My husband was a rural electric lineman for almost 34 years. Please keep those out working in that in your prayers. It's a tough job, especially if you have to climb poles. Stay safe my Alaska friends.
Praying for them. People do not realize that these men also have to get through the snow,to fix things. Here we had the power poles half leaning over after strong wind storms. I called the power company to let them know. It took three days to fix. Greatful they were able to fix it.
This is happening all over the world, I don't know if you know this but this is one of Satan's agenda. We will all be without electricity 🔌 And it will be a while before it is turned on. This is called a dark ❄️🥶
meanwhile in Colorado, people escaping raging fires. Lord help every one affected by bad weather anywhere 🙏🏼 Happy to hear from your family today. God bless ❤️❤️
That is definitely “heart attack” snow. Be careful Bert! I feel your pain. Living in CT, we had a freak Halloween snowstorm years ago and were without power for 10 days! No heat or water! The worst. We did buy a generator after that. We do always have gallons of water stored and we use the grill. Never take these things for granted!Praise God!
Boy, you are right, Gina, don't take all of our services for granted; i.e. hot water, running water, heat, electricity. And thank you to all of our people that take care of said services. Liz
Bert is absolutely amazing, stay safe. Thank goodness you are prepared. Terrible weather in Seattle and Oregon and California, then wind and heavy rain in the middle of the country. Here on the east coast we just had our warmest December on record.it’s crazy all around. prayers for all those who are suffering, and for those living in Delta Junction. Take care 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
@@valerieirvin249 I'm here to explain why all this is happening. Satan has this earth now and there will be more to come. This earth is a done deal. God is coming. I'm so excited to go home where I belong, Yes, we are all gonna be in the dark.. We are in a slient war. People are dying by the hundreds everyday, Do not take the sh ot. If you did you will be with them.
We were without power for two weeks, in August, in south Florida due to a hurricane and it was absolutely miserable. Yet we counted our blessings because we had minimal damage and everyone was safe. We've since invested in a whole house generator😀
In central texas when we had the freeze. We watched Netflix, prayed-ALOT, called in on family and friends to see if they were ok, ours was, played board games, played game apps on phone and read through kindle and tried to build a snowman. Watched your vlogs to get through the infamous freeze of texas.
We are in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Tahoe and our farm was hit extremely hard by this last storm. We haven't had power for going on 6 days. I'm very thankful that we have everything we need and are prepared for power outages. We always make sure to have backup heat, water and power... But it still gets exhausting after a few days.
How do You get backup heat? Texas had a devastating Winter Storm lasting several days and in some areas weeks in freezing temperatures with pipes freezing no power! How does back up heating work?
@@earthlycolorbrown6246 a generator to run electric heaters, propane heaters that can be ran without electricity and of course wood heat are a few. If you are interested we made a video after our 15 day power outage on prepping for winter storms. Check us out at kerschner farmstead 😄.
In 1998, we had a huge ice storm in Quebec some folks did not have power for 30 days…we camped on a lot of mattresses in friends and family’s basements. We drove 4 hours back home to feed the pets. Eventually we packed the cats and we all went to stay in my Dad’s empty apartment.
Happy New Year! When I was a child in North Dakota we lived 12 miles out of town. We had 2 days of blizzard weather and a ton of snow. My Dad was stuck in town because they closed the highways. Most roads were blocked. We had a ranch style house, the snow was up to the edge of the roof. We could not open the doors, solid snow . We lost the power for over 30 hours and it he temperature was in the teens. We had generator, what we did have was an natural gas oven. My Mom had the burners on and the oven on with the oven door open. That was are only source of heat. My mom would let it run for an hour then shut it off 2 hours. She was worried about CO 2 poisoning. My Mom had us build a fort under the kitchen table. It was really fun. The snow was so deep the snow plows were stuck. The state had to call the National Guard in to dig people out and clear roads. We were snowed in for 5 days. It took 3 days to get the power on. It was a fun adventure as a child. My Mom did not enjoy it.😀
Good dads are a blessing. Good moms are as well, but dads dig us out. Bert is a good man. He loves his family, for sure! Thank you, Lord for each member of our families and the parts they play.
Hope Bert’s parents are ok. Snow is fun to play in but I wouldn’t want to live n it. I think you need to invest in a whole house generator. Glad that you have plenty of wood. Love Audrey telling us what to do when the power is out. We were out for 12 days after hurricane Ida. But we have a whole house generator. But this time we didn’t have water which was a new challenge for us.
