Tag: electricity

THE DAY THE WATER STOPPED RUNNING

Name this antique! Last night, I went to get a couple of rolls of toilet paper for my bathroom. It was all chewed up. There were pieces of it all over the closet. Which meant... Mice. We've been pretty much mouse-free for the past few years, having had almost every possible entry point sealed off, … Continue reading THE DAY THE WATER STOPPED RUNNING

DEALING WITH LIFE WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT

Share Your World 7th July Interesting that this should be about candles because I'm having a similar discussion of candles and fear of fires elsewhere. When you live in an old frame house, fire is a very reasonable fear. Many of our houses were not well-built in the beginning and the passing years have not improved … Continue reading DEALING WITH LIFE WHEN THE LIGHTS GO OUT

POWER’S BACK ON

The electricity has been out most of the day. I think it is finally back on. You never know how all-electric you are until it's out. I'm still resetting the clocks. One more to go. My day has been semi-cancelled. We are all electric including water which is pumped up from our well. Without electricity, … Continue reading POWER’S BACK ON

ALL ELECTRIC ALL THE TIME

I can't be the only person who wonders how we are going to do everything with electricity without building an infrastructure to support all those electric cars, heat pumps and A/C for the whole house. This is not even including all our electronic devices from computers to telephones, endless batteries, all-electric stoves, microwaves and electric … Continue reading ALL ELECTRIC ALL THE TIME

THE DAY THE WATER STOPPED RUNNING

Name this antique! Last night, I went to get a couple of rolls of toilet paper for my bathroom. It was all chewed up. There were pieces of it all over the closet. Which meant... Mice. We've been pretty much mouse-free for the past few years having had almost every possible entry point sealed off, … Continue reading THE DAY THE WATER STOPPED RUNNING

THE DAY THE DRYER BLEW UP

Hair dryers. I've owned a blower hair dryer so long I can't even remember when I bought my first one. I was probably 17, give or take a year. It was a Conair and it cost about $20 and the year was about 1964. Over the years, I bought more Conair dryers, usually when they … Continue reading THE DAY THE DRYER BLEW UP

PLUGS, CABLES, AND WIRES – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Plug Plugs and wires, wires and plugs. I remember when I was working at Intel and they were inventing wireless while telling us how we wouldn't need those plugs and wires anymore. They forgot about electricity. We don't need a wire to tell the printer to print (though the wired ones worked … Continue reading PLUGS, CABLES, AND WIRES – Marilyn Armstrong

WIRES – Marilyn Armstrong

FOWC with Fandango — Electric I can hide in the woods and live without wi-fi. I wouldn't like it, but I could do it. I could shudder with fear and use an outhouse. I would hate it, but I can (and have) done it. I can easily live without a cell phone, half-heartedly without a computer … Continue reading WIRES – Marilyn Armstrong

MEASURING THE DAMP AND THE DEHUMIDIFIER

It all started with a notice from National Grid about dehumidifiers. We have one. It's pretty old, but we need it because otherwise, the basement gets soggy. And smells damp. I hate that smell. A few years ago, we had to replace all the window air conditioners because they were old, heavy, and grimy ... and … Continue reading MEASURING THE DAMP AND THE DEHUMIDIFIER

RECHARGING EVERYTHING

Everything -- or nearly everything -- runs on batteries. Rechargeable batteries. Laptops, tablets, Kindles, cellphone, headphones, cameras, mouses (mice have fur and make squeaky noises, mouses attach to your computer using USB transmission), GPS, clocks, flashlights, remote controls, electric razors, tooth cleaning machines, and a mind-numbing array of other small electronic devices I can't remember until I … Continue reading RECHARGING EVERYTHING