Lead operations ceased at the moment due to tornado
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Originally Posted by
birddog 6
Hi Kathy;
PM sent.
Thanks
Glenn
Hi to all,
I am sharing with you the PM I have sent to some people inquiring about WW lead (all has been cast).
After reading what happened, I trust people will understand. And I made the news, but was too busy to watch TV off the outside antenna.
With kind regards,
~ Kathie
And my PM follows:
All lead processing/handling/packing, etc has ceased due to a tornado touching down across the street from my house and my having a neighbor's 40-50' tall maple tree fall on my roof. It broke a skylight, I think dimensions are around 3 by 5 feet; propelling thousands of shards of glass throughout the room (which houses my printers and computers). Fortunately I was not in the room at the time. I had over 2 inches of rain water in my kitchen since part of this tree landed on the other side of my house and punched a hole in the flashing of the kitchen's skylight.
Trusting you understand.
I am on generator power (12KW Generac run on propane). Had a restoration company come in last night to clean up the mess of glass; and set up dehumidifiers and heaters; I had tank filled yesterday and it was at about 85%; in about 19 hours time, it is now at 30%. I shut down the heaters. All power had been shut off to my section of town, and last night, the other part of my town has power. So, my section has been without power since about 2:45PM Thursday afternoon. I tried to get another fillup, but being 11:45PM when I started to make calls, it is too late. So, it has to be emergency service, and one company that I used in the past, wants an extra $200. So, I shut off generator, and I think I will run for a few hours at a time to keep a freezer and regular refrig/freezer running. In the freezer, I have about 100 pounds of Waterloo Buffalo meat, and cannont afford to lose this. I will do research on how long stuff remains frozen when power is lost. I seem to recall around 18 hours. So, I will probably run generator in 8 hours increments; 8 on, 8 off, and hope that my side of town will get its power back. << Did some research after writing this. I found from USDA website the following, so I will make adjustments accordingly: Keep the refrigerator and freezer doors closed as much as possible to maintain the cold temperature. The refrigerator will keep food safely cold for about 4 hours if it is unopened. A full freezer will hold the temperature for approximately 48 hours (24 hours if it is half full) if the door remains closed. Obtain dry or block ice to keep your refrigerator as cold as possible if the power is going to be out for a prolonged period of time. Fifty pounds of dry ice should hold an 18-cubic foot full freezer for 2 days. Plan ahead and know where dry ice and block ice can be purchased.>>
I have thousands of dollars of damage down to my home and my home comes before lead. But I won't forget you.
I will write back once my home situation gets better; I have plywood and tarp over the upstairs hole; and tarp on downstairs hole. More rain is expected.
Take care for now.
~ Kathie