I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad. Last time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a month...
How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on renting a generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: morningstarr to All on Thu Jan 22 2026 12:40 pm

I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad.
Last time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a
month... How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on
renting a generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

oh no. i am in -35f i feel for you.
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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to morningstarr on Thu Jan 22 2026 03:46 pm

Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: morningstarr to All on Thu Jan 22 2026 12:40 pm

I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad.
Last time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a
month... How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on
renting a generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

oh no. i am in -35f i feel for you.
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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: morningstarr to All on Thu Jan 22 2026 12:40 pm

I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad. Last time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a month... How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on renting a generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

I hope you're getting good enough information to be able to stay safe! I have no idea how bad things are supposed to be out that way - here's hoping for a big nothingburger.

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: morningstarr to MRO on Thu Jan 22 2026 02:29 pm

oh no. i am in -35f i feel for you.

Yeah that seems cold. Do you guys lose power for a month
during winter storms?

No, we have an adequate infrastructure which is funded by out taxes.
as should you. you should contact your congressman and local govt.

you shouldn't live like you are in a 3rd world country.
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morningstarr wrote to All <=-

I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad. Last time we
got a storm like this, we were without power for a month...
How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on renting a
generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

Last time we had an extended power outage, my BBS was running bare-metal
on a laptop. I was able to take it to Starbucks and transfer mail - I'd download everything then crash my downlinks.



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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 02:43 am

No, we have an adequate infrastructure which is funded by out taxes. as should you. you should contact your congressman and local govt.
you shouldn't live like you are in a 3rd world country.

All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would call that 3rd world country, though.
My syster has stage four cancer and needs oxygen (she is only 40) and if our power goes out, we will have issues.

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Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: poindexter FORTRAN to morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 07:21 am

Last time we had an extended power outage, my BBS was running bare-metal on a laptop. I was able to take it to Starbucks and transfer mail - I'd download everything then crash my downlinks.

Wow dude, that's savage!

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Morningstarr to MRO on Fri Jan 23 2026 07:43 pm

All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would call that

our lines are above ground.
furthermore when they put lines underground it's not that deep.

3rd world country, though. My syster has stage four cancer and needs
oxygen (she is only 40) and if our power goes out, we will have
issues.

she has backup tanks. i had a pt job where i delivered things.
she will be fine.
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All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would call that 3rd world country, though.

I lived in an area where electric was underground. Even so, you can just
about bet that the lines eventually run above ground somewhere and, if they
get bad ice, your power is still going out.


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Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: poindexter FORTRAN to morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 07:21 am

Last time we had an extended power outage, my BBS was running
bare-metal on a laptop. I was able to take it to Starbucks and
transfer mail - I'd download everything then crash my downlinks.

what kind of extended power outage would YOU have in a major metro area?
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Morningstarr wrote to MRO <=-

No, we have an adequate infrastructure which is funded by out taxes. as should you. you should contact your congressman and local govt.
you shouldn't live like you are in a 3rd world country.

All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would call that 3rd world country, though. My syster has stage four cancer and needs oxygen (she is only 40) and if our power goes out, we will have issues.

And you've made no preparations for that? No generator, or oxygen tanks
put away in reserve?




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Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Jan 24 2026 04:58 am

what kind of extended power outage would YOU have in a major metro area?

Spain had an 8 hour long outage last year. Best part of it is we dragged Portual and France down with us. It serves them well for trusting us.


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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Dumas Walker to MORNINGSTARR on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:38 am

All our lines are above ground. I don't know if i would
call that 3rd world country, though.

I lived in an area where electric was underground. Even so, you can
just about bet that the lines eventually run above ground somewhere
and, if they get bad ice, your power is still going out.

where i lived before, ice or cold weather was not the problem with
power lines. what would take them down were high winds, trees and morons hitting power boxes with their cars. when i was in milwaukee people hitting shit was the main cause of my outages.
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I lived in an area where electric was underground. Even so, you can
just about bet that the lines eventually run above ground somewhere
and, if they get bad ice, your power is still going out.

