No electric

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

Storm came. No electric. No DK. Hope house and doodles don't burn down. Dont know how to use this art phone. Send help. Lol

[Sally, Ditzy Mitzi & Sgt. Pepper]

Relax, have some more wine and be thankful Irene said "Goodnight" to Florida.  Wilma left us without power for

21 days.  Something we will never forget!  And, how does you phone work without power?    I need one!

[Deanna & Desi & Cori]

Hope your power is restored soon.  I go stir crazy when the power is out.

[Melody & Bruin]

POOL!!!!!!!

 

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

Poor Jane and doodles! I think I'd take a power outage over the hurricane! DH don;t allow candles in our house, he's got like a million flashlights, even crank ones. Hope things get better soon!

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

Jane, I feel so bad for you. After hurricane Francis when electricity was off for days, I lasted about 24 hours without air conditioning and packed the car and didn;t stop till I got to a hotel in Orlando. The only reason I lasted that long is because I was at the hospital for my Hurricane Duty and we couldn't leave until the next shift could travel on the roads to get in to relieve us. I am glad you didn't get the hurricane, but no air in Aug in Fla. is about as bad as it gets!

Sounds like all your preparations paid off, good for you.

[Bonnie and Kona]

Please post when electric returns. ;o)

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

Jane, I am so sorry you lost power and it is so hot and muggy.  The one and only time I was in Florida was this time of year and it was like a huge down blanket was smothering us,  but at least we were by swimming pools.  Well, we were by swimming pools except when the lightning storms came, but then it rained and we felt much better - wet, but cooler. We bought some small battery fans at Walmart that we use in our RV when we can't hook up to power to sleep.  They work pretty well and were cheap!

http://www.walmart.com/ip/O2Cool-10-Battery-Operated-Fan-with-AC-Ad...

Only $6.oo!!!!!

Stay comfortable on the go with this O2 Cool 5" Portable Battery Operated Desk Fan. This fan's compact folding design makes it ideal for travel. The O2 Cool 5" Portable Battery Operated Desk Fan features two speeds and quiet operation.

O2 Cool 5" Portable Battery Operated Desk Fan:

• 5" battery-operated fan
• Compact folding design
• Easy to store
• Features 2 speeds
• Provides quiet cooling
• Operates up to 55 hours on 2 D alkaline batteries (not included)
• Can also operate on a 3V AC adapter (not included)

Specifications

Model No.:	1041
Shipping Weight (in pounds):	0.85
Product in Inches (L x W x H):	6.1 x 1.97 x 6.5
Assembled in Country of Origin:	Imported
Origin of Components:	Imported
Walmart No.:	001156592

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

No electric, dreadful.  You need a back up generator for these occasions.  I do hope it's back very soon.

[sandy b]

We were not prepared for Charlie and had to evacuate the island for about 5 days. When we finally came home we bought a generator which was great since we didn't have power for about a month!!

[Phoebe's Mom]

I agree with Laurie...I become a different person if we lose electricity--not that people love me so much when we can see, but you know what I mean.  Hope you get it back soon!

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

****************Electric came back on last night************

I've learned some lessons from this very small inconvenience.  When it was raining very hard I pushed a couple of buttons on a remote and lowered the back hurricane screens across the lanai, it keeps the furniture dry.  Well guess what happens when the electric goes out and the rain is gone - they don't go back up - never occurred to me that if we were out of power for days that this would really restrict - light, airflow, and access to the pool.  Next storm I would leave the end panel partway up.

 

[Jane, Rooney & Stuart]

@Nancy - thanks for the fan info - I'll be getting some in the next few days.  And I think that we will buy a generator - this was such a small taste of what could really happen, I thought I had everything we would need.  NOT.  A good learning experience.