When Ivan passed through Atlanta, we lost power for 3 days. ONE neighbor
fired up a generator every night and the rest of us were ready to lynch
them. It sounded like a huge aircraft engine was running.

Finally found out who it was and said that their noise was unbearable.
She slunk away saying the family had allergies and had to run the
dehumidifier. (And also the tv, microwave, stove, hair dryer...)

More power (literally) to the genny people, but if you could just make
them quieter it would take the sting out of the cold and dark for the
rest of us.


toller wrote:
Last April we had a blackout. From the foot of my driveway I could hear
someones generator at the end of the street (about a quarter mile away) but
I couldn't hear my Honda in my garage.
If someone near me ran one of those monsters at night... well, lets just
say that it is not necessary.