@phendrick This is just part of the reason why I have an EDC flashlight in my pocket. And it’s powered by a 14500 lithium battery, with a light output around 300 lumens, more than enough for most around-the-house tasks.
@mycya4me me too! It’s the best! We just had a storm and lost power for over 26 hours. Thanks to the generator, my special needs kiddo had no idea was what going on!
@mycya4me This is on my wish list, once I get the 67-year-old Federal Pacific main panel replaced. Until then, I have a 6kW roll-out that handily runs the fridges, freezer, microwave and lighting. And since the stove and oven are on gas, the only thing we lack is A/C. (So far, we’ve never had an extended outage in winter.)
Where is “all of the above”?
@fjp999 truly! I voted based on what the spouse whined about the most when everything was out around here post-Helene.
Stumbling around in the dark trying to get my hands on one of those damned Meh lanterns.
@phendrick This is just part of the reason why I have an EDC flashlight in my pocket. And it’s powered by a 14500 lithium battery, with a light output around 300 lumens, more than enough for most around-the-house tasks.
Nothing, I hav a whole house Generator!
@mycya4me me too! It’s the best! We just had a storm and lost power for over 26 hours. Thanks to the generator, my special needs kiddo had no idea was what going on!
@mycya4me This is on my wish list, once I get the 67-year-old Federal Pacific main panel replaced. Until then, I have a 6kW roll-out that handily runs the fridges, freezer, microwave and lighting. And since the stove and oven are on gas, the only thing we lack is A/C. (So far, we’ve never had an extended outage in winter.)
@mycya4me I lived through too many hurricanes to not have a whole house generator.
Listening to my wife complain since she’s not watching the tube or doom scrolling.
Having to reset clocks on appliances when the power comes back on.
That is Def an all of the above answer…Resetting clocks is the least of my worries TBH
The sump pump not running.
Most of our power outages happen because of hurricanes. The worst part is the clean-up afterwards.
Dragging out my very big, heavy portable generator and hooking it up to the house so that none of those things is a problem.
The “not having power” part…