You are all correct. If I was a young, part-time, minimum wage bank teller, I probably would not do a lot of out-of-the-box thinking with other people's money.

Perhaps some of the computer experts can comment, but a UPS for power conditioning and backup seem so commonplace these days. I have four in my house (one on "my" computer, one on "her" computer, one on the backup server, and one on the Tivo (which is, after all, just a computer). No power problems, no worries, some run-time if needed, and plenty of time to do a controlled shut-down if the power outage will be long-term.