Official Gramps' Memorial Eternal OT Thread

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Grand Vol said:
Managed to make it through two days of ice storms without losing power. It's supposed to be over this morning...

And we lose power lol
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Don't live in OK, or FL, without it.
 
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1972 Grad said:
...and the operator said forty cents more ....for the next... three... minutes.....Oh, please Mrs. Avery, I just gotta talk to her.
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I'll only keep her a while.

They are one of the examples of the bands in it for the music. Always seemed to enjoy what they do. Saw them live in Chattanooga for Riverbend 2003. They still enjoyed it, they had just lost some of the oomph over the years.
 
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Y9 Vol said:
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Don't live in OK, or FL, without it.
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After the the last episode here, I really considered the natural gas version; but generally outages are so far apart, I just couldn't justify it. One other thing I looked into about the same time was a whole house tankless hot water heater to replace the gas water heater; my brother in law had my wife sold on it. Then I discovered that they (at least the new ones) even though they are gas require electric power. That concept got flushed immediately. I might go without heat or A/C and lights for a few days, but I'm not about to give up hot water. Going out in a storm stricken area to hunt gas for a generator is no fun either.
 
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AM64 said:
After the the last episode here, I really considered the natural gas version; but generally outages are so far apart, I just couldn't justify it. One other thing I looked into about the same time was a whole house tankless hot water heater to replace the gas water heater; my brother in law had my wife sold on it. Then I discovered that they (at least the new ones) even though they are gas require electric power. That concept got flushed immediately. I might go without heat or A/C and lights for a few days, but I'm not about to give up hot water. Going out in a storm stricken area to hunt gas for a generator is no fun either.
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I buried a 500 gallon NG tank and hard wired both of my houses, for the Generacs, in FL. It is a life saver. Highly recommend.
 
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AM64 said:
I really liked what I saw when I read up on Generacs - no question for somebody in an area really prone to outages or somebody with health consideration requiring power backup.
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I loved everything I saw about Generac...

Except the price. For the few times I would need it, I just couldn't justify the cost. If I lived in a hurricane prone area or well out in the country where it might take days for the power to come back on, it's justified. Not for my limited use though.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I loved everything I saw about Generac...

Except the price. For the few times I would need it, I just couldn't justify the cost. If I lived in a hurricane prone area or well out in the country where it might take days for the power to come back on, it's justified. Not for my limited use though.
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Having a contractor quote a Generac NG unit next Friday.
 
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Grand Vol said:
I loved everything I saw about Generac...

Except the price. For the few times I would need it, I just couldn't justify the cost. If I lived in a hurricane prone area or well out in the country where it might take days for the power to come back on, it's justified. Not for my limited use though.
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Yeah, that was my thought, too. If you look at outage frequency and duration and consider upkeep and maintenance, it's hard to justify for most people. The estimated installation cost seemed pretty high, too.
 
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