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Freepers: The new wife has given me a new "honey do" list. Included, in this quarter's budget is to install a backup generator in our somewhat remote home. We have a 4k sq/ft home in Arkansas, and her criteria is to be able to run everything in the house if the power goes out. We are next to the last connection on a long line down a valley, down by the river and can expect a long power outage if we get tornados, storms, ice, etc. We are expecting our first child, and I think that a good standby generator...

July 4th is America’s Independence Day, yet we are grossly dependant on foreign oil because the “Environmentally Ill” say that oil harvesting is a danger to wildlife. However, other countries drill for oil and it’s apparently OK for us to purchase and consume their “blood” oil. Unless American wildlife and habitats are superior, then isn't it all the same? If habitats are being harmed because of drilling, why not keep it close to home, so we can monitor, lobby, legislate and otherwise regulate it to death. Oh... sorry, we already to that. But at least the United States ...