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- From: smjeff@lerc05.lerc.nasa.gov (Jeff Miller)
- Subject: Re: Emergency light and heat
- Message-ID: <1993Jan12.145324.19821@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>
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- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:53:24 GMT
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- In article <C0pLsw.6C9@apollo.hp.com> lubkin@apollo.hp.com () writes:
- >I live in Southern New Hampshire in an all-electric rented
- >house. With the last big storm, I realized that if the
- >power goes out and stays out, I'm going to be very cold
- >and hungry sitting in the dark.
- >
- >At the local hardware store, they had a non-electric
- >kerosene heater. So I'm set for heat, although I don't like
- >having to keep kerosene in my basement. Alternative ideas
- >welcome.
- >
- >Then I went to the local sporting goods stores. They had
- >lots of stoves and lamps, which all said OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
- >(Except for rechargable lanterns that won't last long enough.)
- >
- >So what do I do?
- >
- >
- >-- David Lubkin.
- > lubkin@apollo.hp.com
-
-
- If you have a gasoline powered vehicle you could buy a siphon, gasoline
- powered electric generator, and an electric space heater. This will
- probably be expensive but at least you won't have to store any fuel in
- your basement.
-
- --
- Jeffrey H. Miller smjeff@lerc05.lerc.nasa.gov
- Sverdrup Technology, NASA Lewis Research Center Group, Cleveland, Ohio
-
- favorite book title: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons
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