I've lived in Ft Worth all my life. Last Feb when the whole state was in a deep freeze we were hunkered in for 8 days. Thankfully my house never lost power. I had friends that were in the dark for days. That was my only experience of super cold deep freeze in my 61 years.
I'm glad to the Somers family again before New Years but sad about the occasion. Glad the power is back on. This is where Momma and Dad turn into protectors for the home front. God Bless yall!!! Happy New Years Happy People 😊
When we lived in the dc metro region, we had a ton of power outages. We purchased an all household generator to automatically come on. Our shore house we have a few outages, but not bad. The fire can heat the whole house and we can cook on our wood stove, easily. Relax and enjoy the quiet. Build forts is good. It creates an insulator for your room and keeps your body temps in.
I live 45 miles north of New Orleans & when hurricane Ida hit in August we were without power for 10 days in 95 degree heat & high humidity. We had a generator for fan & fridge. We were lucky because south of us a lot of people lost EVERYTHING! It’s not fun without electricity!
I'm so glad y'all are all together and you have the essentials to get by for now and I hate to hear that the roof collapse I pray that no one got hurt and I pray y'all electric is powered by generator and please be safe and I'm glad to see y'all are ok ,,,, love from Texas 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱❤❤❤
Hi Audrey My name is Annie I am 9 I watch you and your family with my mom. We love Jesus just like you. I guess that makes us sisters in Christ. I don’t like when the power goes out. It makes having fun hard sometimes. Have a good day Love Annie
Hi, the weather where you live is much more extreme than we experience here in the Netherlands. We never have power outages. You are so well prepared, I know you must be when you live in Alaska, but my compliments how you handle it all. The way you care about friends and help each other out is really fantastic. Have a great New Year’s Eve and lots of love from a Dutch subscriber ❤️💛💫.
Happy new year happy peoples. Despite the huge snow storm and losing power, y’all are positive and up beat. I remember during the freeze here in Texas, people lost power for up to 6 days. Our power grid wasn’t able to handle the ice. But anyway yay....
I'm in San Antonio TX we lost power for 4 days last Feb. It was quite the ordeal. At least our water never went out as many didn't have water for many days. Happy New Year Somers family!!
I born in Puerto Rico 🇵🇷., and huracán and big storm we always have power out. An that can last weeks or months. My mom since she grow up with no power or no water in the house. She teach me all the thing that I can do. And was a blessing. I remember clean the clothes by hand and sleep in the porch because our house never have A/C so appreciated all the blessings that God give us. Stay save love from North Carolina
We tend to get power outages in the spring, luckily between when it's quite cold and really hot. So we don't do much in the way of back up. We keep frozen bottles of water in our freezer so when we do lose power it becomes kind of like a large ice chest, and we transfer things from the fridge into the freezer. We use candles and little battery powered lights when it's dark. Bundle up in blankets/extra clothes if it's cold enough to need to.
Just before Christmas our little community in North Idaho had 7 power outages in an 8 day span. Lots of heavy snow knocking power lines down. Outages were from just a few hours to 14 hours. We heat and cook with propane and a small generator powers one outlet for light so we were very comfortable. Thankful for the wonderful linemen who brave the elements for all of us! Happy New Year Somers family!
When we had tornadoes in 2011 in Alabama we had no power for a week, but had water everything in my freezer ruined, we had a turkey cooker that we cooked on , boiled water to bath in, batter powered radio . Tuscaloosa got lots of damage, it was April so not cold and not hot, many people were way worse than us, thankful. Supposed tip be stormy tomorrow.
Oh my goodness! Well, here in Eastern, NC, my flowers are still blooming! But, we have had snow and ice before too........but, today, I am enjoying temps in the 70's. Take care! God Bless!
So I would think the next camping purchase would be a Coleman stove - been a camper since I was 4 (thanks Dad), and have a plethora of what others would call "survival equipment" Stay Safe and Warm Somers fam
Yeah, we know about cold ,snow ice and power going out. Was out for 4 days in Jan of 2021. In Houston Texas. No one was expecting it . No one was prepared. Many died. We survived as there were 4 adults and 2 kids and 2 dogs. We hunkered down and slept in our jackets. Then it passed. And life returned. We are praying for no repeat this year. Stay warm.
