https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:24:29 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/paged/2/#post-220204 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:16:29 +0000
So now you can walk the dog while you play screaming solos in your earphones. Guitar madness reached at a new level. And i used to laugh on the 'practice strumming belts' :cough:]]> Guitar Players Discussion Rahul https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/paged/2/#post-220204 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220195 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 22:02:48 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Ricochet https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220195 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220186 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:07:01 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Bish https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220186 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220162 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 19:48:21 +0000
Jason I've been thinking about that a lot lately. I just might have to finally go for it.

Rocker, that's hilarious! I love it when people aren't afraid to show their love of music.

Chris, those generators do come in handy. Some of the more rural towns around here won't be getting full power back for an estimated 3 weeks from the ice-storm, so they're brining in these massive diesel generators. They're something like 2 million watts and they guzzle 80-100 gallons of diesel every hour. I couldn't believe it! There's one town I was reading about in the paper that have 4 of them already and a 5th on the way (they got hit really hard). It's a town of about 6,000, yet the generators still only provide enough electricity for the basics: water heater, heating, minimal lighting, etc. I'm definitely counting my blessings!]]> Guitar Players Discussion jasonrunguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-220162 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219996 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 07:31:19 +0000
Great idea. I love slightly eccentric solutions!
We had a huge icestorm this last week where I live and the power was out for a little less than 3 days. Ouch, that must have caused quite a few problems round the house. :( We sure are dependent on electricity these days.

We quite often get power loss here - because of falling tree branches etc, and I finally got sick of it and bought a generator. Always fancied one, so it was a good excuse... Now I just go out there and start the motor, and switch the house over to our own power. Can't run everything at once, but it keeps the lights, fridge, freezer, amps and computers running. :)

Cheers,

Chris]]> Guitar Players Discussion Chris C https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219996 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219987 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 06:51:54 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous 22752 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219987 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219931 Sat, 06 Jan 2007 04:21:07 +0000 Guitar Players Discussion rocker https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219931 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219540 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 02:24:42 +0000
Jason]]> Guitar Players Discussion Crank-N-Jam https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219540 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219532 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 01:35:14 +0000 That's a pretty cool story! I'm sure you're playing not only kept you entertained, but might have also helped keep the mood light in a situation that might have easily snapped under the frustration that usually comes along with those scenarios.

As for heat, we had a kerosene heater that kept one room nice and toasty. Other than that, it was just lots and lots of blankets.]]> Guitar Players Discussion jasonrunguitar https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219532 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219512 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:44:33 +0000
Back in the 70s they had a big gas shortage, you were only allowed to buy gasoline on certain days of the week according to whether the last digit on your license plate was even or odd. Also, all the gas stations were closing around 5 P.M. You were limited on how much you could buy as well.

It got so bad for awhile that we would take a few hours off in the middle of the workday just to get gas. It was not unusual to wait 2-3 hours in very long lines to get gas.

Anyway, I used to always bring my acoustic on those days I had to get gas. I would sit on the hood of my car and play while in line. Sometimes people even came up and joined in singing.

Acoustics can really be handy sometimes. :D]]> Guitar Players Discussion Wes Inman https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/when-the-lights-go-out/#post-219512