For those of us who can afford generators, it is an imperative item to possess. I purchased a generator following the four storms which crisscrossed Florida four years ago and thankfully have not had to use it yet.
We did lose electricity two years ago for eight hours one day and 12 hours the following day, but thankfully it was an isolated problem and the electric company was able to remedy it within a short amount of time. Right now I'm waiting on a general contractor to give me a quote on installing a standby generator which can run on natural gas. When I get that install I will feel much better. I'll be calling my uncles, who live in western Kentucky, to see if they have power yet. Take care, Quadius On Sun, Feb 1, 2009 at 12:42 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Matt, > > We agree with you. Life is tough enough, but when power is lost.. so are > so many other things. > If one is disAbled or has a disAbility and survives on power, it is indeed > very important to have a generator on hand for these unnatural conditions > that hit once every 10+ years. We got our gasoline 6500 watt generator > after a surprise storm two years ago and didn't use it for 18 months. It > sat in a box as we enjoyed no interruptions in service. > Last August changed that. We were without power for 10-20 minutes, but our > neighbors (400) across the street were without power for 12+ hours and more > neighbors to our north were out about 12 hours too. Here we were with a > generator, but we had power. By the time we got our generator out of the > box, assembled and on line, most of our neighbors had theirs in operation > and working. We have loaned out the generator a couple more times to family > members and used it recently when our house power was upgraded. It sits in > the garage, with an empty fuel tank and empty carb and a cover, waiting for > its next use. > > Those without, should consider such a device and if you have one, keep it > dry until you need it. > stale gas in the carb or fuel tank causes more damage then it helps. > > A natural gas generator with auto-crossover switch is ideal but expensive. > Keep us posted with your area and... > Best Wishes > W > > In a message dated 2/1/2009 11:23:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > *Yes Wheel,* > ** > *We live in Puryear, Tennessee just south of Murray,KY and we got a lot of > damage here and north.* > *Lost power all day Tuesday and some Wednesday, getting a generator this > year for sure.* > *It's suprising how much we take our power, heat, water, tv, radio, pc for > granted.* > ** > *We grill-heated our coffee water, grilled toast, grilled food, glad we > had the grill and also* > *kept some warm with our propane fireplace, used kerosene lamps, gotta luv > camping in Winter!* > *Hooking up a Pellet stove in these next few days too.* > ** > *Went to Walmart in Paris yesterday and it was covered over with shoppers > from everywhere.* > *West KY north of us over to Paducah and outlying areas might be without > power for weeks they say.* > *Looking forward to spring!* > ** > *Matt Wermer* > *Puryear, TN* > ** > *http://www.tagged.com/wermbo* > *http://www.hcscisg.zoomshare.com/* > *[email protected] wermbo on yahoo IM* > ** > ** > ----- Original Message ----- *From:* [email protected] > *To:* [email protected] ; [email protected] > *Sent:* Sunday, February 01, 2009 10:00 AM > *Subject:* [QUAD-L] Those in Kentucky... without power > > thanks for the update and hope you continue doing well. Keep us posted > with any updates as I'm sure power is restored to some each hour.... > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 1/31/2009 5:06:15 P.M. Central Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > > I am right in the middle of the worst of it. Areas and counties all around > me are still without power. God must be watching over this old quad. I lost > power for about 30 min. Amazing. Six people have died from carbon monoxide > poisoning. > ------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:13:48 -0500 > To: [email protected] > Subject: [QUAD-L] Those in Kentucky... without power > > > There are still those in Kentucky without power and may still be without > power for 10 days. > That has to have a nasty effect on those in powered wheelchair and others > who are home > bound. I'm looking at 35 degrees while I know those in Kentucky at still > facing 20+ degrees > as utility workers are working around the clock in their attempt to restore > 7000 lines that need > replacement. I know here when it happen, there were people that risks > their lives in trying to salvage > anything they saw laying on the ground and considered it junk, scrap and > salvaged wire. This requires > new line which needs to be ordered, shipped to site before installation. > This takes more time, while it affect those without power. I truly hope > that is not the case. > > Best Wishes > W > > > ------------------------------ > *A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy > steps!<http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26hmpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62> > * > > ------------------------------ > Windows Live™ Hotmail(R):…more than just e-mail. 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