I think this thread is underscoring the differences between country living and city living. In the country we don't get the level of service that folks in the city are accustomed to. Power companies give preferential treatment to cities, and even road maintenance lags far behind urban centers. Hell the infrastructure is far more rudimentary. Where I live most people still use water pumps, and all power, cable, and phone lines are above ground. We don't have two hour power outages. Our minimum is six to eight, and typically at least a day. Hell if the weather is bad enough it can close down the roads for substantial periods of time.
Look I am not complaining about it, because every place you live has pluses and minuses. Sure my power is much less reliable, but I can rely much more on other things. I live somewhere that offers, beauty, tranquility, privacy, and safety. I can walk a hundred yards out my back door, and be in the middle of virgin forest. I don't have to put up with noise, violence, or fear that I am going to be robbed.
My point being that I expect to use this generator more then once in ten years. I would love for that to be what actually happens, but I realistically expect I will need it at least once per year, and yeah it is going to be real cool to be able to tell people we have one. It is real nice being able to do things for other people. To me that feels a whole lot better then just another new toy. I don't know maybe it is a country state of mind.
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