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Originally Posted by Shimpy
I'm sure you can. I got rid of mine when I moved here 3 years ago from S. Florida. I had a portable one and I think you are probably speaking about an installed one. In my opinion you'd just be wasting your money. We have underground electric here and any power outages only last a few minutes and are rare.
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A backup generator is a 'different type' of insurance policy. I've never experienced a house fire, but I still buy fire insurance. I don't have a backup generator installed - but when I move to TV full time we will probably have that done. I hope to never have to use it, but if 'the big one' happens, we'll be ready. If 'the big one' happens, it's too late to do anything about it. The fact that you've never seen a black swan should not be interpreted as evidence that black swans do not exist. (Read "The Black Swan" by Nassim Nicholas Taleb) I've seen enough black swans in my life to know that they do exist. Each of us needs to identify those black swans for which - if they ever fly into your yard - you'll be certain you want to be prepared. I prepare for some and not for others. Many people just assume they don't exist.