I wish we had underground power. I'm in the hills along the California
coast, and on my little cul-de-sac street, half of the street is fed
power from the cross-streets. My half, nearer the cul-de-sac has power
running over a ravine behind our block and into the rest of the street.
That line is notorious for having trees fall on it.

Internet has its own issue. It runs along the length of the street, but
the utility pole is across the street. AT&T is the low wire on the pole,
and moving trucks are notorious for taking down the low-hanging feeder
lines to the house next door (which has AT&T).

They've "solved" the problem by looping the fiber up and over the
Comcast line, which is about a foot and a half higher up on the pole. It
gives the line just enough lift that the truck clears.



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Re: Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Dumas Walker on Sat Jan 24 2026 09:59 am

I wish we had underground power. I'm in the hills along the California coast, and on my little cul-de-sac street, half of the street is fed power from the cross-streets.

I wonder how earthquakes would affect underground powerlines though. Since parts of the west coast US are prone to earthquakes, I imagine that could be a problem. Aove-ground power lines would be affected by earthquakes too, but I wonder if issues would be worse if they were underground..

Nightfox

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I lived in an area where electric was underground. Even so, you can
just about bet that the lines eventually run above ground somewhere
and, if they get bad ice, your power is still going out.

where i lived before, ice or cold weather was not the problem with
power lines. what would take them down were high winds, trees and morons hitting power boxes with their cars. when i was in milwaukee people hitting shit was the main cause of my outages.

Same here re: people hitting boxes or poles. The ice is bad if it gets
thick and, accompanied by wind, either brings down trees onto lines or
brings the lines themselves down.

Looks like we are all snow and sleet here (tiny flakes and tiny sleet --
you can hardly see it falling) so only worried about morons today. ;)


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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to Morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 10:06 pm

she has backup tanks. i had a pt job where i delivered things. she will be fine.

Yeah man I was exited to see someone brought her backup tanks! On the plus side, our power didn't go out!

Thanks for your concerns buddy

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Morningstarr to MRO on Mon Jan 26 2026 06:15 pm

Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to Morningstarr on Fri Jan 23 2026 10:06 pm

she has backup tanks. i had a pt job where i delivered things.
she will be fine.

Yeah man I was exited to see someone brought her backup tanks! On the
plus side, our power didn't go out!

Thanks for your concerns buddy

i'm not your buddy. i saw the bullshit you posted on fidonet.
don't even reply to one of my post again.


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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: MRO to Morningstarr on Tue Jan 27 2026 05:41 am

she has backup tanks. i had a pt job where i delivered things.
she will be fine.

Yeah man I was exited to see someone brought her backup tanks! On the
plus side, our power didn't go out!

Thanks for your concerns buddy

i'm not your buddy. i saw the bullshit you posted on fidonet.
don't even reply to one of my post again.

You put the "D" in ick.


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I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad. Last
time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a
month... How bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on
renting a generator or getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

Areas from New Mexico and Colorado, east into the Arklatex, Arklamiss, Midsouth, Southeast, MidAlantic, Tennessee and Ohio Valleys, DelMarva,
and New England, all felt the wrath of Fern.

I had heavy sleet in southwest Little Rock, with some snow and some
freezing rain, but I never lost power. I was doing winter weather traffic
with the ham radio operators for 16 hours during the storm.

Daryl

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Daryl Stout to morningstarr on Tue Jan 27 2026 22:11:57

I hope the storm that is coming this weekend, isn't bad. Last
time we got a storm like this, we were without power for a month... How mo>> bad do you guys think it will be? I'm debating on renting a generator or mo>> getting a hotel. I am not happy!!! :(

This is the latest from Ryan Hall, Y'all: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gF0Xq5rFmo

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Denn to MRO on Tue Jan 27 2026 08:07 am

Why you mad bro? I wasn't talking about you or anyone. It's not something I would get mad about. What you feeling mad, because you are rude and trash talk others on here.

