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
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.
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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😀
After hurricanes Irma and María hit Puerto Rico, we were over 4 months without electricity. I know that its different in Alaska because of your climate, but God did we learned from not having anything for over 4 months. Now, I have a generator, solar system and a very well stock pantry. We learned the bad way, but thank God we survived that terrible experience. I did not lost my house because it was build with cement, but cannot say the same for other family who lost everything. You are a well prepared family. Love your channel and God bless you all. A hug from Puerto Rico.
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.😀
I went through the Texas outage craziness in February. No electricity for 3 1/2 days, no water for 5 days. Temps in single digits. No one in Texas was prepared for anything like that. Now I’m prepared, camping stove, warmer packs, solar powered radio/charger, dry/canned goods and water. Never want to live through anything like that again! I feel for y’all!
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'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.
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.
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
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
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.
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!!
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
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.
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!
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 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱❤❤❤
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.
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 😊
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.
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 ❤️💛💫.
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!
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.
Last winter we have a very bad ice storm our power was out a week. Some was out for a month. We are in Easter Kentucky. We have a generators and buddy heaters plus wood burning stove in our fire place. Was not fun times. I am a resturant manager we where so swamped for days. Feed alot of out of state power men abd did cartering for the national guard. That storm effected our tri state. Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio where I work!!!
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.
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.
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 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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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
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.......❤️❤️
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.
Here in California in the part I'm in anyway thankfully we don't have to many poweroutrige usely only during a pretty big storm. But I do remember the Electric Company replacing the power polls right after I had my son taking care of a newborn by lantern light only for 2 days is definitely a challenge LoL Praying the storm has passed & ya'll have your lights back on
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
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 were stuck at home during an ice storm for 5 days with no power. We stayed warm by the fireplace but the 5th day it became unbearable. Then the power came on! Just when we were going to try and get to a home with power or a hotel, it came on. St. Louis MO.
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.
I'm in Ohio, about 15 miles from Lake Erie, and this time of year we usually get a ton of Lake effect snow. This was the first year in probably 10 years that we didn't have a white Christmas! Today it was 40F! The weather is crazy lately!
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.
Over in the UK we had a 3 day week and power cuts for about 3 months, back in 1973/74. I had joined the British Army, stationed in Germany, and had no idea what was really happening back home. Some time in Feb.'74 I went home on leave, and as I walked through the front door I noticed candles everywhere. "The electric goes off at 8p.m. and comes back on at 6a.m." said my dad. This was to allow the average working person enough time to get home, cook an evening meal and prepare for the next day. Happy days! 😊 (I think.....?!) 🤔
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!!
We get power outages a lot in the winter due to snow n wind. We cry than get a grip on it and play games, tell stories just make the best of it. Hope your power comes back soon ..
Yep lots of power outages in mid Michigan. Woods. Trees knock out lines. 3500 watt generator I was surprised about the cooking. Pans ok? We have propane to run stove. Never had a bean sandwich. Lol
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!
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
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! ⭐️
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!
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!!
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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
You can build 4 or 8 bricks in a circle , dig a hole, and put wood in the hole, and lay a toaster oven grill over the bricks to fry on the iron skillet Audrey gave you for Christmas.🙂. Camp eating ❤️
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.
When life gives you darkness, be the Light!
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 ❄️🥶
My hubby works for electric company too. People can get pretty nasty waiting on their power.
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 ❤️❤️
I heard 500 homes lost and it's still raging. 😢
You're in our Prayers Colorado!
This is Satan's agenda.
Dark winter.
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
Great advice!
Thank you, 🤗❤️
I’m in CT as well, I remember that storm ! We had no power almost 14 days, was absolutely insane.
@@MishyMoshy76 Definitely get our share of power outages😫
Prayers for the people in Colorado.
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.
Bert is amazing! Everyone needs a “Bert” in their lives. Hope you are all safe! God Bless all of you.
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.
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 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️
Praying for y'all ✝️❤️✝️
You're so right, the weather is crazy everywhere.
Wonder why???? 🤔
Anybody have any ideas???
God is coming.
This is Satan's agenda.
@@valerieirvin249 This is Satan's agenda.The whole earth will suffer.
Dark winter
@@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.
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.
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 😄.
Ice storms can last a very long time😱🙏🙏🙏🙏the worst
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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.
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.
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😀
After hurricanes Irma and María hit Puerto Rico, we were over 4 months without electricity. I know that its different in Alaska because of your climate, but God did we learned from not having anything for over 4 months. Now, I have a generator, solar system and a very well stock pantry. We learned the bad way, but thank God we survived that terrible experience. I did not lost my house because it was build with cement, but cannot say the same for other family who lost everything. You are a well prepared family. Love your channel and God bless you all. A hug from Puerto Rico.
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.😀
Please stay safe…… 🙏😇💕! Thinking of you all!!
I went through the Texas outage craziness in February. No electricity for 3 1/2 days, no water for 5 days. Temps in single digits. No one in Texas was prepared for anything like that.
Now I’m prepared, camping stove, warmer packs, solar powered radio/charger, dry/canned goods and water. Never want to live through anything like that again! I feel for y’all!
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'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.
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.
Your husband is a beast! He does whatever he has to do to take care of his family! Happy New Year!
Bert you are an amazing provider. God Bless you all......
I PRAY YOU GUYS GET YOUR POWER BACK ON SOON STAY SAFE AND BLESSED IN JESUS NAME
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!
Pray for Boulder Colorado they have a bad fire. Homes and businesses lost.
Praying for everyone impacted by the winter storms.
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
It's funny that just a couple weeks ago that you were wanting snow and now you have a lot of snow
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.
