"I think Lehman's ..." Doh! - I get their catalogs as well, since I occasionally order from them. If anyone would have kereosene reefers, they would. Prol expensive...

Eh, sorry for the confusion - WE were no where near the storm - upper Mississippi River Valley region. Thanks anyway (and glad y'all had a nice safe "adventure").

My generator thought was something along the lines of a 900w Honda or the like - tiny tiny and quiet running. Have to check, but I bet our large chest freezer doesn't require that much juice.

Family of 6 + two dogs and I don't want to think about a freezer defrost... several times we have lost power for days at a time in the winter over the last decade, and if it's not back on in about 36 hours, I lug out a genset and crank it up for a couple of hours every day. Running it continuously is a waste of silence and fuel...

As for the wine... I stick to reds most of the time - maybe you could switch <grin>

Gee, a perfect excus, er, reason to order more stuff... lucky you - seriously, interesting to read your post - thanks.