South Lake Tahoe just had a record breaking snowfall getting 17 feet of snow (or pretty close to 17ft) in the last couple days too. Phoenix has definitely cooled off as well with us not even getting in the 60’s now and lots of rain and more on the way tonight or tomorrow through Saturday.
in aug 2020 we were without power for about a week due to a severe storm. i had just bought the monthly groceries and we lost everything in fridge and upright freezer. had to send my sister in law to stay with her cousin. it was to hot in the house for her. I ate alot of dry cereal.....lol
Last February we lost power down here in South Texas for five days because of the freeze. Granted, we didn't have snow but all the stores were closed because of no power. Thankfully, our house has a working wood fireplace and we have a gas stove to at least keep the downstairs semi-warm. But I have to say the kids really enjoyed living by oil lamps and no electronics.
In Virginia 1993, we were without power for a full week (due to snow). We camped out, read books, played games. At that time people around our area used kerosene heaters for supplement or back up heat. We actually cooked on ours. So thankful when the power came back on. Prayers for all of the people in Alaska and other parts of North America dealing with this storm.
Wowzers! I almost hate to say.. right now in Augusta Georgia it's in the 70's and we have our A/C on. I can't imagine the snow y'all are experiencing and experience each year. Wishing y'all a safe, warm, happy and healthy New Year's! Kay from Georgia.
Happy Thursday, SOMERS. The snowstorm strikes. After Christmas, Alaska has been through the biggest snowstorm they’ve faced along with some icy rain pouring down. I dealt with snowstorms and icy rain over the years in Alaska. As a former Fairbanks Alaska resident, much prayers and love to all the people in Fairbanks and North Pole. I hope you SOMERS stay safe and warm during winter, especially, surviving the snowstorm and icy rain. I’m glad you SOMERS got everything you need in case you have power outages. That’s using your noodle. Much love and support to you SOMERS. Continue on your road on getting the giant gold play button. Happy safe new year to you SOMERS 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
Here in Scappoose, Oregon we had snow on and off since Christmas Day Night-early the 26th. We are in our own micro-climate in Columbia County, so if Portland gets snow, we will either get none or tons. There's supposed to be snow again late tonight early tomorrow morning, so we'll see what the weather does in the next few weeks. There are still patches of snow on the ground. Good luck. As for staying home these past few days, we've played lots of games we got for Christmas & I've been learning how to quilt and loving it.
God bless you one and all. Please do not take any chances. Please dress accordingly when going outside because you may fall. You just never know what may happen. Please all be safe and forgive me for worrying please. You are just the most precious family. Happy New Year!
In 97 we had an October snowstorm, because all the leaves were on the trees it did a number on the power grid. We were without power for a week but some people were without power for a month. So glad you guys are prepared for this. In your situation it could be life or death.
Back in late November of 1996, the Spokane area had a major ice storm that caused power outages for almost two weeks. We were lucky because we had a gas grill to cook on and a gas water heater so we could take warm showers. One of my uncles brought over a propane heater and that helped take the edge of the chill off in the house. But it was a very long eleven days for us without power. But we made it.
Wow I hope everything is back to normal and the power is on.... We have only lost power for several days after Super Storm Sandy. I'm sorry you are dealing with such horrible weather conditions. Prayers for all.
Seeing your experience with the storm there are some home improvement you can do for weather conditions like that.First one is that it looks to me that you don't have a spare propane gas stove.Second one is that it may be helpful having a DC to AC split phase inverter as power back up with it's respective battery bank or a Litium base battery such as Tesla, Sonnen, LG,etc.
I’m from Sweden and we rarely have a power outage because most of the power lines are buried. only when someone dig near your house it happens. Lots of love! ⭐️
In the great ice storm of 1994, I was 10 and we were without power for eight days in Nashville. Luckily though, not the whole city was without power so we were able to go and shower at friends houses. And we were blessed we had a wood-burning stove that we used to heat the house back then, so at least we were warm!
My prayers are with all affected by the storm. So happy to see you are safe. I just bought a home generator and will be setting it up this coming weekend. We ha e power outages 2 weeks ago due to a storm. We were out for 5 to 5 1/2 hours due to trees fLlen o to power lines.
Bert, I have been one of the "happy people" for what, 3 - 4 years now. You are, without question, the most stellar example of Dad, husband, head of household I have ever been privileged to witness. Man of the century. May the LORD our God bless and keep you.
We went 8 days after hurricane Irma without power. It really helps you realize what you need more of and what doesn’t work. The problem here in Florida is the heat. It’s NOT fun in Florida for 8 days without ac. We have two backup generators and two ac window units. I’m glad that we stay well stocked and prepared.
