interdictor ([info]interdictor) wrote,
@ 2005-08-29 16:52:00
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The sun peeked through for a minute. Gonna be getting dark here soon.

We have a huge problem in the city, one way worse than the power outage: We have no water pressure. I have been holding a dump in for 3 hours. This is gonna suck....

So the rain is gone, the wind is probably in the 20s and 30s, and that's about all there is. Apparently a small brick building collapsed on Camp Street and the bricks are all across the street blocking the cops.

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[info]perfection1144
2005-08-29 10:01 pm UTC (link)
CNN would love this ;)

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[info]herbaliser
2005-08-29 10:06 pm UTC (link)
I think you have discovered a reason to go outside.

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[info]shamroq
2005-08-29 10:09 pm UTC (link)
From the sound of it, your blockage is far more profound. *badumching*

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[info]cherrypep
2005-08-29 10:14 pm UTC (link)
What, no portaloo?

In a data center?

What if one of your machines gets the urge for a core dump? (sorry) ;)

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[info]obifu
2005-08-29 10:14 pm UTC (link)
Sounds like it's time for a Cleavland Steamer.

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[info]cluebyfour
2005-08-29 10:35 pm UTC (link)
I think I saw photos of that building collapse. Crushed a couple of cars parked right in front.

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[info]renata_hpjc
2005-08-29 10:40 pm UTC (link)
Time to go find some standing water outside. Bring a bucket and a friend to carry it. Voila, insta-water-pressure. :)

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[info]renata_hpjc
2005-08-29 10:41 pm UTC (link)
I just realized that that must have sounded like I was suggesting you take a dump in a bucket or something if you didn't know what I was talking about. The idea is to pour the water into the toilet so it will flush.

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[info]lemonhd
2005-08-29 10:45 pm UTC (link)
The water pressure thing happened here too, but it was back within a day. The 10 day + power outage will drive you nuts. I am glad you have a place to crash with AC. Of course all of this is secondary to seeing if your place and family's place survived ok.

Fuel is a problem and so are no traffic signals. Watch out for the assholes. I looked for looters to shoot.

The fun has only just begun! :/

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[info]shadow_falls
2005-08-30 03:04 am UTC (link)
oh man...i live in florida and i remember last year when we had no traffic signals. it was a pain in the ass. good luck driving.

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[info]badgerbag
2005-08-30 04:25 am UTC (link)
What, don't you have plastic trash bags? Just poop in a bag and tie it up. If you have a good sturdy trash can you can even sit on it. Then, tie it up and double bag it.

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Nah,you really don't want your sewage in others' sinks.
[info]anniemal
2005-08-30 01:59 pm UTC (link)
So go with the bags. Double bag and knot off. Put it on the balcony, if it's there. I do this with my dog and cat poop every day or so, every week. It's gross, but sanitary. I also use a chamber pot for urine when tenting, though there are privies to hike to to pinch a loaf, usually. I just throw liquid in the weeds when done. Don't know where you can toss it there. Soon there should be dumpsters all over for the solid waste problem.

Hope you've got hand sanitizer or at least whiskey. When power and pressure come back, boil water. But you know that.

Traffic signals are easy. If a light is out, handle it as a four-way stop sign. Duh because I live on a corner where it happens regularly. Amazing how many don't know that. This is blithely assuming roads are clear enough for people to get through. Temporary stop signs are good for patching small holes in roofs or walls.

Bonne chance.

George Bush isn't powerful enough to make a hurricane. He can only make a mess in an already messed-up pot. And, even if it's someone else's, refuse to apologise.

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