The OSUT #215 Hello winter and good bye 2020

[DoggyDaddy]

Afternoon all. Just finished a very large Reuben. I think they've got to be one of my favorite sammiches, if made properly (ie. Arby's "Reuben" is most definitely NOT a Reuben).

 

[GregD]

Afternoon COOP

 

[maxwelhse]

Power just went out and then I heard the pop... So... This will probably be a lasting affair.

Time to see how long the UPSes keep me in internet and PC. Should be good for a day-ish, I think...

 

[GregD]

Afternoon all. Just finished a very large Reuben. I think they've got to be one of my favorite sammiches, if made properly (ie. Arby's "Reuben" is most definitely NOT a Reuben).

I do like Shapiro's Reuben.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Found out in the past couple of days that my oldest sister is going to go into hospice care. After a bout with Covid and pneumonia (which we really didn't think she'd survive), she was sounding better and it was looking like she'd be going back to her assisted living apartment.

Just a few days ago she appeared to have suffered a stroke, and was incoherent. She regained enough of her faculties to make the decision that she wanted to stop her dialysis and go into hospice care. She's been through so many health issues for most of her life and she's just tired and ready to go. I can't say that I blame her.

The doctors said that once a person stops dialysis, they usually don't live for more than a week or two.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Power just went out and then I heard the pop... So... This will probably be a lasting affair.

Time to see how long the UPSes keep me in internet and PC. Should be good for a day-ish, I think...

Is it from ice up there or something?

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I do like Shapiro's Reuben.

Oh yeah, they're top notch. Mine is pretty close though, if I do say so myself.

 

[NKBJ]

Happy New Year everybody!
It's a watch tree limbs turn white and have air fryer chimichurri cow hunks kabobs kinda day.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Happy New Year ! Reubens for dinner tonight. DD`s idea sounded really good.
Swirled rye, lean corned beef, thin sliced swiss, and wife is making homemade thousand island.

Howdy Coop! Sounds good! I make my own thousand island too.

 

[maxwelhse]

Is it from ice up there or something?

I assume so. This is the view out the back door... What you see on the screen is all ice.

Nipsco is saying outages from south of Goshen up to at least Bristol. Current ETA for restoration is 5pm.

Several hundred customers effected. Perfect timing for me to have bought a 900w UPS to go along with the little guy on my wifi and router and I filled my Jeep with non-ethanol gas last night if I need to drain it for the generator.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Howdy NKBJ!

 

[DoggyDaddy]

I assume so. This is the view out the back door... What you see on the screen is all ice.

Nipsco is saying outages from south of Goshen up to at least Bristol. Current ETA for restoration is 5pm.

Several hundred customers effected. Perfect timing for me to have bought a 900w UPS to go along with the little guy on my wifi and router and I filled my Jeep with non-ethanol gas last night if I need to drain it for the generator.

Wow... It's warmed up enough down here to melt the little bit of ice we had earlier. Rain has let up a lot too.

 

[red_zr24x4]

Mostly just rain here, but it is pretty slick out. Just ran to the gas station for smokes

 

[maxwelhse]

Wow... It's warmed up enough down here to melt the little bit of ice we had earlier. Rain has let up a lot too.

It's melting here too, and honestly, I've seen a lot worse. My guess is that whatever piece of equipment made the "boom" was probably on its last leg or the tree next to it was. The wind is picking up, so, maybe also a contributing factor.

 

[maxwelhse]

Looks like NWI is getting hammered too. Plymouth is reporting 800 customers out.

I may have to go man the NWI thread just to keep it warm for them.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Supposed to be above average temps all next week. Highs in the mid to upper 40's I think. I'll take it in January!

 

[maxwelhse]

Indeed, DD. I'm planning to be out in the shop all week so I'll gladly take it. I was gonna go grocery shopping today and get that all in order, but... think I'm gonna hold off.

 

[mom45]

Hubby came home and had a bowl of chili for lunch. He seems to think we are going to Valpo tonight. We'll see if it improves any in the next couple of hours.

We haven't lost power but everything is coated in ice here so it hasn't melted yet. My thermometer is steady at 32 so it's borderline for things to melt.

 

[yote hunter]

2020's over . Now bring on spring !!!

 

[maxwelhse]

Nipsco's outage numbers have doubled in the last hour that I've been watching them. Up to 8000 customers out now, which are just the ones that have been reported of course.

Thank God it's not 15 degrees still!

Just noticed that Nipsco gives their ETA on restorations in CST time zone, so... 3 more hours of this, minimum.