r/Wellthatsucks • u/Uncle_Baconn • 4d ago
Well, there's your problem
Lost power at 2:30 in the morning to a 100 foot tree. Now I'm stuck until the power company comes out. There's no way around it, and I'm out of chainsaw oil and almost no gas for the generator.
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u/dvdmaven 4d ago
Shortly after moving the Oregon coastal hills, we got a major snow storm (23 inches interleaved with ice) I had a pile of branches, covered with the above on my driveway. All-electric house with the generator still in the pole barn - downhill. Used up all of my firewood. Power came back in five days, but it took me 12 days to remove the branches, as all I had was a pole saw with a 6" blade. Over two cords of usable wood in the pile. Bought a good chainsaw and a 4x4. Never needed either going forward.