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Simply cannot say this enough: do not run a portable generator in your home, do not try to heat your home with a charcoal grill, do not try to heat your home with a stove. All of those products can produce deadly levels of carbon monoxide that can kill within minutes.https://twitter.com/CookChildrens/status/1361776942396006400 …
As a power out continues people get desperate. They stop thinking clearly and take risks that can have deadly consequences. We know it seems simple, but a quick reminder about carbon monoxide to a friend or family member who is experiencing the rolling blackouts could save lives.
Also, when a crisis is happening, and it doesn't affect you personally, your reaction should be self-reflection, not shaming. A desire to improve the quality of safety in your own life, not gawk at the lack of safety in someone else's.
Do you have a working fire extinguisher? Are your own smoke/carbon monoxide alarms working? Is your space heater plugged into the wall? If you have kids, is your furniture anchored? Are your window blind cords secured? Are your cleaning products locked up?
It all sounds common sense. It all sounds easy. That's why people forget. Life is busy and you get complacent. If you're lucky enough to be safe and warm right now, please take some time to think about safety in your own home.
I know a safer and more reliable way of keeping warm: Use proper clothing.
Won't stop the pipes from freezing. Trickling faucets helps, but if it goes cold enough… (I live in New England. I recall the ice storms that took out power for 3 days. At least here the gas lines are winterized & we could run the gas fireplace a bit to save the pipes.)
almost like the American education system is failing to teach critical thinking.
People are freezing to death and, from the comfort of your warm fucking wherever, you dunk on them. that’s cool man, you’re cool.
It should also go without saying, but I have to remind people... Don't plug your generator directly into your breaker box or an outlet! Unless you have a proper transfer switch, you'll be backfeeding power up the line and shocking the shit out of anybody trying to repair it.
Great advice, but if you are back feeding the neighborhood (or entire state), wouldn’t your generator stall out immediately from the load?
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