In article , Gunner says...

Not all of us Californians are Kalifornians...G

It's pretty clear to me that the big problem for
folks when the power goes out, is that all the
conveniences of life are set up to require it.

I would much rather deal with this in a setting
that never had power at all, with a source of
heat that does not rely on elecricity, the
way my oil fired boiler does. Or in a way
that food could be kept from spoiling without
electrically operated refrigerators.
Or with water and sanitation that don't require
electrical power.

Basically trading the current version of my
house for the original version - that had a
hand pump in the back yard, and outhouse, and
kerosene lamps. Coal furnace in the basement.

Really, an extended power outage here, in the
winter means either a) drain down all the
heating and plumbing systems, and bundle up
as much as possible, b) find a parlor stove
and try to keep the house above freezing by
finding enough scrap wood or coal for fuel,
or c) abandoning ship for another location
that does have heat. Or d) somehow keeping
a standby generator for running the boiler.

I'm beginning to see the wisdom of living in
a small cabin with a large franklin stove.
And a big woodpile. Two rooms and a path.

Jim

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