"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
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> "Cheri" > wrote in message
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>> Mine is set for 78 right now because they are asking people to do that to
>> ensure that the grid stays on. I prefer it lower, but during this heat
>> wave I can do it because the alternative could be a brown out or a black
>> out which would be simply awful.
>
> I saw something on Tucker Carlson earlier. The guest said if a missile
> were to take down our grid, we could be without power for 6 months or so.
> If that happened, many of us would die. Scary thing.
>
> When I lived in CA, we had rolling blackouts. Ours always seemed to occur
> at meal time. Very annoying. We were also supposed to limit the use of
> dishwashers and washing machines/dryers and use them only at certain times
> of the day.
>
> I've been bagging up ice for the freezer. Am enjoying a big bottle of ice
> water with fresh peppermint in it. Yum!

I was reading a novel a few months ago called 77 Days in September, it
really makes you think of all the things that we are dependent on that would
be no more and the devastation it would cause if an EMP happened. I have
been having ice water with fresh mint in it, good stuff.

Cheri