Just had lights all dim about 50%.
Time to turn off everything I can for a bit! And that’s why I keep a lamp with kerosene in it!
Time to turn off everything I can for a bit! And that’s why I keep a lamp with kerosene in it!
Brownout!
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I’m at the cabin. The entire thing is 500 square feet. 5 steps and I had the lamp. 2 side steps and I had the matches. lol.
Not a bad place to be during a brownout or anytime.
It looks like we'll end July with more rain, 0.81 of rain Wednesday during the day.
Up here we might have the lights dim or go out for a few seconds, they call that a brownout here.
I don’t know how long it lasted. I turned off the lights and fans, and chilled a bit, lol. About an hour and a half later I turned everything back on and it was normal.
Looking down the lake, I think most people did the same. There were a few lights on, but it was really dark. Most of those lights could have been those little solar lights.
Solar wouldn’t be a good choice for me. I’m on a budget plan that levels out my bill to less than $30/month. Every appliance gets unplugged except for the refrigerator when we’re not here. In winter, that gets unplugged too.
Looking down the lake, I think most people did the same. There were a few lights on, but it was really dark. Most of those lights could have been those little solar lights.
Solar wouldn’t be a good choice for me. I’m on a budget plan that levels out my bill to less than $30/month. Every appliance gets unplugged except for the refrigerator when we’re not here. In winter, that gets unplugged too.
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