Household Generators and Hurricane Preps

[ziactrice]

A good friend is asking about home generators - I know someone on my Friends list has one. Would you speak up so he can pick your brain about the details for installation, care, and feeding

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Reply to silkensteel

[ziactrice]

1) the humidity we experienced after Rita and Ike was about 96-98%, so any evap cooling - including the body's own sweat, doesn't work so well. That is a good part of what makes the after-heat so unbearable, I think. Although if you don't have it, you can't use it. I will get a few of those headband things just in CASE the humidity is low enough they can help.

And while I am thinking of heat remedies - neither one of use suffers from high blood pressure - some salt pills will help us deal with the heat tremendously as long as we have lots of water to drink.

2) My half-size bow saw is currently a rusty heap. Buy two new ones, one larger like you say, and get two spare blades for each if I can find them.

3) Did not know about the sandwich cookies. I will be checking out the local dollar places to see if I can find these, since it is time to restock.

3. Allergy pills I am VERY well supplied with being an asthmatic. Walitin and such OTC shouldn't get me into trouble bartering, either.

4. I have some, but they don't particularly seem to help with the stress. Although given dried or canned food, or Meals Ready to Eat, they might be necessary. Although by the second week of Ike, I was DYING for some green vegeatbles - or ANY kind of fruit. Some bags of dried fruit might be very smart.

5. OOOOO. GOOD idea. And I have the Good Eats method of making jerky to go on, but I'll have to get a dehydrator and do it inside - the outside humidity is now so high that the meat will mold long before it dries enough to prevent such sad event.

6. Good for the medical supply. Have to ask Lollee where to buy.

Very good ideas! Thank you much for that.