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)!
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.
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.