5 Jun
2005
5 Jun
'05
1:16 p.m.
From: "Ethan Dicks" <ethan.dicks at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2005 2:54 PM
On 6/5/05, Randy McLaughlin <cctalk at
randy482.com> wrote:
No I explained to him that he didn't have a big enough generator to even run
a full sized fridge safely but he could run a couple of lamps and a TV.
He was disappointed since he had a fridge & two freezers, I told him to make
sure no one opened them and the power came back on in a few hours.
I like independence so having a medium sized generator and LP grill & Cajun
cooker means I can get a long even though I have an all electric house.
It's funny I got the generator through some horse-trading from a buddy a few
years ago. It was a millennium generator (when everyone thought everything
would turn off in 2000). It had never even had oil put into it before I
got it. We have ice storms that can keep power out for days at a time but
none since I get the generator. I'd run it for testing but this was the
first time I needed to use it for real, it just goes to show if you have a
generator the power won't hardly fail :)
Randy
www.s100-manuals.com
Recently there was a power blackout where I live.
I started up my gas
generator (5500 watts) and used high quality extension cords to hook up
the
TV, satellite reciever, and refidgerator, and some lights. My neighbor
had
a tiny generator (800 watts) he knew nothing about. I helped him get his
going and told him to get a good extension cord, I plugged it in and
handed
him the other end and told him to use that for power. He pointed out
that
the cord had a female socket and asked how to plug it into the house
wiring
to power the whole house :)
Were you later able to read by the glow from the remains of his house?
-ethan