I’m so happy that you all are safe. You guys are amazing! I can’t imagine weather that extreme. We’re in south Mississippi and we’ve had 80 degrees with high humidity for the past couple of weeks.
Am so sorry the weather has turned so bad. Praying everyone there stays safe and well. Hope Bert stays well from having to do all the things outside. Heating pots with a torch is brilliant. Will pass that tip along to family and friends when power is out for days, sometimes weeks, in the hot, humid hurricane season. Thankfully we have natural gas. Praying this passes soon. Love to all.......❤️❤️
We were without power for 4 days in Texas last February. We were so lucky to have had a generator. We only suffered one broken water pipe. We were able to huddle in our master bedroom with a couple space heaters, the router, and stream movies. I did have to go search for gas which was in short supply. If you could even find a station that had power. Luckily there were a few because I had to go searching every 8 hours or so because I only had a single 5 gallon gas can. We used the electric griddle and a toaster oven to cook. Looking back I was so overwhelmed but we did it!
Happy NewYear 2022 We wish you a very happy New Year! We know that this past year has been full of challenges, and we pray that the coming year brings more certain times for your family. Sending all our love and good wishes for better days ahead.
Been praying for y’all!! We are supposed to have severe weather and flooding again tomorrow after having an EF 4 tornado on the 10th. Then they are calling for snow on Sunday. We had an ice storm quite a few years back and was with out power for a month. Sometimes I love living in Kentucky.
If your in western Ky hope as is well now. Hi from SE Kentucky. Stay safe the temp going to nose drive Sunday here to 18 degrees at night and thunderstorms during day
I live in Florida sometimes with our bad thunderstorms we are without power for 3 to 5 hours the worst we had from after a hurricane was 5 days we just did the best we could i have a gas grill to cook on and did laundry in buckets. We had water. Used a small generator for the fridge and a few lights and a couple fans we had a few extension cords running through the house.
Few weeks ago a straight line wind storm hit South Central Wisconsin and a tree fell on the house. We camped in our cold dark house for 3 days. Definitely helped find the holes in my preps. Grill was destroyed and was to windy to use fire pit. I have since bought a butane burner. Good thing you are prepared! God bless.
Hoping y'all made it through ok😍. Here in NH, power outages are common. An ice storm a few year ago was beautiful but knocked out the power for 5 days. It was awful😑. It does force you to be resourceful and spend time together. Great job getting through and a Happy New Year is wished to you all!
Bert needs a cape! He's truly a super hero!!❤️❤️❤️ I grew up in Michigan and we had feet of snow to walk to school in. However, I've been in East Tennessee almost 30 years now and there were a couple of blizzards here. 93 and 98 were horrible blizzards where we lost power for several days. In 93 in came in March. Yes, March! In 98, was pregnant with my youngest son and my oldest son had developed a fever of 104. We had to send for national guard to come get us to take him and I to the hospital while the rest of the fam stayed home....and we're not even far from downtown! We were snowed in with over 14" snow and without power or phone. We had a gas stove that kept the family warm. Our neighbors cooked on a kerosene heater in their garage and we all ate a lot of PBJs and bologna and cheese sandwiches lol.
Y'all need a Coleman camp stove... they come with one or 2 burners... and they take little butane cans so y'all can cook easily and they can be used indoors. Love when the power goes out. The fridges and freezers are what need help but other then that not so much. We have solar lanterns like Lucy lights and crank flashlights and in the winter a fireplace. Texas. Needed last year that's for sure
Been snowed in here in Washington State the last few days, supposed to be getting more soon! Someone slid in the ice and hit my car, it was parked in front of my house on the street, it must have happened at night, no note...😢 Got it really good too.... I told my husband that if that is the worst thing to happen all year than it was a good reminder of how blessed we are!!
Growing up, I lived in the county in Upstate New York, right by the Canadian border. When the lights went off, sometimes they would stay off for days. We had an old coal backup furnace in the basement for heat, but nothing to heat the bedrooms upstairs. At night, we would gather, and my dad would tell ghost stories. I loved those times, and really looked forward to them.
Hope all is going well. It's pretty dangerous with no power especially in the temperatures you experience. We live in Mobile AL so we experience power outages if it's unfortunately our time for a hurricane. The longest we were out was 2 weeks and it was HOT! But it is amazing how you can adapt if you are prepared the best you can be.
