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Re: We are all so vulnerable
« Reply #30 on: 19 January 2013, 11:04:13 »

Where I live, the underground power cable keeps failing on a regular basis and we have several time been without power for over 24 hours. But fortunately I have always been prepared for such eventualities with a two burner and grill camping Calor gas stove, where we have an electric cooker, a wood burning stove to keep a room warm when we have no central heating and a cheap 850w generator.

Even with 99.9% reliability, this is almost 9 hours a year with no power. For the price of a little Calor gas camping ring and cartridge, is it worth going without a brew or hot soup when it is cold?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Portable-Camping-Cooker-Cartridges-Refills/dp/B000RHV3MU
Aye, we have all the camping stuff, so we can cook - albeit it not exactly gourmet neuvelle cuisine - and stay warm in one room.

Of course, you lot would moan when the UPS goes flat, and OOF goes down...  ...though its been about 5yrs since that last happened, as power cuts around here are normally very brief.
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