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Hello From the Dark!

Started by Guest_Seedy_* , Dec 12 2007 05:17 PM

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#1 Guest_Seedy_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 05:17 PM

The Oklahoma Ice Storms have been hell on us here in Tulsa. I have been without power since Sunday night and am not expected to get it back for a week+ (and I live in the city not the sticks!). People in the country are being told 18+ days for power to be restored...

We went a couple of days before getting lucky and getting a generator. My tropical tanks got down to 70 degrees F and no tanks had filtration or air...

Luckily we now have a generator and tanks all have at least one filter and one heater (if needed) plugged in. I think my Natives will probably suffer the least, but my Tanganyikan Cichlids are super sensitive to temp changes and many of them are wild caught from Africa....So I'm worried...

It's messy (It's hard to clean in the dark

) But here are some pics of the spider web of power cords running from the generator to the fish room and living room...Kinda feel weird playing on Xbox Live when my neighbors are having trouble staying warm. Oh well...I got a generator and they don't...

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I do fear someone trying to steal it. Social order is only So/So right now with some looting go on and police and fire departments pushed to their limits... In a silent, blacked out neighborhood a generator is like a siren song going "steal me...steal me...steal me"... One guy already blasted some dude in the butt with a shotgun for breaking into his apartment LOL.

Here are some pics of the destruction in my neighborhood:

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I also have some "pretty" pictures of ice on trees and stuff...but I don't feel like posting "pretty pictures" right now...

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#2 Guest_schambers_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 06:28 PM

How awful. I hope you and your fish all make it through okay! :sad2:

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#3 Guest_Skipjack_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 06:53 PM

Feel your pain. I was there last winter. My garage actually had 4 inches of ice in it, and the power was out for days. I rented a generator, and kept fish, and family safe.

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#4 Guest_viridari_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 07:46 PM

I went through one of those in '02. Lost thousands of dollars worth of chameleons. The power was out for three weeks. :cry:

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#5 Guest_mikez_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 08:13 PM

I've been watching that on TV and wondering how all you were doing and how your fish were doing. Glad to hear you got a generator. Hope the clean up goes quicker than expected.
Am I correct to say that is very unusual weather for your area?

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#6 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 08:16 PM

How is the bird doing?

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#7 Guest_Seedy_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 08:48 PM

Thanks for the warm words. The bird is doing fine, we have a CO monitor next to his cage and we are keeping the main room of the house positively tropical with the gas powered oven...(not something I recommend, but hey-ya do what ya have too). As long as I can afford gas in the generator family, bird, dogs and fish should all be OK.

I couldn't imagine this going on for three weeks!--Thats a lot of chameleons too...were they insured or just a personal collection?

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#8 Guest_puchisapo_*

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Posted 12 December 2007 - 11:21 PM

wow, that's a drag. i'm pleased that you got the generator.

i worked on the national forest in NH the summer after their big ice storm. it was surreal. there were whole mountainsides where every single tree was snapped off right where the crown started to branch. it was really difficult to work in there.

good luck with all of that. it's good that your house is mostly OK.

-D

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#9 Guest_arnoldi_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 10:55 AM

Man, thats NO JOKE. I've been through some ice storms before, but nothing like that.
Wish you guys all the best out there and keep your head up.

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#10 Guest_blakemarkwell_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 12:30 PM

man, that sucks, there was a terrible ice storm similar to that one here in decatur, illinois last winter, i wish you the best of luck.

and i am sorry to get off topic but i feel the need, are you serious with that avatar arnoldi? if you are, i can't help but question your motives for joining a fish association that has to do with the conservation of fish.

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#11 Guest_puchisapo_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 02:02 PM

and i am sorry to get off topic but i feel the need, are you serious with that avatar arnoldi? if you are, i can't help but question your motives for joining a fish association that has to do with the conservation of fish.

exotic species kicks ass!!!!!! woooo-hoooo!!!!!

fossil fuels kicks ass!!!! yee-haaaaaah!!!!

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#12 Guest_Seedy_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 08:18 PM

Power is restored!

blakemarkwell~

I think puchisapo is being ironic...all the kids are doing it now-a-days.

Yeah, exotic species when kept responsibly are great. I hated having to burn all the fossil fuel (cus it was freaking expensive). :razz:

Yeah, it was "dirty" from an environmental standpoint, but not really any worse than someone driving a small scooter cross country for a couple days

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#13 Guest_Seedy_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 08:20 PM

exotic species kicks ass!!!!!! woooo-hoooo!!!!!

fossil fuels kicks ass!!!! yee-haaaaaah!!!!

PS. Really though I think you just have fish tank and TV envy.

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#14 Guest_puchisapo_*

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Posted 13 December 2007 - 11:49 PM

that's great that you got your power back! that must be a relief. are the rural areas around you still without service? it looks like your trees might need some work(?).

oh i was just responding to arnoldi's avatar. i think we should do our best to conserve natural resources and prevent exotics and avoid littering and stuff like that, but his avatar struck me funny. note also his wonderfully cheery signature

we were spared the ice here in WI, but the city has already blown its whole snow removal budget and there is more on the way. it's pretty outside anyway and it's great if you're a kid--they're putting together ice rinks all over town, which hasn't happenned much the last few years.

-D

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#15 Guest_arnoldi_*

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Posted 14 December 2007 - 08:19 AM

I am a cynical and sarcastic person with a pessimistic view of the human race as a whole.
It probably has something to do with my proximity to our nation's capitol.

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#16 Guest_Irate Mormon_*

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Posted 14 December 2007 - 06:43 PM

You probably can quote Jonathan Swift verbatim too! If not, you should develop that skill

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#17 Guest_puchisapo_*

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Posted 14 December 2007 - 11:52 PM

Of Lota lota:

It is a maxim among these lawyers, that whatever hath been done before, may legally be done again: and therefore they take special care to record all the decisions formerly made against common justice and the general reason of mankind.