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I used to have a 6500/7800 watt portable that could be plugged directly into the house and it worked well and ran the basics, but I had to be here to fire it up and transfer the power which isn't always bad but I have a high water table here in the spring with the snow melt and my sump runs pretty well continuously until the melt is all gone. If I was away for a couple days it could have been bad. It was electric start and I'd fire it up once a month and run it for 15 minutes. I switched over to a permanent unit a couple years back and now as Cliff said it's all automatic and I don't need to be anywhere around. When the power goes out it fires up, runs my house and then shuts itself off when power is restored and goes back to sleep till needed next time. It has a built in trickle charger with power from the house to keep the battery ready and the battery has an electric blanket to keep it warm. It's an expensive investment but to me well worth the $$$$ just for the peace of mind knowing I'm good to go whenever it's needed. I went with Generac because alot of my neighbors use the same unit and the fact that the dealer is local and has a very good reputation and if I have an issue their here very quickly. Lots of good choices around Will and it's just a matter of figuring out what will work best for you. The generator at the back of the house tucked neatly out of the way. It's wired into a seperate panel off the main and automatically transfers over. And runs off a 1500 litre propane tank

Good to hear, with the help of friends, everything turned out OK Joe.

My wife stashed some away when they were discontinued but I don't recall the denominations or how much she has.

Outstanding year as always Drew, we've come to expect nothing more.

Good stuff Marvin, the world needs more folks like you !!

maybe I'm getting a message

I woke this morning to find this on the counter. Not unusual for Christmas until you realize the youngest person in this house right now is 41 years old. Pretty sure it was just a joke for ole Dad...hopefully Merry Christmas everyone !!

Yup, that's pretty darned nice of all those guys to give up their Christmas to help others

Nothing's been opened over my way yet Shawn, all the sleepy heads are still in bed.

Merry Christmas Brian and all the best to you & Betty in the New Year.

Very nice move by that manager, infact above & beyond !!

Well, you can tell I'm not a trout fisherman, I was looking in the sky for the rainbow and wondered where the heck it was

I hafta agree Dan LOL

Looks like we were posting at the same time Dan

News says a Newcastle man and his mom were killed by carbon monoxide from running a generator in the garage last night. Few more were sickened from BBQ's inside their apartments in T.O. Gotta be careful out there folks.

Merry Christmas to you too Kelvin and all the best in the New Year.

And I fell asleep in the LazyBoy in the bedroom right at the beginning and missed the whole darned thing....oh well, I'll try and catch it next year....if I can stay awake

Christmas Story is excellent and it's on tonight at 8:00 Always reminds me of me & my brother back in the 50's and we even had BB guns and didn't shoot our eyes out either

I thought you could own a lake if your property completely surrounded it.

Great picture of your little guy Nick !!

I didn't like it either Phil, but the boss said he didn't care what I thought

For 36 years I worked either Christmas or New Years but fortunately those days are far behind me now. How bout you guys, anyone stuck working Christmas this year ??

Already has a built in test mode Phil and she automatically fires up every Monday morning at 9:30 am sharp and runs for 15 minutes. Much safer than wire cutters

Never said you were Shane, I just suggested it's nice to be ready when bad stuff happens.

Not sure what you find paranoid about being prepared for winter storms Shane, infact I seem to recall you talking recently about having good winter tires on your car, so isn't that being ready for a storm ?? Extra firewood for a wood stove, maybe a generator to run the essentials in your home, some flashlights nearby for when the power goes out, maybe a full propane tank for the BBQ ?? I carry a box in my truck with extra warm clothes and spare winter boots, a box of sand and a shovel....just in case. I dunno, but I always admire folks who are ready for what Mother Nature throws at them, rather than the guy who just sits back, does nothing, and then whine because a big snow storm caught him off guard.