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(34,136 posts)Lines at the gas stations. Not a generator to be found anywhere close.
We've survived storms without electricity but it sure was nice when my friends brought over their generator after Hermine and let me borrow it until out power was restored! They got power days before we did so they didn't need it. Without even asking they brought it over, hooked it up to my fridge and freeze, put a window unit in, ran extension cord to everything and had me set.
My husband wanted to buy a generator today and they are all gone. If I order one online, estimated delivery is a week from now. We really need two - one for the house and one for the well. Maybe eventually we'll get solar panels with battery backup or a standby generator for emergencies. We're getting too old to rough it.
We'll get some big jugs, fill them with water and put those in the freezer and refrigerator. I have a big muck bucket - I fill it with water in the shower, then dip water into the toilet tank so I can flush it. Tomorrow I'll get my husband to wash his big cooler and if the storm comes here he can fill it with water in his bathroom for flushing. I got some battery packs to run my LED lights and recharge the cell phones.
We don't worry about flooding - we're almost at the top of a 200 foot ridge.The roads to the farm flooded in some of the storms, but nothing deeper than a few inches. We just won't plan on driving for a few days and if we have to, we will take the Suburban.