Frankenstorm for Halloween??!!

[Staggerwing]

Natural gas is generally pumped in by the city utilities. As long as the infrastructure is in place, you'll have electricity.

I have a small gasoline generator. Five gallons runs it twelve hours.

It would have to be propane. There are no gas lines hereabouts that I know of. I have a small generator now but it won't run the furnace or hot water heater or clothes dryer. I have two small oil-filled radiator heaters in my kids' bedrooms set to low and that just about maxes out the generator. As a result I have to fill it about every 4 hours or so and if I don't? Well, lets say that I am on some kind of blacklist compiled by the God of Small Engines and must spend at least an hour or two getting anything without electric start to, well, ... start. I'm thinking of having a standby generator set up wired directly into the house's wiring. I'm just curious how long a run I can get from one small propane tank if I don't want to invest in a larger permanent style tank.

[LongBlade]

Brace yourselves, folks.

The National Weather Service's forecast center in College Park, Maryland, which watches winter storms, put out a long-range notice Thursday saying a nor'easter was possible for mid-Atlantic and New England states by Election Day through next Thursday.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2012/11/01/round-2-forecasters-predict-noreaster-may-hit-east-coast-election-day

Forecast for next Wednesday:

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

A diesel or propane generator is the way to go. Gasoline is unstable, it breaks down if sitting a long time. Sure, you can buy fuel stabilizer bottles but that makes it even more expensive. Having trouble starting small engines after a long time is usually due to what has become "bad gas".


Propane is nice in that you can run your stove off it as well as the BBQ. Its easy to buy a big tank as well. We had one on our acreage in Texas when I was a kid. The fill up 1x per year.

[GDS_Starfury]

as cool as cooking with gas is, I would never buy a house with a gas line.

[GDS_Starfury]

my dream house would be at least 20 feet about sea level.  18 ince poured concrete walls with rebar in a open square plan like a roman villa.  all windows and doors would have recessed slid down shutters.  the rood would be nothing but solar panels and all
rain run off would be collected in a tank and filtered.

[Mr. Bigglesworth]

Good taste. Its too damn cold up here for the open square otherwise I'd go for the same.

[MetalDog]

my dream house would be at least 20 feet about sea level.  18 ince poured concrete walls with rebar in a open square plan like a roman villa.  all windows and doors would have recessed slid down shutters.  the rood would be nothing but solar panels and all
rain run off would be collected in a tank and filtered.

Where are you going to find ground twenty feet above sea level in south Florida?  And the open square is something I have always wanted, too.

[Martok]

Brace yourselves, folks.

The National Weather Service's forecast center in College Park, Maryland, which watches winter storms, put out a long-range notice Thursday saying a nor'easter was possible for mid-Atlantic and New England states by Election Day through next Thursday.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2012/11/01/round-2-forecasters-predict-noreaster-may-hit-east-coast-election-day

Forecast for next Wednesday:

Good grief.  You guys can't catch a break, can you?  :( 

[GDS_Starfury]

my dream house would be at least 20 feet about sea level.  18 ince poured concrete walls with rebar in a open square plan like a roman villa.  all windows and doors would have recessed slid down shutters.  the rood would be nothing but solar panels and all
rain run off would be collected in a tank and filtered.

Where are you going to find ground twenty feet above sea level in south Florida?  And the open square is something I have always wanted, too.

thats easy.  my house in Sarasota was 37 feet above sea level.

[MetalDog]

Where did you build 37 feet above sea level in Sarasota?!?!  Must have been east county on the other side of 75.  There was no place over 12 feet in Charlotte County.

[GDS_Starfury]

just east of downtown of off 41.  Florida aint really that flat.

[GDS_Starfury]

http://www.topozone.com/states/Florida.asp?county=Sarasota&feature=Locale

[Staggerwing]

Florida aint really that flat.

Apparently not:

[TheCommandTent]

Back at the inlaws tonight, still no power at home.  Today Gov. Christie instituted an even/odd gas rationing system for NJ based on the last number of your license plate.  Hopefully it will help ease some of the troubles at the pumps until they can get the power back on everywhere as well as a steady supply of gas. 

I am blessed to have a place to come tonight that is warm and has power.  It is suppose to get chilly around here overnight and alot are still without power or in shelters.

[Staggerwing]

I'm glad to hear you and the Wife are still safe and secure. My prayers go out to your friends and neighbors who may be less fortunate. I hope their situation improves soon.