We’ve been through many hurricanes. It was a pain in the old days, when we’d be out of power 2 weeks each time (especially in ‘04 when we had two storms practically back to back). Lately it’s more like 3 days. But my DH will not allow the gas cans to be filled up, unless there is an actual storm warning (they are tooo heaaavyyyy, he says), and he absolutely doesn’t believe any of this 10 days dark stuff, as he thinks it’s curtains for this country anyway. And he will freak out if it happens when there is no hurricane coming. No amount of ‘I told you so’ from me will help, I know. I can bite the bullet and rough it if need be, but he depends on electricity to survive. Ironic, isn’t it.
The generator only does the house essentials (minus AC), even if we did have enough gas on hand. Good for freezers, fridge, etc., but we’re in the rainy season now, so we have a lot of stuff that will mildew in no time. Luckily that hasn’t happened with the hurricanes we’ve gotten, which have been later in the summer/fall. And we have no family and no like minded friends anywhere near us.
Not gonna lie, this will not be fun. Hope it happens after things dry out a bit.
What causes me the most concern is, most generators that I'm familiar with run on gas. What happens if the grid gets knocked out entirely, and we can't GET gas because the pumps need electricity to run?
On a related note, even lack of AC (although bad) doesn't bother me as much as the prospect of no refrigeration. That would mean no milk or other dairy products, no meat, no frozen foods, etc. Not to mention, doesn't insulin need to be refrigerated as well?