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Denn to MRO on Tue Jan 27 2026 08:07 am

Why you mad bro? I wasn't talking about you or anyone. It's not
something I would get mad about. What you feeling mad, because you are rude and trash talk others on here.

Please learn how to quote, and take your trolling somewhere else.




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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Morningstarr to Denn on Mon Feb 02 2026 03:51 pm

Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Denn to MRO on Tue Jan 27 2026 08:07 am

Why you mad bro? I wasn't talking about you or anyone. It's not something I would get mad about. What you feeling mad, because you are rude and trash talk others on here.

Hmmmm, not sure what you're talking about? maybe if you'd quote a little of whatever I said that offended you?

Denn

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This is the latest from Ryan Hall, Y'all:

I love watching his briefings and his live streams.

He surely wasn't happy about all the fuss about the groundhog,
who said "6 more weeks of winter".

Several memes were generated after that, including:

1) Phil's ex-wife, Philena, had divorced him, and had gone to
Florida, as "Phil was a pathological liar".

2) A wolf in the snow growled "The groundhog said 6 more weeks
of winter. So, I ate him".

3) Phil was seen at the Philadelphia airport, boarding a flight
for Cancun.

4) Phil was seen being booked into the local jail on perjury
charges.

5) Phil was seen entering "The Witness Protection Program".

I agree with Bill Murray from the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day"...
"a thousand people freezing their butts off to look at a rodent".

But, that's Punxatawney's big tourist draw each year.

In years past, they've set up an amateur radio special event
station...plus had a "cardiac breakfast"...Southern Style. We're
talking eggs, biscuits, gravy, tomatoes, sausage, ham, pork, bacon,
hash browns, and everything else to deposit all that cholesterol
into your arteries!!

Daryl

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Re: Bad weather coming to N.C
By: Daryl Stout to Mortar on Tue Feb 03 2026 17:47:27

I love watching his briefings and his live streams.

I watched the stream from last weekend and I think he's getting a bit annoyed at Y'allbot breaking in every few minutes. He says he can't turn it off, just dismiss the call. Worse, sometimes Y'allbot gives the wrong info, making the interruption even more annoying. Personally, I could do without it.

He surely wasn't happy about all the fuss about the groundhog...

It's a pointless tradition, IMO. I think what annoyed him more was the fact that Phil's prediction was read off a scroll and not from visual evidence.

I agree with Bill Murray from the 1993 movie "Groundhog Day"... "a thousand people freezing their butts off to look at a rodent".

Loved the movie. I often reference it when someone asks me, "How's it going?" I just say, "It's Groundhog Day". Most people get it.

But, that's Punxatawney's big tourist draw each year.

Makes you wonder how they survive the 364 other days of the year.

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I watched the stream from last weekend and I think he's getting
a bit annoyed at Y'allbot breaking in every few minutes. He
says he can't turn it off, just dismiss the call. Worse,
sometimes Y'allbot gives the wrong info, making the
interruption even more annoying. Personally, I could do
without it.

I think Ya'll Bot has an ego. Sometimes, it's very complementary,
while at other times, he reams someone a new butt!!

It's a pointless tradition, IMO. I think what annoyed him more
was the fact that Phil's prediction was read off a scroll and
not from visual evidence.

There was a Looney Tunes Cartoon years ago with Grover Groundhog,
who sings "A Groundhog and his shadow, are very important things".

Porky Pig is hunting the groundhog with a dog by the name of
"Mandrake" (sounds like something in one of the addons for L.O.R.D.
II). When the dog is startled by the groundhog, he screams "Don't
Do That!!". Then, looking at him, he surmises "You're a Groundhog".
Grover gives him a greenback, and says "That gets you one dollar.
Would you care to try for two??!!". <G>

Loved the movie. I often reference it when someone asks me,
"How's it going?" I just say, "It's Groundhog Day". Most
people get it.

A friend of mine, his daughter was born on Groundhog Day. I told
him to ask her if she re-lives her birthday each year. <G>

Makes you wonder how they survive the 364 other days of the
year.

On the money they make on that one day. :P

Daryl

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