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We actually thought about getting a generator while on vacation, when we stopped in Lafayette, LA, at the Honda Motorcycle dealer. They had all of the genators...pretty cool. The only problem with the generator is that you have to have a switch to either have power from the normal lines, or have power from the generator. If you are on the generator, and the power through the normal powerplants comes on, it can cause some damage. Then also, you have to have gas, then if you run out of gas you need to go to a gas station that has power, causing you to waste gas for your car.
Really, you are kinda better off just sitting through it, though I can see it very usefull to have a small generator for refridgerators and freezers. One power outage here was a pretty wide-spread one, and so we ate here. We all had hotdogs on our gas grill. It was a good meal actually.
While on the subject of power, I should explain that this house, when we first moved in(3 years before I was born), the previous owners had really crappy electrical work. They had 1 circut for the whole house, my parents say that when they would use the microwave the TV would turn off. Also, in the basement there was a hanging cieling(well, Aspestos nailed to the floor joists), and when my dad took that down(again, before I was born), they found electical connections smashed into glass jars at various points throughout the floor joists. There was also evidence of electrical fires. My dad put in another circut for the garage/diningroom(I think that's where part of it goes) since my dad has a huge air compressor in a corner of the garage(which is great), and we use some heavy tools and stuff. Now we are virtually electrical problem free, though since my dad put in a 3 prong outlet in my room(all of the 3 outlets in my room were 2 prongers), when I use my old Presario and go to connect it to the PS2 via the Sharkport, you can make the end of the USB spark against the metal of the Presario, since my dad didn't bother to hook up the ground correctly.
And since we will be doing a huge kitchen remodel in a few weeks, we will be sure to find more iffy electrical work. I'll take pics.
I type too much.
Really, you are kinda better off just sitting through it, though I can see it very usefull to have a small generator for refridgerators and freezers. One power outage here was a pretty wide-spread one, and so we ate here. We all had hotdogs on our gas grill. It was a good meal actually.
While on the subject of power, I should explain that this house, when we first moved in(3 years before I was born), the previous owners had really crappy electrical work. They had 1 circut for the whole house, my parents say that when they would use the microwave the TV would turn off. Also, in the basement there was a hanging cieling(well, Aspestos nailed to the floor joists), and when my dad took that down(again, before I was born), they found electical connections smashed into glass jars at various points throughout the floor joists. There was also evidence of electrical fires. My dad put in another circut for the garage/diningroom(I think that's where part of it goes) since my dad has a huge air compressor in a corner of the garage(which is great), and we use some heavy tools and stuff. Now we are virtually electrical problem free, though since my dad put in a 3 prong outlet in my room(all of the 3 outlets in my room were 2 prongers), when I use my old Presario and go to connect it to the PS2 via the Sharkport, you can make the end of the USB spark against the metal of the Presario, since my dad didn't bother to hook up the ground correctly.
And since we will be doing a huge kitchen remodel in a few weeks, we will be sure to find more iffy electrical work. I'll take pics.
I type too much.
Dude seriously get more sleep,or lay off the coffie
And better yet, you've just admitted I'm right and that it doesn't run UNDER the Hudson since it runs ON the shore.
