[11752] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Backup Power Schemes
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Nathan Stratton)
Mon Aug 11 20:07:35 1997
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 1997 19:59:26 +0000 (GMT)
From: Nathan Stratton <nathan@netrail.net>
To: wb8foz <wb8foz@nrk.com>
cc: Bill McCauley <bill@geo.net>, nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <199708111410.KAA16204@nrk.com>
On Mon, 11 Aug 1997, wb8foz wrote:
> Bill McCauley sez:
> > In earthquake country, natural gas is as prone to interruption as any other
> > utility.
>
> True. I had not factored that in. Further, in extreme cold weather,
> propane freezes (really, does not go liquid->gas).
Ya, been there, I had to heat the tank VARY carefully with a blow torch.
There is stuff out there to keep the tank heated, but can lead to
problems.
> But barring the gas utility starting rationing, it is in many
> places a viable option. I know a large ISP here in DC has such,
> or did...
Ya, also been there. They shut my house off during that winter, but hehe I
own a pipe wrench. So now big deal.
Nathan Stratton President, CTO, NetRail,Inc.
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