On 3/22/2021 5:15 PM, S Viemeister wrote:
> I was in NJ during Superstorm Sandy - we lost power for days. It was
> cold! The main difference there, was our gas-powered hot water heater.
> We still used hot water bottles, but could fill them from the tap, and
> hot showers were still available.
> Here, the hot water is provided by the central heating boiler, which
> requires electricity to run the pump, so, no electricity = no hot water.
> Hence the giant kettle on the gas cooktop, and no showers, just a bowl
> of hot water and a washcloth.
> Fortunately, our last major power outage here (Scotland) lasted less
> than a day, and the weather was warm. A wildfire on moorland had got out
> of control, burned thousands of acres, melted the transmission lines,
> and even damaged the roadway, closing off the main road across the north
> coast of Scotland.
> Ob food: I had booked a grocery delivery for that day, and wondered if
> it would arrive - it did, and was only a little bit late. The driver had
> to make a 100 mile detour to get here.

That's what I call a dedicated delivery driver!

Jill