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Originally Posted by abaya
I concur on the big tree dangers, but in terms of being "in the country"... hmm. My family lived on 2.5 acres in the middle of nowhere for 20+ years, and every time there was a big storm, we'd lose water and electricity for days... (which, I have to admit, I privately enjoyed at times). BUT, we had this incredible woodstove that heated the entire house, and we always had several cords of wood to keep it going through the winter (it was pretty much our only source of heat, even when there WAS electricity!)... so in the event of a power outage, we never suffered for being too cold. We could also heat water and food on top of it, which was very handy.
Now, my mom is living in a suburban cul-de-sac house with gas heating and such... and thank goodness, she didn't lose that (or the water) when the electricity went a few days ago. But if gas lines got damaged somehow, she'd be stranded without heat and no recourse. So, there's something to be said for living in the boonies and having a functioning woodstove! 
Glad y'all are okay, and that we get to see you on SATURDAY!!!  |
Yeah, unfortunately my parents do not have a woodstove, given their house was originally a summerhome that has been added on to in order to become a year-round home. They do have a fireplace, but the flue was having issues and sending some smoke back into the living room last year, and Dad doesn't like having fires in the house anyways. This year they had to risk it, though, because the temperature in the house was getting dangerously low.
But yeah, abaya, I know what you mean about the woodstove--when I lived up on Camano Island as a youngin' it wasn't uncommon for the power to be out for a couple of days when a windstorm hit, and we were really thankful for our woodstove when it did happen. When we finally did rip it out, it was only because the area had built up enough that our power was never out for long.