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Without Power - WWYD?
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As of about 30 minutes ago, DH texted to tell me that we are still without power (thanks to the ice storm that came through in the wee hours of the night) and he was taking our dog over to his parent's house a few miles away where they DO have power. My dad lives about 20 minutes away, and he's still without power as well. A local news station just reported that our power company stated that customers without power as of this afternoon might not be getting it back all that soon:
PHILADELPHIA - February 5, 2014 (WPVI) -- PECO said more than half a million customers were still without power by Wednesday afternoon and some of those customers could be in the dark for days to come.
PECO was reporting about 590,000 customers were without power by Wednesday afternoon.
In the most recent breakdown, PECO said there were about 180,000 customers without power in both Chester and Montgomery counties with another 140,000 in Bucks County. A PECO spokesperson said on Action News that some customers could be without power for days, and some could even be without power into the weekend.
While I'm sure my MIL would have no problem making room for us to stay there, we'd probably end up kicking BIL out of his room, since the only free bed in the house is a twin, and he has a full bed. Not to mention, my ILs smoke in the house. FIL is officially checked into the hospital for a few days (he was scheduled for hip replacement surgery this morning), but MIL will still smoke, and I'm bound to end up breathing it in and getting it all into my clothing if we stay there (no matter how aware she is of my sensitivity to it and how much she might attempt to smoke in a room away from me).
I'm wondering if we should just shell out for a hotel room tonight. Or even brave the cold at my dad's house; they have a nice comfy guest room, full extra bathroom, and a gas generator to run a few things.
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Re: Without Power - WWYD?
Oooh, that's a tough one. I would go out to dinner with H somewhere that has power, browse around a few stores or go to a movie till later at night, then go sleep only at the IL's since they have power.
Do the IL's know your pregnant? Would she smoke outdoors instead if you asked?
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My dad does, but he said he only had the wood already in the bin inside, so I don't know how long that will last. He also has a generator to run a few things here and there, and a gas stove for making food.
MIL knows I'm pregnant and sensitive to smoke. I'm with all of you on hating to be around it at all, especially now. They've said before: it's their house and they'll smoke inside.
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We were at the IL's for a little while, and then my dad called to say they had power again!!! DH wanted to keep tabs on the house, so he's staying at his parents (they only live about 3 miles from us) and I headed up to my dad's a little after 9. Nice big bed to sleep in and plenty of heat and hot water! Woohoo!
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6
They smoke/have smoked around all their children and grandchildren as they were/are growing up. They wouldn't think twice about continuing to smoke around me just because I'm pregnant now.
B/w 1/8: betas 17,345, progesterone 25.6