are you a smart handyman or handwoman and unplug all the tools that you use once done with them. is your affairs in order with supplies should your power go off. we have had off / on power for the last few days after the initial ice storm. today they are doing a big grid shut down from about 9 to 1 according to the fire dispatcher. so about 10 a.m. I'll start up the generator and let her run. we put this to the ultimate test this time and we found out with a 5 gallon fuel tank we can go nearly 13 hours whithout shutting down... My question has been before. are each of us prepared as much as possible for power outages?? oops. sorry you cannot run to the store the crowds already paniced so now what do do. I'll end this for the moment by saying thanks to this list I finally got smart and also several months ago bought a battery backup block. Lee -- Does someone from PEORIA have a SHORTER ATTENTION span than me? Come and chat with me at #quietzone on irc.newnet.net
