On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 19:40:38 -0500, "Bill Bright"
said:


"Noah Simoneaux" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:20:13 GMT, Gunner wrote:



Dear gunner,
From an email today....


Some time ago you mentioned some disaster preparedness tips on the
metalworking news group and I just wanted to write and say thanks.
Thanks.
When hurricane Isabel came through Charlottesville Virginia we
had quite a time but thanks in part to some of your posts my family
and I were somewhat ready. I had taken your suggestion and stocked up
on a number of items you listed that Sam's club had and we lived on
them for a bit.
Though we live in a small city, we didn't have power for about
five days: enough time for refrigeration to become a distant memory.
My wife laughed when I bought all the canned stuff but it's nearly all
gone now. Stocking up on water also proved to be a good thing.
I had some additional thoughts that you might find interesting:
The idea of a small steam plant/ generator has a whole lot more
appeal now for a reason I did not expect. Steam power is quiet
whereas portable gas generators make a whole lot of noise. Also, in a
real disaster, the supplies of gas are going to last about five
minutes.
(snip)
Charles Morrill

Not the supplies of the people who prepared properly.

Here in Charlottesville, we never ran out of gas, but there
wasn't a whole lot of power to pump it either. Most of the city
didn't have power for about 48 hours.

Shouldn't be too hard to stockpile enough gas to run a generator for 48
hours.
It would probably be less work than setting up a steam engine. Not that
I'd say
a steam engine is a bad thing. It just doesn't look like a better solution
for
everybody wanting to generate their own electricity in an emergency.

(snip)



It is easier to fight for our principles than to live up to them.-Alfred
Adler

Ive been told that if you bury a 55 gallon drum in the ground and pipe your
exaust into it, it will quiten down a bit. ( of course haveing an outlet
pipe out of the drum).

I once fitted together enough pipe fitting adapters to weld a large
car muffler to a brigs 5hp genset. It cut the noise by almost 60%.
YMMV.