"rbowman" wrote in message
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On 09/15/2015 07:22 AM, taxed and spent wrote:
"bob_villa" wrote in message
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On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 7:45:32 AM UTC-5, Stormin Mormon
wrote:

They also use cordless phones, which
go dead with the power failure.

...pointless statement because there would be no power to the phone
modem.

all my home telco/ISP/WIFI equipment is on a UPS.

How big is your battery bank? We had a problem this summer where about
10,000 were without power for over three days. Can you operate that long
after the lights go out?



oh, no. I don't know how long I could operate. I really should unjumble
that rat's nest of wires and figure out what is really connected to the UPS.
I know my printer/fax is, in case there was an incoming fax. But now that I
am on voicemail, the fax is no longer automatic - time to power it from
other than the UPS. I can't remember the last time I received a fax,
either.

My theory is I could always power from the car in some fashion or another.
Or drag out the generator, which I might to run my fridge if we were really
out that long.

My better theory is - aw, just forget about it and get some sleep.