Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 15:34     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is a universal appliance charger that can run when power is off. I have the thing that connects my phone to the wall to charge it. Thats it. I dont know what this charger in supposed to be looking for looks like. My husband sent me a pic and it looks like everything else in the basement garage.


A lot of newer (like in the last 3-4 years) cars now have USB ports in them instead of the old lighter adapters. In that case you can just plug in your regular phone charger. Look into that. Otherwise what you are looking for is an adapter that has a big round thing on the end to go into the lighter hole in the car. We actually have power adapters in all our cars anyway because we use them to charge phones while we are traveling (lots of 9+ hour drives to New England) but I also have a car adapter I bought at Best Buy that has actual outlet plugs. I got it because I work at home and need to be able to charge my laptop in addition to my phone so I can continue to work (and can use my phone as a wifi hotspot).


this. Do you plug in your iPhone to the car to listen to music? Same thing.


No car (\
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 15:15     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
No way will be be flying in Saturday but hopefully Sunday later in the day! I would suggest he change his flight now.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 14:24     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It is a universal appliance charger that can run when power is off. I have the thing that connects my phone to the wall to charge it. Thats it. I dont know what this charger in supposed to be looking for looks like. My husband sent me a pic and it looks like everything else in the basement garage.


A lot of newer (like in the last 3-4 years) cars now have USB ports in them instead of the old lighter adapters. In that case you can just plug in your regular phone charger. Look into that. Otherwise what you are looking for is an adapter that has a big round thing on the end to go into the lighter hole in the car. We actually have power adapters in all our cars anyway because we use them to charge phones while we are traveling (lots of 9+ hour drives to New England) but I also have a car adapter I bought at Best Buy that has actual outlet plugs. I got it because I work at home and need to be able to charge my laptop in addition to my phone so I can continue to work (and can use my phone as a wifi hotspot).


this. Do you plug in your iPhone to the car to listen to music? Same thing.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 14:16     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:It is a universal appliance charger that can run when power is off. I have the thing that connects my phone to the wall to charge it. Thats it. I dont know what this charger in supposed to be looking for looks like. My husband sent me a pic and it looks like everything else in the basement garage.


A lot of newer (like in the last 3-4 years) cars now have USB ports in them instead of the old lighter adapters. In that case you can just plug in your regular phone charger. Look into that. Otherwise what you are looking for is an adapter that has a big round thing on the end to go into the lighter hole in the car. We actually have power adapters in all our cars anyway because we use them to charge phones while we are traveling (lots of 9+ hour drives to New England) but I also have a car adapter I bought at Best Buy that has actual outlet plugs. I got it because I work at home and need to be able to charge my laptop in addition to my phone so I can continue to work (and can use my phone as a wifi hotspot).
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 13:07     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
It is a universal appliance charger that can run when power is off. I have the thing that connects my phone to the wall to charge it. Thats it. I dont know what this charger in supposed to be looking for looks like. My husband sent me a pic and it looks like everything else in the basement garage.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 12:42     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:You will live. Go to Best Buy and get a charger if you need to. They usually have them at CVS. Shovel early and often. With heavy snow you don't want to wait until it's over. I do the shoveling at our house. If it's too much then hire a neighborhood teen. You don't need to buy water, just fill a few pitchers if the water really does go out.


Seriously. Am I missing something? How do you not know if you own a charger for your phone or where it is? Do you mean a generator?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 12:39     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Just buy an extra charging pack and charge it up now. I assume you have stockpiled food, gotten a shovel and subscribed to Netflix. If you have decent neighbors, check in with them so they know you are on your own.

Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 12:29     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:He probably doesn't want to come home. Is he stuck out of town with someone?


Maybe. Is that how you run your marriage, wondering things like that? Or not in a relationship?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 12:21     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
He probably doesn't want to come home. Is he stuck out of town with someone?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:55     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
No one is going anywhere on Saturday according to the latest weather reports
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:52     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Sorry for all the awful typos. Typing this on the go as I "storm prep"
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:51     Subject: Re:My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
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Anonymous wrote:He insists. In his real life he does emergency response , planning etc. Things are fine when he's around, but he travels all the time and usually isn't. In that case, we really have nothing as a backup plan..I just ordered some battery operated lanterns for delivery today. All we've got is a couple of crappy flashlights. I dont have a number to reach him. Just hear from him when he's able to email and text (different time zone). I find I am really cranky today about the charger situation. Wil be nursing my cell phone all weekend hoping power doesn't go out. I didn't even know we had a charger until I asked him (via email) if he thought it would be a.good idea if I picked one up. His response: Its here or maybe here, but dont worry. I'll be back. Would it have been too much to ask that he get it out and buy a couple jugs of water before the trip? Or we make an actual family I know this is just a big vent but I often feel left holding the bag and the sunny optimism - dont worry,I'm back Sat afternoon and have rented a four wheel drive, is actually making me madder! Thoughts?


A couple of things ...

1) Your husband is in emergency response and planning? God help us all.

2) You don't know where the charger for your phone is? What happens when you bring it home at night when there isn't an emergency? Do magical elves sneak up to your room while your sleeping, plug it into the charger, and bring it back up to your room before you wake up?

This sort of nonsense -- on part of both the husband and the wife -- kills me.


OP here. Not my phone charger . Apparently we have some kind of universal charger I am supposed to look for in basement...or garage...amongst all my husbands junk that works when power goes out.
I understand the dont be a damsel in distress/ adventure thing but I am in the exact same boat as the military and doctors spouse. I have done so many of these alone and understand DH can't always be here. Would love if sometimes he did the little thing to take just the cherry of extra stress of the sundae. He is crazy competent and helps a lot of people - I just wish we weren't always 'winging it and hoping for the best' at home. As you can see, I'm the worried and he's the "it'll all be fine" - but somehow that is grating on me now. I know it will, but I also know he wont be back, and I know kid and I are gutting it out on own (again).
Yes to the wine and chocolate. Whoever said that, I like you. And thanks for all the practical suggestions. I do need to face that I will always be doing this kind of stuff on my own unless the red sea parts and rides in on his chariot Saturday.
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:42     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Let him know that it's great that he's coming home on Saturday, however, you will be accepting your Nobel Prize in Oslo so the house might be in a bit of a shambles.


I love it! Thank you for the laughs -- my head was literally about to pop off this AM. Thank you )))
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:42     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thoughts?

Your husband is delusional.


Pretty much.


Mine is delusional too. He says he read on NWS we are getting 1/2 and was going to leave on a trip via car Saturday morning. He won't look at any other forecast.


PP here, that should read 1/2 an inch, one half an inch is what my husband says we are getting, it's because NWS reported yesterday that is all we will get on Friday and wouldn't commit to an accumulation total whatsoever. But this morning they finally did, 22-28 inches, but DH won't accept it.


This will be the biggest "I told you so" ever, when he's stuck somewhere for days. Get some wine and watch the fun. Report back!


I mean, if it weren't so funny I would think he is the stupidest man alive. I am not the OP, but my husband with his 1/2 inch total accumulation prediction may just win a Darwin Award.



He needs to go back and look again. The NWS didn't say 1 to 2 inches. It said 1 to 2 FEET.




Just reading through CWG tweets, and the very first forecast that the NWS put out said that we would have 3-5 inches of snow by 7 pm on Friday alone. What is your DH smoking? Does he not know the difference between " and ' on a map?
Anonymous
Post 01/21/2016 11:39     Subject: My huaband claima he's flying into DC Sat. afternoon..thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:If he comes back on Saturday, he is no doubt having an affair locally.


Thank you ? this is ridiculously funny. I'll tel him I'm on to him!