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Title: Power outage - need advice
Post by: Pat on November 20, 2009, 10:59:27 PM
Haven't had any electricity for 30-40 minutes now. Says on http://edw.fortum.se/?area=180 it won't be solved until 06.30. That'll be almost 2,5h without power.

I have a fridge and refrigerator full with stuff that probably will go bad. What should I do?

I considered putting it in plastic bags and tie them with ropes from the window but apparently the temperature outside is 12 degrees celsius so I doubt it will do much good.

Any ideas?
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: PRC on November 20, 2009, 11:05:51 PM
Dig down several feet into the earth outside.  Line the hole with unmelted ice from the freezer and then put your food into it.  Cover the hole with a board and then dirt and moss.  Your food should keep for quite some time.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: Sophie Scholl on November 20, 2009, 11:11:34 PM
Don't open the fridge at all, and the coolness that's in there should keep things cold enough to prevent spoiling for the 2 1/2 hours easy.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: DontSayBanana on November 20, 2009, 11:15:44 PM
Stupid question, but if you've got no power, what are you doing on the internet?  And yeah, don't open the fridge; it's sealed well enough to keep things cold for several hours without power. 
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: Pat on November 20, 2009, 11:18:47 PM
Ok thanks! Reassuring to know it'll probably stay cool. I live on the 6th floor in an apartment building in central Stockholm so digging a hole wouldn't have been an option.

I'm on my laptop, don't have much battery left. On internet with mobile broadband (through the 3G net)
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: garbon on November 21, 2009, 02:36:22 AM
???
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: Jaron on November 21, 2009, 02:57:19 AM
eat up all the food.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: The Brain on November 21, 2009, 03:47:36 AM
I agree with Jaron. A great man turns calamity into a feast.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: garbon on November 21, 2009, 04:05:44 AM
Calamari? :unsure:
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: The Brain on November 21, 2009, 04:21:36 AM
That too.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: DisturbedPervert on November 21, 2009, 04:46:25 AM
Quote from: miglia on November 20, 2009, 10:59:27 PM
I considered putting it in plastic bags and tie them with ropes from the window

:lol:

You should have done this and taken pictures
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: grumbler on November 21, 2009, 01:58:46 PM
Quote from: DisturbedPervert on November 21, 2009, 04:46:25 AM
Quote from: miglia on November 20, 2009, 10:59:27 PM
I considered putting it in plastic bags and tie them with ropes from the window

:lol:

You should have done this and taken pictures
And then taken pictures of the squirrels chewing through the plastic and raining food on the streets below.
Title: Re: Power outage - need advice
Post by: Pat on November 21, 2009, 05:07:15 PM
Squirrels may be good climbers, but they're not that good.