On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:36:03 -0500, aemeijers wrote:

Smartass wrote:
(bad advice snipped)

Are you simply trolling or something? What you propose is dangerous and
often illegal. This very same topic comes up on here every couple of
months, and the method you propose always gets smacked down. There is a
reason they don't sell double-male-ended cords.


Yes they do. I have seen them in the big box stores and farm supply stores.
They are called generator hookup cables.

They don't wanna get
sued when a spouse, neighbor, or power company guy gets electrocuted.
Sure, you know what is going on. But what if you are injured, dead, or
out scavenging supplies?

Either do it the right way, with a transfer switch, or put pigtails on
your critical appliances that are hardwired, and run cords through the
window. Or do without. Those are your 3 safe options.