On 8/1/2013 1:50 PM, graham wrote:
> "Polly Esther" > wrote in message
> ...
>> It's time again to prepare for hurricanes with one storm in the Atlantic
>> and one in the Pacific. More or less. Tis the season to start packing
>> your freezer - with water in milk jugs etc. A freezer will hold temp much
>> longer if it is full. Last year, I froze water in the lasagna pan. It
>> was quite handy to hold an ice chest cool when all else failed. Polly
>>
> Wouldn't it be worthwhile buying a small generator?
> Graham
>
>
It certainly is if you are in an area prone to outages frequent or long.
Small generators can be from $500 to $1000 and larger whole house
installations can top 5X that.

Personally, I have none. I've been a homeowner for 47 years and only
once was I out for two days after Hurricane Gloria in 1985. Every other
time has been minutes to about 4 hours. I've not been able to justify
the cost of having one sit in the garage not being used for years at a
time. I have town water so I can still drink and flush.

I strongly recommend a few LCD lanterns though. They are safe, very
bright, last many hours on a set of batteries. I also have two lights
that go on automatically with a power failure. They can be used as a
flashlight also.