[SunnyUsa]

I just bought a portable generator

We rolled ours out today (outside the garage) and ran it for a bit, to make sure it's working. It runs on gas, so like someone else said, it must be vented outside (outside the garage even), so the fumes don't build up in the house.

[Howlin]

it must be vented outside (outside the garage even), so the fumes don't build up in the house.

Don't even THINK about running that thing without a CO detector in your house. Please.

[U S Army EOD]

make sure and run extention chords to lights and appliances only. Don't hook it to the house. If you do then power will flow back through the lines and get the line people trying to restore power.