Our hydro will be cut off tonight.

[Mr Kleb]

The only thing i would worry about yesterday and today with it being so warm, are the sump pumps not getting power! they're running pretty steady, good amount of rain overnight, and off and on again today. Babysitting the generator with the sumps plugged into it is not fun!. I do for some odd reason, have a surplus amount of fuel for it at home right now. The Playbook is charged up with 3 books, the oil lamps are all full and ready, and the gas fireplaces work (just not the blower parts) without power, as does the cooktop. Water however is an issue. seems there is no way to raise the water (the potable kind, not the runoff stuff!) from the bottom of the well without a very heavy-duty 220v well pump. My little generator will not run it. So I keep large pails in the bathtub as a just-in-case, somewhere around 15 -20 gallons. Would love a cistern.

I don't get bored, way to much waiting to be read, but I do worry. thats a very limited amount of water. and even with the gas fires going, the house gets cool.

At least you know its going to be off, then the surprise and the "i wonder how long its down for" are gone. Ontario hydro has a decent website where you can see their outages, planned and unplanned, and see if someone is on-site doing repairs, along with the cause of the outage and a repair time estimate. But i'm covered by one of the municiple hydro services, no such thing.

Have fun tonight! perfect night for no power!

What volume is your water heater? We count that in our emergency prep. Also, we have three x 5 gallon water jugs. It's not much but there's another source. We also have a water filtration system. The river is about 200 yards away so we can filter water into containers and bring them home. If you have nearby water source a filter might be worth considering.

[Scoutpout]

its a 40 gallon, so could use that in a pinch. but no outside water source nearby, unless you count the Grand River, that would be a bit of a hike to fetch water from, just about a mile, down some steep embankments.

[Mr Kleb]

its a 40 gallon, so could use that in a pinch. but no outside water source nearby, unless you count the Grand River, that would be a bit of a hike to fetch water from, just about a mile, down some steep embankments.

That would be quite a pain. What about a food grade barrel, thoroughly washed and sanitized? Might be able to find them cheap or even free from restaurants or Kijiji. Install a tap near the bottom, mount them on a platform so you can get a bucket or jug underneath, and it's ready to fill the next time the hydro mght go out.