On Thursday, August 1, 2013 9:30:58 PM UTC-4, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
> A small generator will use about 1 gallon of gas an hour... it costs
> less to lose some food... and much of what folks keep in their fridge
> really doesn't need to be refrigerated, and butter, eggs, cheese, etc.
> can last a lot longer than the typical power outage. And if you don't
> open your freezer food will remain frozen for 48+ hours. You won't
> die from eating canned foods for a couple three days. When Hurrican e
> Gloria hit Long Island everyone in my area was out of power fro over a
> week, I was out 11 days, we all survived quite well without
> generators... most of us had outdoor grills so everyone pooled their
> food and we had a giant neighborhood cookout/cook-in, even the pets
> helped eat all the food, no food I know of spoiled.

For me it's not the cost of losing the food in the freezer but the time
invested. I make all my own stocks, reduce them and freeze them. It takes a
whole day for each, making about six months supply of beef, chicken and fish
stock. This doesn't include the pre frozen home made meals etc.

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