Re: Freaking Out... Power is out!

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Joanna - the yogurt is the least of your problems. Yogurt was invented as a way

to

be able to store and utilize milk because no one had refrigeration. It's other

stuff I'd

worry about first.

Mara

> Marilyn- now I have just a very SMALL inkling of emotion to relate to what it

must have been like for you in the hurricane. We have been without power since

4am... 5 1/2 hours and counting. I am freaking out!!!! I've been cooking all

week to prepare for a week long vacation that I am leaving for in 3 days. Let's

hope the power kicks in soon or I am going to have to leave work and put

together a serious rescue mission. I can't lose my yogurt!!!!!!!!!!!

> I did bring all of my yogurt starter and probiotics into work to put into the

fridge.

> Thanks for listening... I just really needed to vent to everyone who would

understand. I'm sure it will be okay...

> -Joanna

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Thanks Mara! That does make me feel better. The freezer is probably my biggest

enemy right now.

I also forgot to mention that I brought my immersion blender to work and made my

smoothie (with ice from my cafeteria) in the bathroom. I was literally huddled

over the sink, crushing ice in the freaking bathroom... So there I was thinking

to myself " a year ago I never would have dreamed I'd be doing this " ! The things

we do for SCD!!!

-Joanna

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> > Marilyn- now I have just a very SMALL inkling of emotion to relate to what

it must have been like for you in the hurricane. We have been without power

since 4am... 5 1/2 hours and counting. I am freaking out!!!! I've been cooking

all week to prepare for a week long vacation that I am leaving for in 3 days.

Let's hope the power kicks in soon or I am going to have to leave work and put

together a serious rescue mission. I can't lose my yogurt!!!!!!!!!!!

> > I did bring all of my yogurt starter and probiotics into work to put into

the fridge.

> > Thanks for listening... I just really needed to vent to everyone who would

understand. I'm sure it will be okay...

> > -Joanna

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We have been without power since 4am... 5 1/2 hours and counting. I am freaking out!!!! I've been cooking all week to prepare for a week long vacation that I am leaving for in 3 days. Let's hope the power kicks in soon or I am going to have to leave work and put together a serious rescue mission. Oh gosh, Joanna, I sure hope it comes back on soon!! I've never had that happen but I can imagine how scary that would be. I totally understand you freaking out! Keep us posted! Cheers!Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)Azathioprine 75 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 12.5 mg 1x per day (trying to wean!!!!)

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> Oh gosh, Joanna, I sure hope it comes back on soon!! I've never had

> that happen but I can imagine how scary that would be. I totally

> understand you freaking out! Keep us posted!

Thanks Alyssa!

The latest and greatest is that the power is STILL out. 8.5 hours and

counting... trying hard not to be stressed. BUT, my husband (my hero!) just

bought a generator and is at home fiddling with it.

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Oh no joanna....my power keeps going out!, can you tell joanna and I live near eachother?? And I just got done heating my yogurt...i hate power outages!MarlaSent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 12:24 PMTo: BTVC-SCD Subject: Re: Freaking Out... Power is out! > Oh gosh, Joanna, I sure hope it comes back on soon!! I've never had > that happen but I can imagine how scary that would be. I totally > understand you freaking out! Keep us posted! Thanks Alyssa! The latest and greatest is that the power is STILL out. 8.5 hours and counting... trying hard not to be stressed. BUT, my husband (my hero!) just bought a generator and is at home fiddling with it.

