Topband: Yikes! Heavy snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in Raleigh, NC

[Gary and Kathleen Pearse]

I keep a Honda EU 2000i genset (http://powerequipment.honda.com/generators/models/eu2000i) in the house for emergencies. We (Fairbanks, Ak.) had a wind and ice storm in November…lost my 160 wires for a while, two trees hit the house, and another broke the power line for over a couple days. 

The little Honda was enough to keep the Toyo oil stoves going and lights available. On Eco mode they’ll run a gallon of gas for 8-10 hrs easy. And they only weigh ~50# so can be carried about. It’ll run a barefoot ham station in an emergency as well.

73 and hunker down folks, 

Gary NL7Y


> Hi, Bill!
> 
> Well, it's bad out there!  Lots of gridlock on the roads and now the weather people are calling for 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch of ICE!  That WILL bring the power down. Don’t' thimk I'm able to get my generator going, altho ugh it has bropu ght me through a few ice storms and a hurricane in the past but I'm too crippled now to; foo; with it! I'll just have to hunker down and  hope for the best. I do have my gas logs. flashlights etc.
> 
> If my ship comes in, I'd like to get a whole house generator with a transfer switch and electric start tho;at run's from natural gas but that doesn' help me right now!
> 
> Take care and stay warm, Bill
> 
> 73,
> Charlie, K4OTV
>