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brian
brian
12 years ago

What are you using for your internet? You might be able to prepare for loss of internet by putting your router on battery backup (or off your generator). But, it depends on how you are getting things in: Cable, DSL, FiOS, satellite, etc.

dafoink
dafoink
12 years ago
Reply to  brian

wow! that sucks. If you have an android phone, you can easily tether through USB. or, most carriers have a wifi hotspot that you can get from them (though that costs an additional $40 – 50/month). When I travel (or my home internet drops), I normally just tether my android and it does the trick.

Josh
Josh
12 years ago

Best wishes of a quick recovery to Dorothy. Great time for a practice run and an AAR at the new homestead.

CY
CY
12 years ago

Dorothy, get well soon. Jack can handle the other two 😉

Mike
Mike
12 years ago

Take care of your wife and don’t worry about us…plenty of back shows to listen to.

Joe B
Joe B
12 years ago

Charlie blew out the transformer. Keep your eye on that dog.

bloody rich
bloody rich
12 years ago

tell her we’re all wishing her the best & praying for her to feel better

Ronnie in Iowa
Ronnie in Iowa
12 years ago

Get well soon Dorothy! We’ll be thinking of you and saying a prayer or two.
As for the rest….can’t say you’re not prepared! HOOT!!

Russ Mahy
12 years ago

Jack, even when you have a mini SHTF (just as important to be prepared for as the big one) you still find time for your community. This is why we luv ya! Best wishes to Dorothy.

Sean L in Florida
Sean L in Florida
12 years ago

Best wishes for Dorothy. She’ll be in our thoughts and prayers today.

Patrick Barron
12 years ago

Hope Dorothy is feeling better soon 🙂

Melodee
Melodee
12 years ago

Sorry Jack – I hate days like that. I do hope Dorothy is ok!! Take care of your family, I think we can manage a day 😉

lowwattliving
lowwattliving
12 years ago

Please, take all the time you need. We will be here when you return. Good luck with the family and hope everything goes well.

Frugal Fannie
Frugal Fannie
12 years ago

Hope Dorothy is better soon. Charlie too. We’ll miss our daily dose but family comes first.

macwa
macwa
12 years ago

get well! Thanks for all you do Jack and Dorthy. I am in love with your Podcasts.

Nozzlecat1911
Nozzlecat1911
12 years ago

damn, what a day your havin. hope Dorothy is ok. i’m sure we can get by.

Jeff Hubbard
Jeff Hubbard
12 years ago

Take care of the family, If you need something holler. Resupply from Centex is too easy.
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ConradF
ConradF
12 years ago

No worries here, Jack. Family first. Best wishes to Dorothy for a speedy recovery!

Grog
Grog
12 years ago

Jack,
I hope Dorothy is better and the rest of your family as well, Today’s “Stuff” is a lessons learned/ funn haha later. Blessings,

Grog

OnePrepBeyond
OnePrepBeyond
12 years ago

Go take care of your family; we’ll all still be here….

Backwoods Engineer
12 years ago

Praying for Dorothy to be better soon.

Looks like you get a shakedown of your alternative-energy preps. Can’t wait to hear how it went.

Ross
12 years ago

Well its time to pick up the s#*t and get moving and my wishes for dorothy.

laurence
laurence
12 years ago

Thanks for sharing with us. Hope Dorothy gets well soon.

oldcountryboy
oldcountryboy
12 years ago

Praying for Dorothy and you both. Family is always first. We have plenty of shows to lessen to. Don’t worry about us. Just take care of the family.

Archer
Archer
12 years ago

Best wishes for Dorothy!
And a doggy diaper for Charlie, that dirty dog.

LJH
LJH
12 years ago

Get well quick, Dorothy! Charlie, no cookie! Take care of the family Jack, we’ll wait here ’til you’re back.

Jon Dowie
12 years ago

Get well soon, Dorothy. I hope your illness is a short one.
-Jon from NH

Never2L8
Never2L8
12 years ago

Here’s a wish for Dorothy to feel better.

BTW: If the sound was similar to a shotgun blast and there are many residences out of power, then it was a line fuse. If the sound was more like a 22 cal shot and only a small number of residences are out of power, it was probably a transformer fuse. (It is rare for an actual transformer to blow.)

Never2L8

clayfarmer
clayfarmer
12 years ago

Feel better quick, Dorothy!

Chickchoc
Chickchoc
12 years ago

Family comes first!! My fervent wishes for Dorothy’s rapid recovery and getting your power back on, too.

Carl
Carl
12 years ago

Jack, I hope Dorothy gets well soon. I too am a firm believer that things come in 3’s, sounds like you got them out of the way pretty quick. You and yours are in our thoughts.

autofabwelding
autofabwelding
12 years ago

Jack, I’m getting the shakes and all not being able to get a show today!! LOL I got past shows that are still great and Zello to help me get in my daily TSP fix. It probably wont help to get shows out in the future but I don’t have “standard” internet I have hotspot on my phone which allows me to use my phone as a wifi modem. It works great for downloading the shows and using zello, palringo, and other general web browsing.

PClemons
PClemons
12 years ago

Dang—I guess I got to go back out to work and finish the deck—get ell soon Dorothy

Rick Allen
Rick Allen
12 years ago

In Galveston, (or any town on the gulf coast) having transformers blow up/catch fire is a fairly common occurrence. They get salt pollution on the inside that slowly corrodes away the contacts, until… BOOM! Bad news for a retirement condo with no backup generator for the elevators.

Hopefully all will have worked itself out by tomorrow.

KevinCanuck
KevinCanuck
12 years ago

Jack, I just got your update via dogsled courier up here in “The Great White North.”
When I didn’t get your podcast today after 3 “refreshes” of my podcast app., I thought: “Oh no, they shut’m down!”
After reading your post, I’m confused:
Are you saying that you think the pile in the hallway must have come from YOU and not Charlie? If so, I truly hope that was a “one off” and YOU ARE done for the day. “Bad Jack! Bad!”
😉
Get well wishes for Dorothy.

Steve
12 years ago

As they say, I’m sure it was, “like it never happened” real soon in your house with your diuble-backed up back up systems… Hope your bride feels better soon…

Sean Kibler
12 years ago

As others have said take care of the wife first. It is a good thing you are prepared Jack, you are an unlucky victim of power outages and other mini disasters more often than most people probably think is possible. Your preps are definitely paying for themselves. Send along our get well wishes to Dorothy.

MichiganNimrod
MichiganNimrod
12 years ago

Hope Dorothy is feeling better. Not that you won’t, but anyone who doesn’t understand you taking a break to take care of family… let them know where they can go.

I appreciate your dedication to your listeners but also realize your true duty is to family first. Exemplifying how to deal with the mini issues that pop up all the time is awesome. Never a victim and always ready. My campfire is always open for you and Dorothy. Michigan craft beer included.

Dave
Dave
12 years ago

Hopefully the fridge is on backup cause it sounds like a day for a cold one!

Art
Art
12 years ago

I hope Dorothy’s illness is not serious and that she recovers quickly. Our thoughts and prayers are with you both!

outdoorfury
outdoorfury
12 years ago

We can rebuild her: faster, stronger, we just don’t want to spend a lot of money…

Prayed for you both, and I hope for a speedy recovery.