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About a month ago we lost power on a sat and it was estimated to be back tue night. I panicked and had my husband buy a generator. It would have cost the same amt at least to replace all the food. Now I'm a bit more ot peace.UC-C 12/09SCD 1/10Daily, CLO, Magnesium, bromelain, acidophilus Mom of 2 crazy monkeys :-)

Oh no joanna....my power keeps going out!, can you tell joanna and I live near eachother?? And I just got done heating my yogurt...i hate power outages!MarlaFrom: Joanna <joannaultman (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 12:24 PMTo: BTVC-SCD Subject: Re: Freaking Out... Power is out! > Oh gosh, Joanna, I sure hope it comes back on soon!! I've never had > that happen but I can imagine how scary that would be. I totally > understand you freaking out! Keep us posted! Thanks Alyssa! The latest and greatest is that the power is STILL out. 8.5 hours and counting... trying hard not to be stressed. BUT, my husband (my hero!) just bought a generator and is at home fiddling with it.

[Guest guest]

> About a month ago we lost power on a sat and it was estimated to be back tue

night. I panicked and had my husband buy a generator. It would have cost the

same amt at least to replace all the food. Now I'm a bit more at peace.

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LOL- that's EXACTLY my chain of events today:

1. Panic

2. Try to keep from hysterically crying

3. Send husband to buy generator at ANY cost!

But, it's up and running and we should probably have one anyway. Plus, like you

said, the cost of our food and time that went into the prep is worth at least

the cost of a generator!

Marla- is your power back on? You can bring your food to my place if you need to

-Joanna

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Power came back on...so far so good. I don't think the storms are gone yet though. We really should get a generator. 2 months ago power was out for 2 days and I hauled all my freezer food to 2 different friend's houses! I was determined not to lose all my hard work!!

Marla

From: Joanna

Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2010 3:15 PM

To: BTVC-SCD

Subject: Re: Freaking Out... Power is out!

> About a month ago we lost power on a sat and it was estimated to be back tue night. I panicked and had my husband buy a generator. It would have cost the same amt at least to replace all the food. Now I'm a bit more at peace.> > LOL- that's EXACTLY my chain of events today: 1. Panic2. Try to keep from hysterically crying3. Send husband to buy generator at ANY cost!But, it's up and running and we should probably have one anyway. Plus, like you said, the cost of our food and time that went into the prep is worth at least the cost of a generator!Marla- is your power back on? You can bring your food to my place if you need to -Joanna

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At 08:35 AM 8/4/2010, you wrote:

Marilyn- now I have just a very

SMALL inkling of emotion to relate to what it must have been like for you

in the hurricane. We have been without power since 4am... 5 1/2 hours and

counting. I am freaking out!!!! I've been cooking all week to prepare for

a week long vacation that I am leaving for in 3 days. Let's hope the

power kicks in soon or I am going to have to leave work and put together

a serious rescue mission. I can't lose my yogurt!!!!!!!!!!!

I did bring all of my yogurt starter and probiotics into work to put into

the fridge.

Thanks for listening... I just really needed to vent to everyone who

would understand. I'm sure it will be okay...

We had a power outage this morning, also. I had had a few hours of sleep,

and then the power was off, and I don't try to sleep without my bipap. SO

yeah, I understand! It may be this heat wave.... instead of turning their

air conditioners a little higher to reduce the strain, everyone is

turning them lower because they are so hot.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Undiagnosed IBS since 1976, SCD since 2001

Darn Good SCD Cook

No Human Children

Shadow & Sunny Longhair Dachshund

Babette the Foundling Beagle

[Guest guest]

We get periodic power outages that last for days here. After the

first real hugie, that lasted 6 days of shivering in front of the fire

and climbing in bed with all our clothes on, etc, DH and most of the

other guys int he neighborhood went out and got generators. It's still a

bit primitive, we still huddle by the fire most of the time, but we can

rotate using a few things here and there and keeping frig and freezer

from having to be totally emptied as that long one made me do. I'm

SO glad your DH got the generator. It's hard to throw good stuff out like

that. And may the power come back on very soon.

We have been without power since 4am... 5 1/2 hours and counting. I > am freaking out!!!! I've been cooking all week to prepare for a

week > long vacation that I am leaving for in 3 days. Let's hope the

power > kicks in soon or I am going to have to leave work and put

together a > serious rescue mission.