We survived 119 hours without power. (1.Viewing)

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Does that include WHC?

Did they have back up generators that worked for 5 days?


All the people with Electric cars that needed top ups were probably snookered.
Be a long time before I go electric, love my gasoline motorcycles and cars, they do what I want, when I want.

Longest i have been without power was around 30 hours during the 2013 ice storm. 119 hours: I can't even imagine it.

MapleDots said:

Does that include WHC?

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No. As a matter of fact, I was there with the family on Thursday to warm and charge up and worked from the office yesterday too.

MapleDots said:

Did they have back up generators that worked for 5 days?

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I didn't; my UPS lasted two hours ;-) but Cable internet was down anyways. Mobile internet and cell phone service. was affected for four days in the West Island.

WHC's servers were not affected; they also have backup power and generators if it's needed.

MapleDots said:

All the people with Electric cars that needed top ups were probably snookered.
Be a long time before I go electric, love my gasoline motorcycles and cars, they do what I want, when I want.

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Gas pumps need electricity. Many of them were out of service during this "event" here, too.

silentg said:

Longest i have been without power was around 30 hours during the 2013 ice storm. 119 hours: I can't even imagine it.

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While I didn't live in Canada, I also managed to be visiting for the big Ice Storm in 1998, but I can't recall how long we were out of power then, it was more of an adventure. We tried to go skiing in the US at that time but turned around halfway.

FM said:

Gas pumps need electricity. Many of them were out of service during this "event" here, too.

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I have stored fuel at home and some gas stations have generator backups for the pumps.

No such luck for electric though.

FM said:

Gas pumps need electricity. Many of them were out of service during this "event" here, too.

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We had to go to 5 different gas stations before we found one that was open/with electricity. Somehow our block won the jackpot and didnt lose any power at all during the chaos, even though everyone around us was in the dark.

FM said:

No. As a matter of fact, I was there with the family on Thursday to warm and charge up and worked from the office yesterday too.


I didn't; my UPS lasted two hours ;-) but Cable internet was down anyways. Mobile internet and cell phone service. was affected for four days in the West Island.

WHC's servers were not affected; they also have backup power and generators if it's needed.


Gas pumps need electricity. Many of them were out of service during this "event" here, too.


While I didn't live in Canada, I also managed to be visiting for the big Ice Storm in 1998, but I can't recall how long we were out of power then, it was more of an adventure. We tried to go skiing in the US at that time but turned around halfway.

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5 days would start to really suck. First and foremost I'm thinking cold water for showers, washing hands, dishes, etc, would be the worst. And if its too cold, the risk of pipes freezing and such. And if its not super cold, having to deal with fridge/freezers full of food starting to thaw and go bad. Otherwise, it's kind of a family adventure and story, probably kind of fun, in its own way.

From your experience, what was the worst part for you? It might be a good lesson for the rest of us on how to be better prepared for ourselves.

Fortunately, I don't think I've ever been out of power for more than a few hours at a time.