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Old 08-03-2006, 08:54 AM
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Wow! a storm rolled through my area last night, and i've never seen anyhting so electric as that was! i swear i thought there was a strobe light in the clouds! knocked power out for hours as well.
 
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Old 08-03-2006, 09:01 AM
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They kept talking about it on the news last night. I didn't get much of it, just the north edge. I was kind of dissapointed.
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Wow! a storm rolled through my area last night, and i've never seen anyhting so electric as that was! i swear i thought there was a strobe light in the clouds! knocked power out for hours as well.
Yeah the sky was like a strobe light, It was pretty cool. I was going to get a vid of it but I didn't. Had some pretty strond winds too. Only alittle bit of rain though. I had power all night though
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The storm was strong in Grand Blanc as well. We didn't loose power, though.
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It'* barreling right toward us, but has weakened significantly.

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Ya, i'm watching that storm now too. My parents are suposed to be going camping this afternoon! I told them to hold on and wait for that storm to roll by.


I Hope the power here at work goes out! GO HOME EARLY!!!!!
 
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Originally Posted by Darrel
Ya, i'm watching that storm now too. My parents are suposed to be going camping this afternoon! I told them to hold on and wait for that storm to roll by.


I Hope the power here at work goes out! GO HOME EARLY!!!!!
We got a HUGE UPS for our stuff, dangit. The most we ever get is a flicker...
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We got a HUGE UPS for our stuff, dangit. The most we ever get is a flicker...
Ha, that happened the other day, we blew a breaker in the shop that knocked the whole building out. all the UPS'* throughout the building where beeping like mad! reminded me of working at McDonnalds! But they'll only last the usual 8 min or so untill everything shuts itself down.
 
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We got a HUGE UPS for our stuff, dangit. The most we ever get is a flicker...
Ha, that happened the other day, we blew a breaker in the shop that knocked the whole building out. all the UPS'* throughout the building where beeping like mad! reminded me of working at McDonnalds! But they'll only last the usual 8 min or so untill everything shuts itself down.
I should snag a picture of the one we just had installed. it'* the size of a building! I don't know whow long it'* good for, but I bet it'* more than 8 minutes...
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We got a HUGE UPS for our stuff, dangit. The most we ever get is a flicker...
Ha, that happened the other day, we blew a breaker in the shop that knocked the whole building out. all the UPS'* throughout the building where beeping like mad! reminded me of working at McDonnalds! But they'll only last the usual 8 min or so untill everything shuts itself down.
I should snag a picture of the one we just had installed. it'* the size of a building! I don't know whow long it'* good for, but I bet it'* more than 8 minutes...
Size of a BUILDING!!!!! DANG! i'll bet that cost a good chunk of change! Heck, the 8 min ones are between $100 and $200! and are about the size of a small stereo speaker!
 
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