On 2009-11-30, Wes wrote:
Ignoramus10200 wrote:

Sounds about right. On the other hand, it does not need to run
continuously. In a terrible emergency, I would ration fuel, in a small
emergency, I would just buy more fuel when I run low.

Keeping food cold, water to flush and drink, power to run furnace blower. All those
things can be cycled.

You hook up power to the fridge, wait for the thermostat to kick out, turn off generator.

Pick an interval for powering generator.

Being able to watch tv and other stuff doesn't matter. Light a
colemen lantern and read a book in the mean time.

Okay, charge your laptop, recharge the ups running your dsl router so you can stay
connected between generator starts. Maybe charge the iPhone too.

Power off a bit too long, get your AK out.

This is exactly my thinking, except the AK comes out as soon as the
power is out.

As long as I can buy fuel within so many miles, I will just buy fuel,
but if not, I will ration the use of the generator.

I also hope that I can get my neighbors to pay for, and buy, the fuel,
in exchange for a 15 amp line to them.

i