Brownout!

[EatenByLimestone]

Just had lights all dim about 50%.

Time to turn off everything I can for a bit! And that’s why I keep a lamp with kerosene in it!

 

[thewoodlands]

Just had lights all dim about 50%.

Time to turn off everything I can for a bit! And that’s why I keep a lamp with kerosene in it!

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That sucks but just from you posting, you're ready.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I’m at the cabin. The entire thing is 500 square feet. 5 steps and I had the lamp. 2 side steps and I had the matches. lol.

 

[thewoodlands]

I’m at the cabin. The entire thing is 500 square feet. 5 steps and I had the lamp. 2 side steps and I had the matches. lol.

Not a bad place to be during a brownout or anytime.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

Agreed!

 

[thewoodlands]

Agreed!

It looks like we'll end July with more rain, 0.81 of rain Wednesday during the day.

 

[thewoodlands]

Was the brownout just a few minutes?

 

[hearthon]

Never even heard of a brown out, I'm surprised you don't have solar at the cabin??

 

[thewoodlands]

Never even heard of a brown out, I'm surprised you don't have solar at the cabin??

Up here we might have the lights dim or go out for a few seconds, they call that a brownout here.

 

[EatenByLimestone]

I don’t know how long it lasted. I turned off the lights and fans, and chilled a bit, lol. About an hour and a half later I turned everything back on and it was normal.

Looking down the lake, I think most people did the same. There were a few lights on, but it was really dark. Most of those lights could have been those little solar lights.

Solar wouldn’t be a good choice for me. I’m on a budget plan that levels out my bill to less than $30/month. Every appliance gets unplugged except for the refrigerator when we’re not here. In winter, that gets unplugged too.