Blizzard 2..45 years apart...

[Jerry VanHorn]

I like snow...once in a while..... just called Power Co....We're out..and was told 20K out and may be weekend before all restored. !..Last bad outage was 11 days. My wife left on day two ...and went to our place in West Palm..I stayed here....Another adventure !!!!

[ArtS]

Originally Posted by Jerry VanHorn

I like snow...once in a while..... just called Power Co....We're out..and was told 20K out and may be weekend before all restored. !..Last bad outage was 11 days. My wife left on day two ...and went to our place in West Palm..I stayed here....Another adventure !!!!

We used to lose power in town, even with underground service in our entire area. Built a new house on 30 acres on the edge of town with a lot of trees etc. We were tied to Nat Gas there so we decided to never suffer through that again. Installed a 22 kW Generac fueled by natural gas and an auto switchover system. With gas heat, it is big enough to run our entire home summer or winter. Paid $6500 installed with a 10 year unlimited warrenty. Pay $150 a year for factory service rep and remote monitoring and never know when a power outage occurs. The price of one moderate shotgun completely eliminated one of life's major worries. Some of the best money I ever spent.

[Jerry VanHorn]

I'm in NE Arkansas...just below Missouri border. Lived in Brazil, Indiana growing up. Dad was Sheriff there..