[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
My parents lived in Northern VA at the time and were one of the few that still had their power. We just brought all our perishables up there. Luckily, it happened over a weekend if I remember right, so by the time we got back our power was back on. I only wish I could afford a generator - not having power sucks, and others were not as lucky as we were! Then there is affording the gas to power the generator... (back on-topic in the off-topic conversation)
I'll add one more interesting thing that happened. Some people who had generators connected them into their house wiring. Their hack worked a little too well: since transformers work both ways, people effectively pumped high voltage into the power lines. Then, when utility workers worked on the supposedly dead power lines, they got electrocuted. I heard rumors that some even died.
Since this group has a number of people who are capable of making the mistake of connecting a generator to their house wiring, I just thought I'd explain one reason it's a bad idea. At a minimum, don't forget to switch off the main circuit breaker before doing it.
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