💜🙏
It's freezing here in San Diego and we never get rain neither and it's been pouring ..
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
brenda baird
Phoenix got our version of a white Christmas .... Rain !!!
I saw that on the news, so many accidents
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.
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....
Yes that was terrible I have a friend who lives there..
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!!
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
That's why I do a big grocery haul twice a month. Got to stay prepared at all times. Glad you guys made it through.
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.
Yall have a great family it's great to see how yall turn a bad thing into a positive and watch yall have a great time together
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!
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 🇨🇱🇨🇱🇨🇱❤❤❤
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.
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 😊
Many people have no Electricity in their homes in Kenya
@@irenedavo3768 try that at -40.
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.
I agree, Roberta, but Bert don't let that go to your head! I think they make a great team! Go team Summers, go! Happy and healthy New Year to all. Liz
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 ❤️💛💫.
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.
An extra Somers in Alaska! I'm so excited!!
Love all of you and stay warm!
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!
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.
Stay safe guys xx. Bert is amazing, working so hard in such a tough situation xx
Last winter we have a very bad ice storm our power was out a week. Some was out for a month. We are in Easter Kentucky. We have a generators and buddy heaters plus wood burning stove in our fire place. Was not fun times. I am a resturant manager we where so swamped for days. Feed alot of out of state power men abd did cartering for the national guard. That storm effected our tri state. Kentucky West Virginia and Ohio where I work!!!
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.
My sister is living outside Scappoose,she told my about it.
Here in Germany, we got none this year,untill now.
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.
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.
Bert is awesome and wifey checking on him is just perfect!
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.
Using the blowtorch as a makeshift stove is one of the most creative things I've ever seen.
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.
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!!!
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.
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.
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.
Prayers for you
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
@@robinholbrook8296 I am in Western Kentucky. Y’all stay safe too.
@@southerngrits thank you. They are greatly appreciated.
In our Prayers Kentucky! We were 85 yesterday..and lightning storms with hail! Pretty sketchy day....on repeat til Sunday!
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.......❤️❤️
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.
Take care
Burt is amazing. Prayers for you all through the snowstorm, stay safe. ❤
Here in California in the part I'm in anyway thankfully we don't have to many poweroutrige usely only during a pretty big storm. But I do remember the Electric Company replacing the power polls right after I had my son taking care of a newborn by lantern light only for 2 days is definitely a challenge LoL
Praying the storm has passed & ya'll have your lights back on
This is how we felt in Texas with the rolling blackouts, it was so crazy!!
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
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 were stuck at home during an ice storm for 5 days with no power. We stayed warm by the fireplace but the 5th day it became unbearable. Then the power came on! Just when we were going to try and get to a home with power or a hotel, it came on. St. Louis MO.
Prayers for you and your family and everyone affected by the bad weather 🙏 Be well and safe & many blessings for The New Year 🍾
Love Bert’s Alaskan cooking! When all else fails use a blowtorch LOL‼️
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.
I'm in Ohio, about 15 miles from Lake Erie, and this time of year we usually get a ton of Lake effect snow. This was the first year in probably 10 years that we didn't have a white Christmas! Today it was 40F! The weather is crazy lately!
Right, I'm in Cleveland and we've had such mild winters the past few years
@@dianebaugher3919 Exactly! It's been odd. I'm just a little south of you (Brunswick) and it's been raining all day. So weird to not have any snow!
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.
Blue Springs MO were expecting that nastiness tonight and tomorrow I hate it take care everyone not my fav way on bringing in New Year
I am so glad the power came back on I am praying for you all to be safe though theses storms 🇺🇸🙏🏽
Over in the UK we had a 3 day week and power cuts for about 3 months, back in 1973/74.
I had joined the British Army, stationed in Germany, and had no idea what was really happening back home.
Some time in Feb.'74 I went home on leave, and as I walked through the front door I noticed candles everywhere.
"The electric goes off at 8p.m. and comes back on at 6a.m." said my dad.
This was to allow the average working person enough time to get home, cook an evening meal and prepare for the next day.
Happy days! 😊 (I think.....?!) 🤔
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!!
We get power outages a lot in the winter due to snow n wind. We cry than get a grip on it and play games, tell stories just make the best of it. Hope your power comes back soon ..
Happy New year guys! Hope everyone is safe and warm during the snow!
Yep lots of power outages in mid Michigan. Woods. Trees knock out lines. 3500 watt generator
I was surprised about the cooking. Pans ok? We have propane to run stove. Never had a bean sandwich. Lol
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!
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 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
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! ⭐️
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!
Hey, fellow Granite Stater! Ice storms in 1998 & 2008 with multi-day outages. We bought our generator in 2008 - has been in service many times!
Another Granite Stater here! Same here with the generator, and oh man, do we love our plow guy! Stay safe and warm, Happy Peoples!
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!!
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.
So glad the whole family is on Vacation! Praying for Audrey! Enjoy the warmer weather! May God keep y’all safe!!!!
Wow that is such an unreal amount of snow! Stay safe ❤️
Praying for the Somers family & others. It's hot here south Alabama. Thank the Lord, it's almost Alabama Cotton Bowl Time here. Rollllllll Tide!!!!
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.
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!
Be safe! Thanks for keeping us up to date!!! ❤️ Sending prayers & love!
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.
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.
Glad you got thru it. Lessons learned is always good..
You can build 4 or 8 bricks in a circle , dig a hole, and put wood in the hole, and lay a toaster oven grill over the bricks to fry on the iron skillet Audrey gave you for Christmas.🙂. Camp eating ❤️
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.
Stay safe! Happy New Year!