I've had the same issue here in Calif. most recently when a transformer
blew. My low air loss bed didn't loose any air. I have an eggcreat. under
it and a thick plastic mat from a previous beb between the springs and
eggcreate. power was out for three hours, I took a nice nap.
On Thu, Aug 13, 2015 at 4:11 PM, greg wrote:
> We had a huge storm 2 nights ago. 5 minutes after I go to bed, a big crack
> and power goes out. It was a "micro burst". We get these small, but
> powerful wind bursts. Knocked over 5 or 6 power poles, lots of trees, some
> tipped over with the root ball, others split in half.
> I use a circulating air mattress so the motor goes out. I can't lay long
> on the wrinkled up plastic. So I had to get up.
> Luckily earlier that week, I was thinking what would I do if the motor
> burned up. So I bought a 6 inch thick memory foam mattress, tat I could use
> in a pinch. It arrived earlier that day.
> My bed is too tall for my lift if I leave it under my regular mattress, so
> it was still wrapped up in the garage. I had to get up and switch them.
> But going to bed with no TV or light of any kind. It's is hard for me. So
> I turned my Kindle on. Luckily it was only out for 4 hours. Others were out
> more than 24 hours.
> I'd go to a hotel if my power was out that long.
> Greg
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