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Good news!! We didn't lose power!! The roads are closed and practically everything is shutdown, but there aren't many people without power. Whew!!
Sounds like ideal playing-with-Ts weather.Good news!! We didn't lose power!! The roads are closed and practically everything is shutdown, but there aren't many people without power. Whew!!
I think you are wrong, sorry. When you place a cold blooded animal within a styrofoam container with heating packs (just like in shipping T's over night or 2 days in winter) its enough heat to keep them alive until the power is brought back on.Putting cold blooded animals in insulated containers or under blankets is useless since there is no use to keep heat that is not generated. I have was to deal with a power outage in winter, problem is that I now live alone and I am kind of paranoid when I leave my house for a long time... the only friend I have within 50 km doesn't know what to do even if I leave him the keys. Should do a training!
I think Merfolk meant without heat packs. It would be useless to cover them with blankets because they don't generate any body heat to trap under the blanket.I think you are wrong, sorry. When you place a cold blooded animal within a styrofoam container with heating packs (just like in shipping T's over night or 2 days in winter) its enough heat to keep them alive until the power is brought back on.
By your statement, there would be no reason to put T's in styrofoam packaging with Heat packs when shipping. :?
I think you are wrong, sorry. When you place a cold blooded animal within a styrofoam container with heating packs (just like in shipping T's over night or 2 days in winter) its enough heat to keep them alive until the power is brought back on.
By your statement, there would be no reason to put T's in styrofoam packaging with Heat packs when shipping. :?
I agree... I caught the same posting thinking someone was covering them without any heat source also.I think Merfolk meant without heat packs. It would be useless to cover them with blankets because they don't generate any body heat to trap under the blanket.
Sure, as long as someone can stick around and keep an eye on things. Not necessarily something you can keep running unattended while you go to work.A gas powered generator outside with an extension cord thru the window and a space heater?
lol!! This is the south. Everything shuts down with the slightest hint of the stuff. The roads have even cleared at this point and schools are shutting down for tomorrow. :wall:Sure, as long as someone can stick around and keep an eye on things. Not necessarily something you can keep running unattended while you go to work.
SLH, Yeah, sad to say but you have a MAJOR point there. It was different back in the 70's. They hardly ever closed any roads except after a tornado or when major construction was underway. Tornados or severe thunderstorms spring through fall might shut the power off for a few hours, even a day, but you'd never see shutoffs in winter unless there was an extremely bad ice/snowstorm- which was extremely rare, with inner-city shutoffs were never that long. They shut down several main interstates and bridges here yesterday and after what!.....MAYBE 1/8th inch of measurable precipitation. Give me a break! :wall: At least we dodged the bullet and didn't have any major shutdowns this timelol!! This is the south. Everything shuts down with the slightest hint of the stuff. .
So a kerosene heater got you through that period?..............We had to drive to Tennessee just to get kerosene...............
Exactly! Some people would have the reflex to only cover them. Heatpacks are really life savers in this caseI think Merfolk meant without heat packs. It would be useless to cover them with blankets because they don't generate any body heat to trap under the blanket.
Yes, although we could only heat two rooms. Houseplants, Ts, and snakes all got moved into the same room with it. The heater also doubled as a mini-stove of sorts. We could heat canned goods on it anyway, and water for instant coffee.So a kerosene heater got you through that period?