On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:31:24 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:06:48 -0500, Toad Gigger
wrote:

That will be my next generator, even though I live in a house. I may
go for the 'sister' also. Then I could put the trailer in the drive
and have enough power to live for months if need be.

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If you have a widespread outage, fuel supply becomes an issue very
quickly. We were running on a small Honda generator for 10 days after
hurricane Charlie in 2004, sharing power with a neighbor. He and I
were taking turns driving 40 miles round trip every night to find gas
stations that could still pump fuel. A large underground propane tank
is probably the best bet for most homeowners.

You're right, of course. We've been very lucky here, and I thank my
lucky stars for Dominion Power. We've been here close to 25 years and
I don't think our power has ever been out for more than 4-6 hours. And
that happened only when an underground (in my front yard) transformer
blew. I thought it was a 105mm round going off.
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Here's hoping you have a very Merry Christmas, and a spectacular New Year!