Red,

Thanks for that info, it puts a generator in a new light. I don't know the exact set up/generator type that my neighbors were using, but it was running pretty steadily to keep everyone's fridges and freezers going. They may also have been running tv's or other stuff, I'm not sure.

I guess in my case the power either goes out for 1 hour or six days, with nothing in between. I'm sure if we got a generator I could split the gas costs among my neighbors in return for running their stuff. Time to do more thinking.

-Blast