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Originally Posted by Rebel Pirate
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.
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I agree. We'd want a generator.........but I'm fairly sure I remember being told that they are not allowed.
I'm glad to read now that I was given the wrong information and that they are allowed. It would give us peace of mind. Everyone up here has generators......some are even investing in whole house generators.
In 1994 our home in Vermont sold to survivors of Hurricane Andrew in coastal Florida........she was so traumatized by the lack of electricity in the sweltering heat and humidity when their roof blew off........that they relocated to Vermont, only to complain about our climate.........but what she told me about the lines and lines waiting for water in the hot bright sun.........makes us want a generator "just in case" even if we never had to use it.
Just like we wouldn't want to go without heat up here.......living without air conditioning down there would be difficult, to say the least.
Anyway, I'm relieved to read now that people do have generators in TV.