Backup generator??

[mike31154]

I'd be more inclined to have a sufficiently large generator to run my freezer in the event of a longer term power outage. I've been in Vernon now for 12 years & don't recall having an outage more than a day. Car batteries hooked up to an inverter, battery powered air pumps have kept my tank inhabitants alive & thriving for every short outage I've experienced so far. Maybe I'm lucky, tempting fate, complacency setting in due to the rarity of outages around here....

Folks on the coast typically get hit harder & more often by severe winds & storms that cause prolonged outages. Big city life has it's pros & cons. Hydro crews can get things back up & running a lot quicker in smaller communities here in the interior. Love 'em or hate 'em, the new smart meters help a great deal in aiding the hydro folks' response to outages, their extent & location.