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“....or if you live in lots of other places too. Remember, the effect of grid failures tend to start a domino effect that can be very widespread.”

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Yeah, we have two generators on our property. And we keep a couple of containers of gas here as well. The gas gets replenished as it goes into the lawn equipment or tractor on a regular basis, and my husband takes a can with him when he goes to fill up his truck so hopefully we will not be caught short.

Living in a rural area we are often subject to power failures since a storm can bring down a tree onto a power line and our county has a lot of timber property and a lot of trees.

Years ago, we even had a power outage due to a car taking out a power pole. I remember that instance very well. It was about twenty-five years ago when we still watched professional football and it was on a Sunday evening about fifteen minutes before the start of the Superbowl. LOL! I recall they got the power restored just after the ending of the game. No internet at the time, and we have never had cable TV, so we were frantically trying to find out the results of the game, as our TV channel had returned to its regularly scheduled programming.

There is always something that can affect the electrical grid and the risks seem to keep increasing, especially with the left’s push for “green energy”. Everyone should invest in a generator sufficient to power a couple of lights, a radio, and the fridge and freezer for a couple of hours each day. Oh, and also the coffee maker. You can’t deal with an emergency situation unless you have coffee!