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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    whole night and that was in the philippines at 30c heat with no fan or air con to use

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    4 days during the Sheffield floods

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    2 hours once. Long ago. Years later I have come to terms with the tragedy and just pray it never befalls us again.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    A few days it happens every few months where I live but I still don't prepare for it as there isn't much you can really do anyway you just end up playing random games with the family or going out.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    About half a day, as far as I can remember, is the longest.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    Well I've been camping for about 3 weeks, so I would guess 3 weeks

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    A few hours max when we had last power cut.

    We even have elec hookup when we go camping. How else do I power the fridge and heaters and recharge the tech.
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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    No, I am not prepared. I went for two weeks during Hurricane Fran. I do have a generator and I had a pool full of water, lol - But the generator would only keep about half the house (Need a bigger one). Most people set in their car and charged phones and etc. Lol

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    About a week. Happened after a huge storm. It was kinda fun not having electricity for a while. Prepared? Sure.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    I actually can't remember any significant length of time (other than when camping). Think maybe a couple hours in the evening when I was a kid. I think there have been power outages at home when I've been at work (the telltale sign of the flashing clocks), but obviously I don't know how long for or anything.
    I wouldn't say we're prepared exactly, but we have plenty of candles and board games.
    I kinda like it when the power goes out though. It went off at work a while ago and it was so nice and quiet...... Until everything realised it had no power and started beeping lol.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    Quote Originally Posted by NecronomicoN View Post
    Six days. Showering by candlelight was nice though.

    Prepared for a blackout? Yes, as long as I have fuel in the car.
    wow!! and I thought the 3-day power failure I experienced was the worst one could experience.
    what caused it? mine was a typhoon...
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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    About 10 hours. And I consider myself prepared in the sense that I have the means to prepare supernoodles without the use of electricity, and enough of the aforementioned noodles to survive until the end of time.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    IMHO, Asda's instant noodles (but not the smartprice ones) taste a lot better than super noodles, and are cheaper.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    3-1/2 months after hurricane Katrina. Worst time of my life.

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    Re: Features - QOTW: What's the longest you've gone without electricity?

    6 days. took the Power company a long time to trace the fault line running through trees in a forest many had to be cleared to get to the remote area

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