Posted on 01/22/2012 8:48:55 AM PST by djf
Pinging for possible prepper interest.
Outstanding read.
Thanks.
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I'd be worried others would hear your generator running and be beating down your door.
possible take-away:
A generator is less of a noise attractant, when the temperature is below freezing.
Everyone is inside with their windows closed?
I find it highly doubtful that a Laundromat owner would find it profitable to purchase a generator with enough capability to power all those washers and dryers, and have it on-site/ready to go.
Prepper’s PING!
I doubt that would make much difference if it had gone on much longer. But maybe it was a good thing that my older, small one didn’t start at once. It is actually alot louder than my bigger Champion.
A soundproof generator house? They would still see your lights.
No doubt after a day or three more, me and a couple of folks would have had to come to some kind of agreement about how to do things and protect our collective ass(ets)!
Years ago in Portland, we had an ice storm that coated the walls, making it impossible to even open a garage or shed door. I soon bought a wood stove.
Valuable read, be safe.
Glad to know I am not the only one who is prepared for bad times.
During the last ice storm we were without power for four days. I lit oil lamps and lanterns I haven’t used in 25 years.
I do not have generators as they have a tendency to walk off when you are not around to watch them or keep them locked up.
There is something refreshing about stepping outside and not hearing traffic, trains or any other noise during ice storms. Just complete silence except for tree limbs breaking and crashing down.
Outages can be just plain fun. The traffic lights are out. The coffee shops are full and people are smiling ear to ear as the computer raised cashier tries to add 2 + 2....
It comes down to discipline. Maybe it’s time to get something to use as black out curtains. Don’t use regular lights where they can be seen from outside. Buy gasoline without ethanol for long time reliability of your small engines. Never allow your small engines to set for months with a blend having ethanol. Marinas have ethanol free gasoline.
Read the Jakarta Pandemic for really long term pointers.
/johnny
Big link chain and a hefty, concrete bolted anchor, heavy cutter-proof lock - grind the bolt edges......12 gauge shotgun to carry with you to see why the generator stopped.
“In this case, it was actually predicted that there could be scattered power outages. News on Wednesday evening had pieces about people stocking up in stores. IN A NUMBER OF CASES< THE STORES WERE ALREADY SOLD OUT OF THE DESIRED ITEMS!!!! “
I don’t understand. When it happens, I’ll just go to Sam’s and Walmart and stock up on all of the items that I need. Have you ever seen just how much food, toilet paper, and other stuff is in a single Sam’s Club? Not a problem.
...LOL.
A place for storing dead batteries.
Chatting with the people around, and I can’t put my finger on exactly what, but I had a strong sense of alignments.
Can-do people who were prepped understood what they had prepped for.
People who did no prepping were basically sol. I saw a young neighbor of mine try to drive his car up and down a hill in what I can only say was an insane manner.
From my perspective, I would have zero reason to align myself with someone who had done nothing at all to prep or at the very least had some substantial skills, a person who would become clearly helpless and dependent and probably a whiner.
I’ve had longer backpacking trips.
There were (and might still be) alot of gas stations out there maybe with full tanks underground but which are unable to pump even a quart of gas!
All modern gas stations use electric pumps on the tanks.
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