70 hours without power!

 Our power came back on today after being out since Saturday. We lived through it and it was not that bad since we had the generator. It is a small portable (5000 running watts) that ran our fridge (and our neighbors) the TVs, cable, internet and some lights. I bought the generator from a friend for $500 who paid $700 for it new and used it about ten hours. This device has already paid for itself by reducing the bitching from A) wife B) mother-in-law C) me. It was not fun but would have been much worse without it. Note to readers: If you can afford it BUY ONE it will be worth it if you ever need it. Maybe not for SHTF but for disaster related I will always have one unless they bury the damn power lines underground.