Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> Never thought about it before, but I turned the freezer to the coldest
> setting. A few degrees cooker can help it last longer with no power.

I'm sure that's a good idea, Ed.

But we bought a used commercial, albeit small, generator yesterday. It
was a fun outing - we found it on ebay by doing a search for sellers
nearby and then picked it up in the car, discovering a lovely
bakery/cafe along the way from which we brought home a ham and mozarella
quiche and a delicious peach cobbler. And this bakery made its ice
coffee with coffee ice cubes - excellent results, delicious iced coffee.
All in Staten Island (a borough of NYC) on Victory Blvd. for anyone
interested. The place is called Mother Mousse.

It's got 2 x 20 amp outlets and is rated at 6kw, enough to power our
first floor a/c and both our refrigerators and have some juice left
over. Battery for electric starting, circuit breakers onboard, and is
generally the kind of thing that just makes a guy happy to own. I
feel like that comedian who had the Tool Time show on his sitcom. (I now
make gorilla noises ...) Vroom!

So, yes, the hurrican was just an excuse to get a new toy. <sigh> But
our food won't go bad.

-S-