[Magdalen] Third World Country?

[Jay Weigel]

A generator is going to have to be next on our list. We have a well, and
the power outage after the 2011 derecho storm (still referred to by my S/O
as my "birthday storm" because it occurred while we were out to dinner on
that occasion) caused us not to be able to shower for 4 of the hottest days
of that year...let alone make coffee (for me) or iced tea (for him). Or use
the fridge or freezer. We did manage to get some ice, and I drove to New
Market (about 6 miles) where McDonald's had power, for sausage biscuits and
a huge iced tea for each of us. The main things we need to keep going are
the well and the fridge and freezer. Stove is optional but would be nice.
Furnace is actually optional in winter as we have the pellet stove which is
gravity fed and does not have an electric blower.

On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 2:49 AM, Sibyl Smirl <polycarpa3 at ckt.net> wrote:

> On 8/1/16 10:41 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 8/1/2016 10:03:36 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>> houstonklr at gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Sorry to  hear about power out and damages. Check Home Depot for better
>> price on  generators. Not "whole House" but I think enough for the
>> basics  -
>> fridge  , tv, computer and small electronics ( not AC for instance)
>> Lynn>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> Three years ago -
>>
>> After a series of especially numerous outages with loss of
>> our entire frozen food supply, etc., we marched off to a local
>> dealer and bought a generator for about $2,000.  Then, of
>> course, six months or so passed before we needed it, and
>> it turned out to be a disaster because it was just too difficult
>> for us, both disabled, to haul out and set up.  We couldn't
>> return the generator at that point.
>>
>> In the end, we gave it to my son-on-law, Neal, who was here
>> with daughter, Wendy, as a reward for clearing and closing
>> out our 2 rental storage units.  Neal is a real athlete, and
>> has no trouble setting it up for the occasional outages they
>> experience in suburban Denver.
>>
>> So for us, the way to go would be a permanently mounted
>> generator that cuts in automatically with power outage (outrage!).
>>
>
> Or maybe a neighborhood handyman who is not disabled?  Surely you don't
> have to do _everything_ yourself?
>
> Also, do you have a well?  Clearly Charles does, and includes that with
> the other electrical things, but here we have a Rural Water District, which
> has its own generator(s) for the well(s), so water is still pumped, even
> when people don't have electricity for lights, rather like the telephone
> system, which is also fitted out with a number of generators.  (We have
> quite a lot of outages in this area, between ice storms, tornadoes, plain
> electrical storms, tractor-trailers, teen-aged girls driving into power
> poles, squirrels and copper thieves electrocuting themselves, etc, ranging
> in duration from minutes to weeks)
>
>
> --
> Sibyl Smirl
> I will take no bull from your house!  Psalms 50:9a
> mailto:polycarpa3 at ckt.net
>