~~~Book Club Substitute~~~

[grumpycakes]

Would any of you like to substitute for me this week and run the check-in?  I usually post it on Wednesday and I think it's highly likely that I won't have power and therefore won't be able to use my laptop.  I'll obviously chime in, if I can, but I don't want to leave you guys hanging.  We're doing Chapters 10-16 this week.

[DGM]

I'm able to post questions in the morning (CA time) if you still need someone. Would I need to keep the discussion going like an IRL book club?

ETA is this normal where you all plan for blackouts/blizzards? God bless you, and I don't mean that in a sassy Southern way. I can't even imagine...

[Stringy]

Yea, it happens 2-3 times a year. You just have stuff. It ends up being fun - card games and reading. Unless it lasts for a week, that is.

[DGM]

Stringy, staying in like that does sound fun! What sounds bad to me is if you lose power, do you still have heat and water?

[DGM]

Jan 26, 2015 18:26:33 GMT -5 DGM said:

Stringy, staying in like that does sound fun! What sounds bad to me is if you lose power, do you still have heat and water?

ETA duh, that's what generators are for, right?

[SAK]

We do not have a generator and when we loose power we have noheat or water. If we lose it for a long amount of time we have to go stay somewhere else.

[MapleMe]

Jan 26, 2015 17:41:43 GMT -5 DGM said:

I'm able to post questions in the morning (CA time) if you still need someone. Would I need to keep the discussion going like an IRL book club?

ETA is this normal where you all plan for blackouts/blizzards? God bless you, and I don't mean that in a sassy Southern way. I can't even imagine...

I lived in CA during the rolling blackouts and at least we don't have those here. I feel like power outages are just as common here, or even less so than they were when I was growing up. But then again, my dad sucked at paying the electric bill, so there is that...

And honestly I prefer these storms to earthquakes. At least you know they are coming and can chose to stay safe.

[Stringy]

We are more near the city so we would have water. But no heat. We could also walk to many stores if needed. A lot of people in the country have generators or at least wood stoves.

[chickypoo2468]

Jan 26, 2015 18:33:23 GMT -5 SAK said:

We do not have a generator and when we loose power we have noheat or water. If we lose it for a long amount of time we have to go stay somewhere else.

Us too. I want some kind of stove for backup so bad. We have a small generator, but our house has an outlet that we can hook a big one up to to power more things, like the water pump. We didn't know that's what the plug was for when we bought the house. And the small generator.

[ovenrack]

We're on town water, so we have water. But no generator, and no heat.

We got a call from the electric company today telling us to prepare to be without power. Alas.

[mooncharm]

Yeah no power for me means no way to heat food (electric stove) but we have water. I think we have heat. I should probably think about some meal options for tomorrow.

[DGM]

Thanks everyone for answering my naive questions. Maple, I had a patient's mother tell me she preferred tornadoes to earthquakes so I guess it's all a matter of perspective!

Sorry I derailed the OP!

[unaveragejane]

When I moved to the northern end of my state, my dad made sure we bought a place with an alternate heat source in case the power went out in winter. I'm pretty sure the last time there was enough ice here to down power lines was 1996. Haha.

ETA That's not a me laughing at you, haha. It's more a my dad is so overprotective, haha.

[grumpycakes]

Jan 26, 2015 17:41:43 GMT -5 DGM said:

I'm able to post questions in the morning (CA time) if you still need someone. Would I need to keep the discussion going like an IRL book club?

ETA is this normal where you all plan for blackouts/blizzards? God bless you, and I don't mean that in a sassy Southern way. I can't even imagine...

Thank you DGM! I will take you up on that!  I try to come up with a question/comment from each chapter and let it roll from there.  Usually people will keep up the conversation, but I check back in a few times, too, because it helps me remember things I wanted to say.

And yeah, now that we've moved further away from the city we lose both water and heat when we lose electricity.  We have a fireplace, though, which doesn't make it super comfortable, but keeps us from freezing.  I went out today and bought sandwich stuff and snacks that don't need to be cooked and a bunch of water.  Eventually I'd like to get a small generator and a propane range so we can have heat, water and the ability to cook.  The one nice thing about these winter storms is when your fridge stops working you can just put the food outside

[DGM]

Ok, will do! Be safe everyone...

[DGM]

grumpycakes, did you still want me to do this tomorrow since it seems you didn't lose power? Or is the worst still yet to come?

Also, was @theultimatestoneycakes over there an AE of you or SAK? I don't think I've seen any posts from her? Hoping I don't get flamed for asking this!

[SAK]

I always figured it was ITK.

[SAK]

Or jane

[SAK]

Or cq

[SAK]

Or MK

[SAK]

Or TJ

[SAK]

Or maple

[SAK]

Or...

[DGM]

LOL.

[MapleMe]

OMG it's DGM! It makes so much sense now. Ha ha DGM. Throwing us off the scent. Good one.

[grumpycakes]

Jan 27, 2015 21:10:01 GMT -5 DGM said:

grumpycakes, did you still want me to do this tomorrow since it seems you didn't lose power? Or is the worst still yet to come?

Also, was @theultimatestoneycakes over there an AE of you or SAK? I don't think I've seen any posts from her? Hoping I don't get flamed for asking this!

Yes, please DGM! We still have power, but I didn't do my homework because I knew you were coming to the rescue  TheUltimateStoneycakes isn't an AE of me.  She's more of an homage to me.  And a mystery.

[unaveragejane]

But with the new SN, would it now be theultimateengleberthumperdink?

I think my autocorrect just fainted.

[ovenrack]

Jan 28, 2015 19:37:00 GMT -5 unaveragejane said:

But with the new SN, would it now be theultimateengleberthumperdink?

I think my autocorrect just fainted.

I really like the image of autocorrect fainting.

[freezorburn]

grumpycakes DGM

I've been behind but hoping to start getting caught up today. Would it be possible to include the chapter numbers being discussed in the subject of the thread? I can see a preview on mobile but don't want to accidentally click spoilers on my computer.

Thanks for coordinating the discussion!

[DGM]

Hey freezorburn! Good idea! I tried to edit yesterday's check-in.and don't know how to edit the title from mobile (not tapatalk), but this week is Ch. 11-16.