksgiving. Counting on contractors was another valuable lesson. It does look like things are warming up this week, so there’s that.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j1lstf8 wrote
Reply to Still no power in West Paris, but have a handful of batteries and a warm stove! by cmacridge
You are all set with that beast. It’s beautiful. Sadly, we have a partially set up whole house generator just sitting in the yard. 🙄 our “electrician” couldn’t get to us the last few weeks. Perfect timing there Bub. Lol.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j15c6pr wrote
Reply to My turn! by weakenedstrain
Yes, I got the exact same. I knew from the moment “friend” was used we weren’t going to be.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_izjbu4n wrote
Reply to comment by Fabulous-Opposite838 in Hey Penobscot, two of your senators skipped work and couldn't vote for the bill to approve heating assistance today. It failed by 3 votes. by victorspoilz
Yes, it’s ridiculous! Newly elected and already not showing up for your constituents is shameful. Aside from calling their office to complain and voting them out next go round, what other methods do we have to keep those in the senate and the house accountable?
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_izgjcew wrote
Reply to Hey Penobscot, two of your senators skipped work and couldn't vote for the bill to approve heating assistance today. It failed by 3 votes. by victorspoilz
Useless politicians. Let’s vote them out.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_ivqsen0 wrote
Nope, the sign I wish I had was the “ I love my library” sign.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_itbmp3t wrote
When I think of food that’s traditional, been tried and tested, and is Maine-y, I think about vegetable hash and baked beans. You can find a good vegetable hash recipe on the Maine.gov website. Congratulations on your home and welcome to Maine!
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_iqmdr29 wrote
No. They suck on snow and ice.
Fabulous-Opposite838 t1_j6oga9g wrote
Reply to comment by John_Yossarian in Stay warm this weekend by rocksandlsd
Yes, we will do that!