The Weekend was a Disaster !! (AKA--Missing Bear)

[Bearcarver]

The Weekend was a Disaster !! (AKA--Missing Bear)​

Well folks, Last Friday I was all ready to watch my High School Football team win another game. They were 9 wins & Zero losses on the year, with two games left on the schedule.

Then at about 7 PM our power went off, and stayed off until 4 PM on Saturday.
Then it went off again at Midnight, Saturday Night, and didn’t come back on until almost midnight Sunday Night. In between those times, we couldn’t get internet or Fire TV, because our Server was messed up due to the power outages.

Bear Jr was like a one armed paperhanger, with keeping both his & our generators fueled, and switching over from Generators to PPL.
Meanwhile our Gas Heater back-up went on the Fritz, and wouldn't start, and Bear Jr couldn’t fix it, so I had to call service on Saturday. They needed a part, so the Gas part of our Hybrid Heat System won’t work until at least Wednesday.

Also my new “Inogen 1, Generation #5 Oxygen Concentrator” wouldn’t charge the batteries, so I had to keep the electric power going all the time, so I could continue to breathe. I called them, and they said it sounds like the Charging Port went bad, but it’s still under warranty, so they’re shipping me a brand new basic unit, and the UPS guy will remove the new one from the box, and put mine back in that same box & get it back to the company. That should be here by Tuesday or Wednesday.

So finally on Monday Morning I got to watch my High School Football team win another game “Quakertown 50, to Harry S Truman 6”. So the only game left is our annual Thanksgiving Day game with Mrs Bear’s Alma Mater “Pennridge”. And then any State Playoff games they play, to as far as they can go. So far Quakertown has scored 357 points, and only given up 84, in 10 games. (one by forfeit) [Average per game---36 to 8].

So Bear with me while I catch up on those 4 days of being missing from SMF.

Thanks Guys,
Bear

BTW: After all that, Mrs Bear and I still managed to get our "Moderna" Booster shots on Monday.

 

[smokerjim]

welcome back bear, i actually thought about you sunday that i havent seen you on, hoping nothing bad happened, i guess something bad did happen but got to say not as bad as i was thinking. any way glad your team won and hopefully you'll get everything straightened out soon.

 

[tx smoker]

Wow Bear, sounds like a few rough days. Hope all comes out well in the wash for you and Mrs. Bear. Kinda reminds me somewhat of Snowvid 21 back at the beginning of the year when our whole world went to Hell in a galactic basket from the weather. Hang in there buddy. Plenty of time to catch up and we aren't going anywhere

Robert

 

[bauchjw]

Wow! That is a hectic couple days! Welcome back!

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Glad you're OK, Bear and glad that Jr. was there to help you through all the chaos.
Recently I've been away a lot myself, I don't access SMF on my phone, I use my laptop, and the next 3 weeks are going to see me gone even more. It's looking like Thanksgiving will be my next opportunity to fire up my smoker or grill, but I'll be back...

 

[MadMax281]

Glad all is is well Bear. Juniors are indispensable. Glad you got to see your team whoop butt. Be well.

 

[fxsales1959]

The Weekend was a Disaster !! (AKA--Missing Bear)​

Well folks, Last Friday I was all ready to watch my High School Football team win another game. They were 9 wins & Zero losses on the year, with two games left on the schedule.

Then at about 7 PM our power went off, and stayed off until 4 PM on Saturday.
Then it went off again at Midnight, Saturday Night, and didn’t come back on until almost midnight Sunday Night. In between those times, we couldn’t get internet or Fire TV, because our Server was messed up due to the power outages.

Bear Jr was like a one armed paperhanger, with keeping both his & our generators fueled, and switching over from Generators to PPL.
Meanwhile our Gas Heater back-up went on the Fritz, and wouldn't start, and Bear Jr couldn’t fix it, so I had to call service on Saturday. They needed a part, so the Gas part of our Hybrid Heat System won’t work until at least Wednesday.

Also my new “Inogen 1, Generation #5 Oxygen Concentrator” wouldn’t charge the batteries, so I had to keep the electric power going all the time, so I could continue to breathe. I called them, and they said it sounds like the Charging Port went bad, but it’s still under warranty, so they’re shipping me a brand new basic unit, and the UPS guy will remove the new one from the box, and put mine back in that same box & get it back to the company. That should be here by Tuesday or Wednesday.

So finally on Monday Morning I got to watch my High School Football team win another game “Quakertown 50, to Harry S Truman 6”. So the only game left is our annual Thanksgiving Day game with Mrs Bear’s Alma Mater “Pennridge”. And then any State Playoff games they play, to as far as they can go. So far Quakertown has scored 357 points, and only given up 84, in 10 games. (one by forfeit) [Average per game---36 to 8].

