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What light source do you use when storms knock out the electricity?
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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 437653" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">When H had the basement and electrical box rewired for the addition upstairs, he had his electrician friend install a special hookup for the generator. It's so easy, I could do it...if I could drag the 8,000 pound generator close enough to the house (it's in the shed out back). Anyway, yes, they are expensive, and yes, they are loud, and yes, they can be somewhat annoying when you're trying to sleep...but having one will save your groceries, keep your pipes from freezing in the winter and the fans going in the summer. When H first said he wanted one, I asked him why. After the first time using it, I'm sorry I gave him such a hard time about it. We don't lose power often, and when we do it's hardly for more than a couple of hours, but we have had times when the power was out for a few days to over a week! And our water doesn't run when we lose power so that means, no showers, no flushing, nothing. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">I remember one time we lost power in the winter months for 5 days when the girls were little - no generator - and thank God there was snow on the ground. I hauled in 5 gallon buckets and let it melt for flush toilets (twice a day only) and for heating up on top of the wood burning stove for washing - like a pioneer! And for some reason, this way of living was like an aphrodisiac for H (I don't know why, my legs were so hairy after a couple of days without a shower - I think he just likes to see me working harder, lol). Anyway, it was fun the first day, after that it was hell. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'"></span></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000080"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'comic sans ms'">I am sooooo glad we invested in a generator!</span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 437653, member: 2211"] [COLOR=#000080][SIZE=3][FONT=comic sans ms]When H had the basement and electrical box rewired for the addition upstairs, he had his electrician friend install a special hookup for the generator. It's so easy, I could do it...if I could drag the 8,000 pound generator close enough to the house (it's in the shed out back). Anyway, yes, they are expensive, and yes, they are loud, and yes, they can be somewhat annoying when you're trying to sleep...but having one will save your groceries, keep your pipes from freezing in the winter and the fans going in the summer. When H first said he wanted one, I asked him why. After the first time using it, I'm sorry I gave him such a hard time about it. We don't lose power often, and when we do it's hardly for more than a couple of hours, but we have had times when the power was out for a few days to over a week! And our water doesn't run when we lose power so that means, no showers, no flushing, nothing. I remember one time we lost power in the winter months for 5 days when the girls were little - no generator - and thank God there was snow on the ground. I hauled in 5 gallon buckets and let it melt for flush toilets (twice a day only) and for heating up on top of the wood burning stove for washing - like a pioneer! And for some reason, this way of living was like an aphrodisiac for H (I don't know why, my legs were so hairy after a couple of days without a shower - I think he just likes to see me working harder, lol). Anyway, it was fun the first day, after that it was hell. I am sooooo glad we invested in a generator![/FONT][/SIZE][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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