major storm + Power outages

Hi there
If you watched the Rose Parade yesterday, it was pretty accurate on the
storm. what they didn't tell you was that several areas had major power
outages--including mine.. and that meant we were without power for just
about 12 hours.. and it was getting pretty freaky about 7 PM last night
when we were told it could be 8:30 AM before we had power.
No tv. no nothing other than books (no problem there) got my office cleaned
up .. dumped paper, organized biz cards.. no cars thanks to elec garage door
opener.
SO is going to do something about getting the electrician to hook up the
generator PRONTO!!
glad that the power came back on last night as I have allergy tests this AM
and didn't want to go in looking like a drudge

Stevie...

Linda...

Stevie, there's a release on your garage door opener (usually a rope or
handle hanging from the main 'pull' mechanism) which will allow you to
open your garage door manually. It's worth checking out so you'll know
how to do it in an emergency.

charlie!
I didn't say I was sick.. I was just having allergy tests. I was there
almost 3 hours for ALL the tests in one day(thankfully not so many
reactions) sooooooo yes I cared that I looked decent!

Charlie Perrin...

As I said, "Medical professionals are used to seeing patients that
looked like the dog dragged in."

And, I've had allergies bad enough that I felt like something the dog
dragged in. (It was something seasonal around where I went to
college.)

Stevie

cofarb...

Stevie:
The pull mechanism is usually a really loud color--like fluorescent
orange--so you can see it in bad light. It disengages the electric door
opener. After that, you have to open the garage door manually. (Pulling
the handle does not, by itself, open the door. You need to do that the old
fashioned way.) When the power comes back, you have to flip the mechanism
back into the engaged position. Most likely it won't re-engage until you've
run the belt/chain through its paces.

ahmward...

We have a string on ours that can simply be pulled forward to release
the door.