So Bear with me while I catch up on those 4 days of being missing from SMF.

Thanks Guys,
Bear

BTW: After all that, Mrs Bear and I still managed to get our "Moderna" Booster shots on Monday.

hoping for the best outcome for y'all

 

[SmokyMose]

They say When it Rains it Pours, but dang! Any idea what killed the power?
The Mrs. and I got our Pfizer boosters today.

 

[DRKsmoking]

Wow, your weekend really sucked Bear. Nice to have JR. that
close to help when needed.
Go Quakers, not sure what you guys call them

David

 

[Winterrider]

Yea its tough when ya have to scramble like that. Very hectic. . . glad things turned out.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Power outages suck! Especially when they happen that much when you're dependent on your oxygen machine! Sounds like your football team is pretty dang good! Good to hear things are getting beary much better for ya!

Ryan

 

[TNJAKE]

Wow, your weekend really sucked Bear. Nice to have JR. that
close to help when needed.
Go Quakers, not sure what you guys call them

David

Go fighting oatmeal!

 

[TNJAKE]

Good to see ya around again John. Hope all gets straightened out quickly!

 

[Bearcarver]

welcome back bear, i actually thought about you sunday that i havent seen you on, hoping nothing bad happened, i guess something bad did happen but got to say not as bad as i was thinking. any way glad your team won and hopefully you'll get everything straightened out soon.

Thank You Jim!!
That team is really doing Great. Should be interesting in the State playoffs. They're set to play Souderton on November 5 in Round #1. They just beat Souderton in the regular season, 4 weeks ago by a score of 36 to 14.

Bear

Wow Bear, sounds like a few rough days. Hope all comes out well in the wash for you and Mrs. Bear. Kinda reminds me somewhat of Snowvid 21 back at the beginning of the year when our whole world went to Hell in a galactic basket from the weather. Hang in there buddy. Plenty of time to catch up and we aren't going anywhere

Robert

Thanks Robert!!
WE had worse things happen in the past, but it didn't bother me. The hard part was when my battery powered Oxygen quit working, and we didn't have electric for my electric powered Oxygen. That was freaking scary!!!
Bear Jr to the Rescue!!!
I always say---That's why I wanted a Son!!!

Bear

 

[Bearcarver]

Wow, your weekend really sucked Bear. Nice to have JR. that
close to help when needed.
Go Quakers, not sure what you guys call them

David

Yup---He's always a Big Help!! Somebody raised him right !!
Not Quakers----"Quakertown Panthers".
They have played against each other 91 times, since 1930.
Every Thanksgiving morning @ 10:15 AM.
Missed only one year, 1989---Due to Big Snow Storm.
The trip from Quakertown to Pennridge was too dangerous to get there.

Bear

Go fighting oatmeal!

LOL---See above.

Bear

 

[daspyknows]

Congrats on the booster and sorry your weekend sucked but the good news is you are able to complain about it. Glad Bear Jr was there to help. Sure wish my son would be capable of doing that. He can't even take care of himself these days.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Holy Bear! Sounds like a crazy few days.

 

[Fueling Around]

Hope all is well.
We very rarely lose power here.
When we lived in the Seattle area it was a regular" get used to it" so I bought a generator.

 

[tallbm]

Wow so much failed at once. At least it happened now before the weather gets super cold or you encounter a severe weather event and need all that stuff working. Those things seem to be happening more often and out of nowhere these days.

Grats on the win! :D

 

[Bearcarver]

Wow! That is a hectic couple days! Welcome back!

Thank You JW !!
Yup---I'm glad those few days are over!!

Bear

Glad you're OK, Bear and glad that Jr. was there to help you through all the chaos.
Recently I've been away a lot myself, I don't access SMF on my phone, I use my laptop, and the next 3 weeks are going to see me gone even more. It's looking like Thanksgiving will be my next opportunity to fire up my smoker or grill, but I'll be back...

Thank You GS !!
That TG Smoke should really taste Great, with all that time without!!

Bear

Glad all is is well Bear. Juniors are indispensable. Glad you got to see your team whoop butt. Be well.

Thanks Max!!
Yup, we'd be in trouble without his help nowadays!
That team's been doing Great all year---I'm anxious to see how far they go in the playoffs.

Bear

hoping for the best outcome for y'all

Thank You!
Power's been back since Tuesday morning.
I got my new replacement Oxygen Concentrator. (Charging now)
And my Heater should be fixed on Friday.

Bear

They say When it Rains it Pours, but dang! Any idea what killed the power?
The Mrs. and I got our Pfizer boosters today.

Thank You Mose!!
They usually tell you what caused the outage, but this time they just keep saying "Weather". There was no storm, so maybe the Sun was too bright????
They say it's being investigated.
Congrats on your Boosters!!

Bear