Sounds to me that you don’t need to get a generator like your neighbors... just a heavy, looooong extension cord.
Ok, is that you Mr. Texasredtop? LOL - That’s EXACTLY what he wanted to do yesterday. I know they wouldn’t have cared and we were worried about the freezer contents more than anything but I would have never done it without asking them first. We’re not sure where they went off to as they are retired and travel a bunch.