Whatever

Helene and Milton back to back. Buddies house in Tampa was messed up from both.

 

Having had a few beers and with a glare on my phone because the sun is at my back while I dangle my feet in the pool, I read that as "outrage map."

 

Welll if you look at all the Karen's on the FB page you would think it was an outrage map



OK, I really shouldn't have laughed at that

 

@StayinStock, you have any of these in your neck of the woods? This is the county to the south of us.

 

I've seen one in Illinois and one in Missouri. Not many of them but they're out there.

 

Either someone hits the pole or tree takes out the line. Idaho power finally put a backup line in. Still ranges from 10 -12 hrs to get it back on. Finally got a generator for the camper.

 

Water came within a foot of my mom's back porch
But she just needed her septic pumped

My brother lost a few shingles

They were definitely lucky

 

I bought this a few months ago . Does the whole house including the hot tub if I want . I doubt I will use the hot tub when the power is out but ya never know .

 

I'm yet to see a Narcan vending machine in my area.

 

If you don’t care about it not being an inverter generator this is an awesome option which is tri fuel too

 

@PriusPreacher

 

I have a slightly smaller version, same brand
But I got it like 50% off because it doesn't have the CO auto off safety shit...

I figure if I run it in an enclosed garage, I get what I deserve

 

It is definitely more than that - add in the electrical work, the gas line, the automatic transfer switch and of course the service contract..
I am sure I am missing something but 12K is a low estimate

There is a reason I have a portable and an interlock - cause it was cheap and it works good enough

I guess fire isn't a 'weather'

I learnt not to trust the greedy utilities to maintain their shit or fix it in a timely fashion

Also, this happened one county south of me - like a month after I got my generator hook up
https://abc11.com/moore-county-one-year-power-grid-substation-attack/14138102/
Terrorist [at large still] took a rifle and took targeted shots at the substation - destroying critical equipment, it took almost a week to restore power there

Crazy times

 

It’s too easy to have a 5500 or similar generator to run the fridge/freezer and a few items. Just have a few Jerry cans with ethanol free fuel and stabil in them. Put a petcock on the fuel supply and a filter. You can shutdown via the petcock and keep things ready to go. If you have natural gas, consider a dual fuel with the attachment kit. Wishing you luck!

 

Your idea of a quickie and mine are completely different, apparently…

 

Weather person @amyracecar … we need her in front of a map explaining with a marker…

 

It’s raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock!