Re: Bad weather
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2016 11:23 pm
Hence why we worked in shifts...open the doors every twenty minutes, every hour we opened the door from house to garage, rotate candles so they did not overheat and soot...kept it up for a week with our system, no issues.Catawampus wrote:You just want to make sure that you don't go and asphyxiate yourself doing that sort of thing.DinkyInky wrote:I'm a candle fiend. Ditto my baby sister. My sister and I once took turns rotating the candles and kept a single room in the house seventy degrees for the entire week we were without power, and unable to open any outside doors to shovel our way out...Sgt. Howard wrote:I have kerosene lamps on wall sconces all over the house. I always keep them fueled up and lighters/matches handy in case of blackout. On those rare occasions where the kids are gone at night, we shut down the electrical lights and run the oil- quite romantic, actually. Miss Annie certainly enjoys it.