Always interested in the lifestyle of being prepared. Grew up in tornado alley where we have frequent electrical outages, sometimes for days.
Had one storm go through in August, during the hottest part of the summer. Dad was living with us and was on oxygen 24 hrs. per day. We were with out power for several days.
Hooked up the generators, and kept the refrigerator, freezer, oxygen compressor, tv and 2 window air conditioners going. Had plenty of water stored, so it didn’t matter about the well pump for that short period.
Would have been a medical problem for my Dad though. The way it was, he was just able to go on as usual.
Had our power go out just a couple days ago because of a severe rain/electrical storm. Happens in our little wide place in the road all the time. Not only do the lights go out because of storms, but all too often work crews will be digging and cut the lines. Another very common scenario are squirrels who fry themselves on our transformers and blow them out.
Darlin and I just shrugged our shoulders and since it was late and the show we were watching just finished, we just went to bed.
Got up a few hours later to do nite time biz, and all the lights were on! LOL! Turned ‘em out and toddled right back to bed!
We have more than one flashlight, and we found recently an LED lantern which we hang on the lamp we share in front room because of the frequent outages.
We got this one recently from Wally World and we love it for those sudden outages. We like that it folds so you can position it the best way. The little handy hook is cool too.
Glad you were able to keep your Dad functioning with a generator. Being mindful of special needs and technologies to support those needs is always a wise thing to do!