We live in the middle of Virginia and lost power Monday and just got it back on. Many are still without and it’s getting colder , praying for all of them ❤️🙏
We are blessed to have a whole house Koehler propane generator. In recent years it seems where we live in VA the generator has run more in the summer than winter. We did have a 22 to 24 inch snow here a few years ago. I hope by now your power is back on. Stay safe!
Great job Bert! Not only were you taking care of things but you were the camera man too lol! It makes me realize how hard life can be in Alaska! Do you worry as you age you will have troubles with shoveling, cutting fire wood and/or gather fire wood? Just day to day life in the winter?
We bought a generator last year, because of power outages.........Bush’s baked beans are always a good answer for a meal.......yum. Hope your grocery store gets back on its feet. God bless you all.⛄️🎄🌸
Sorry for your power outage! What a hassle! I live in coastal Virginia and we don't lose power often, but we have a pretty powerful generator just in case a hurricane knocks out power. Houses are very close together in my neighborhood, so we would be able to share the generator power with a couple of neighbors if necessary.
We lived in So. Dakota and blizzards were terrible there but our power rarely went off. Now in FL after having our first hurricane "Sally" under our belts it was quite the experience. The generator was going for 3 days, thankfully it wasn't hot/humid during Sally. The best thing was seeing all the power trucks from different states parked around town or coming down I-10 to help us. A positive attitude is a must otherwise you'll go crazy, we're spoiled in these days because with stores closed, no power, no cell it's easy to go nuts 😂😂
Your power outage must be difficult. When we lived in northeast Missouri one year we had freezing rain so bad that the weight of the ice pulled the electric box off the house. We were without power for almost 2 days. It was quite cold! We didn't have a fireplace or a generator. Take care!!
Here in NC, when we get a snowstorm this is the exact kind. Icy snow. We can be without power for days, due to falling trees and we don't have the proper equipment to clear roads, etc. Usually other states such as SC and GA have to come help out. Bunker down Somers family...and go sleding. This is the best stuff to sled in.
Bert you are amazing! Having to haul those heavy pieces of wood in the deep snow. First of all I can’t imagine having to do all this in such freezing cold temps. I understand that you gotta do what ya gotta do to take care of your family. But trying to just walk in the deep snow can throw your balance off, but carrying wood makes it twice as hard. Hope the electricity gets turned back on soon.
When we have power issues during the winter, we shut off absolutely everything we could to help with the load on the grid so it stayed on longer. I am down in Alberta and you're currently warmer than we are! It's a balmy -22 f here while you all are sitting around -10 F! (New Years eve morning!) Here is to hoping 2022 brings you everything you wish for, but always keeps you humble
Power outage makes everything take longer. Luckily for us we have LP Gas heat and our stove runs on that so cooking is easier just have to use a lighter or a match to light the burner. Having headlamps is very handy especially, to cook and read. I['ve got a pretty good stash of candles too and a couple lanterns. Have a Happy New Year!!!
I kinda love when the power goes off. However….we are used to outages a lot so we have lots of oil lamps, propane cook tops out in the mud room so we can cook. I love how quiet things are and about the only time we start the generator is after a day, then just long enough to top off the freezers and fridge. We also heat with wood so we are fine for heat. I think the longest outage we have had in recent years has been 72 hours. It’s a whole lot different when you are used to outages cause you are set up for it. Having a outhouse is also a godsend during those times hahahaa So yes Evelyn I like when it goes off
I live in the Florida Keys. We lose power typically during Hurricane Season. It's miserable... Hot and Humid and Bugs. So many of our elderly end up hospitalized because it affects their health. We sit outside, in the shade and try to catch a breeze. It's rough and it's miserable...but not life threatening like your weather. Praying for you guys!!
I have lots of huge candles in vases, I have battery lanterns, I have 2 burner propane stove, I have battery string lights...you can set up a small tent in the livingroom, that way everyone stays warms with body heat..
The weight of freezing rain on top of the snow and then another 12-16” of snow is adding up to the load limits of the older roofs. Plumb a line off the heating oil tank to a diesel generator and buy #1 fuel. We kept our house off Chena Pump Rd area warm. Kept the furnace running for two weeks on an 1800 watt Coleman generator, kept the refrigerator running, watched movies and strung white led Christmas lights through the house. Just didn’t have water. The well takes 220.
You might want to get a butane stove and extra cans of butane. They are safe to use indoors and are just like using a gas stove. One burner but safer than using your system, lol. Great for camping too. Hugs.
