"Ed Pawlowski" wrote
"cshenk" wrote

I got Don a generator at last. It's not a super fancy sort, just a small
one. 3,500 watt 6.5HP unit made by 'All Power'. Don's thinking of
building a small shed for it in the back yard. (pour a base, use well
vented sides and a hinged top that can be opened to refill it through).

Thanks for the good wishes.

Welcome! Grin, my nickname here doesnt indicate gender but yeah, girl type.
I get Motherday gifts.

Sounds like the generator plenty big for emergencies though. Most times
all you need is a little light and keep the fridge/freezer cold by running
them every few hours.

Thats what I figured. It's probably got more capacity than I estimate but
I'm sure it can handle that level of a freezer, a TV, a DVD player (and a
few lamps). It would be more a safety issue of stringing cords that would
limit it's use.

I live in an area prone to hurricanes and with lots of trees plus above
ground electrical cables, so sometimes we can lose power for a few hours, or
a few days. This is rare in winter but has happened when we hit the teens.
Last time was several years ago but we heated with the fireplace and blocked
rooms with blankets over doorways. Didnt lose any water pipes but it was
dang close I bet.

I bought my wife a bottle of Russell's Reserve 10 year old bourbon for
Father's Day. Turns out though, she prefers Scotch so I'm going to have
to drink it.

Snicker, I saw that in the RFC echo. Nice plan there Dad! In addition to
the generator, I got Don a bottle of his preferred rum. He also likes
scotch. Me, I go for the same stuff you do.

The joke in our house is I get him a bottle every Xmas and he gets the
benefit of a happy drunk dancing about the house (more detail would be OT!).