Changing4Best
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Adding to all the usual troubles that power failures bring into our lives, (especially in winter) I have a fish tank to worry about also. When the power comes back on, the pump has already emptied itself out from its own momentum. So, if I don't catch it pronto(!) it is toast. The motor burns out.
So, last night at something like 3AM the power went out for a minute. I have a stereo system that resets iself when the power goes back on, so I was awakened by it doing so. PANIC ATTACK, rushing to the fish tank to unplug it so the filter won't burn out.
Then I went to the kitchen to eat something to calm myself down. That being accomplished, I went to see if the pump could be restored. Thankfully, since the power was only on again for less than a minute, it had not blown itself out and died, it was still alive! So I reprimed it and finally got it going again.
However, sleeping after having gone through all this was rather difficult if not impossible. I drifted off for a bit maybe, but my psyche would not rest, fearing another failure and pump burnout this time. By 4-4:30 AM I knew sleeping again would be a useless attempt, so I got up.
I love my fish, but this is rediculous! 2 of them are surface breathers and so they would have survived, but another 6 of them would not have.
My fish tank serves another purpose too, it creates a tiny fountain or waterfall with its pump. I enjoy the benifits healthwise of having a miniature waterfalls in my home. So I really do not want to be without my fish tank or its little waterfalls. But I HATE losing sleep over this. Thank God the stereo woke me is all I can say.
So what, if anything, does a power failure mean to you and your life? How would it disrupt your life?? Do they bring on Panic Attacks in you?
So, last night at something like 3AM the power went out for a minute. I have a stereo system that resets iself when the power goes back on, so I was awakened by it doing so. PANIC ATTACK, rushing to the fish tank to unplug it so the filter won't burn out.
Then I went to the kitchen to eat something to calm myself down. That being accomplished, I went to see if the pump could be restored. Thankfully, since the power was only on again for less than a minute, it had not blown itself out and died, it was still alive! So I reprimed it and finally got it going again.
However, sleeping after having gone through all this was rather difficult if not impossible. I drifted off for a bit maybe, but my psyche would not rest, fearing another failure and pump burnout this time. By 4-4:30 AM I knew sleeping again would be a useless attempt, so I got up.
I love my fish, but this is rediculous! 2 of them are surface breathers and so they would have survived, but another 6 of them would not have.
My fish tank serves another purpose too, it creates a tiny fountain or waterfall with its pump. I enjoy the benifits healthwise of having a miniature waterfalls in my home. So I really do not want to be without my fish tank or its little waterfalls. But I HATE losing sleep over this. Thank God the stereo woke me is all I can say.
So what, if anything, does a power failure mean to you and your life? How would it disrupt your life?? Do they bring on Panic Attacks in you?
