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Originally Posted by UpNorth
Just because you haven't had a major power outage since you've lived here, doesn't mean that one is impossible. With hackers trying to get into our electrical grid, who knows when or if they would be successful. Now, picture The villages without electricity for 4 or 5 days - it can happen. When the power does go down in other parts of the country, the unprepared panic and quickly wipe out all available generators. If you don't mind the idea of having your food spoil and living in the dark (and maybe cold) for several days, keep telling yourself you don't need a generator backup.
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So what do you think, should I have a bomb shelter built just in case also? LOL To tell you the truth I lived in S. Fla. and recently 3 times had to throw away food in 2 years. The last storm I had a generator (portable). It made so much noise that I couldn't run it all night or the neighbors would complain not to mention that we couldn't sleep also. As far as TV is concerned it would be way cheaper to throw away some food than buying and maintaining a whole house generator. This area we live in seems to be fairly safe from hurricanes and doesn't warrant having an installed whole house generator which would be quieter and would be a good choice in more hurricane prone areas. Next time a storm approaches here, I'm going to fill my 5 or 6 five gallon gas cans and head for the mountains for a vacation if we loose power.