Pineville, LA took a hit yesterday. A massive line of thunderstorms passed through yesterday about 11:00 m. Power went out almost immediately. No power, no internet. About 3:00 pm, the cell towers started dropping off line.
With the power off, the red lights don't work. Accidents occur, and no one can call 911. With the routine darkness that occurs daily, that becomes a problem. A dark state highway out of town, a single red light at an intersection, and disaster happens.
The power crews, God bless them, worked diligently solving problems and the lights came on at my house about 10:30 last night. The internet was a bit slower, coming on about 10:30 this morning. We are up and running, and now we start the cleanup. I hear that two tornados touched down and some folks lost their homes.
As for Belle and PawPaw, she is cooking lunch and I'm about to put the generator away. This was good practice for hurricane season, which starts June 1. I need to buy some more gas cans, and I think I'm going with jerry cans.
Consider Jegs fuel jugs. They are vented, and you can quickly moved the fill nozzle from one jug to another.
ReplyDeleteHere's the link:
https://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS/555/803303/10002/-1?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22138117882&gbraid=0AAAAAD6OBRFSCou3RnMvoYSHyRx1zfPC_&gclid=Cj0KCQjwxdXBBhDEARIsAAUkP6iD2EzY7-by5EtnxKmDlYwIlMKSJOzRG7oqJHBEL8CifqNQTyx6EeEaAhDFEALw_wcB
They are a little cheaper on Amazon.
We use them for racing fuel but not for long term storage.
DeleteDefinitely Jerry cans! Those don't have the funky spouts...sigh
ReplyDeleteDunno if your genny is dual fuel or not, but if you need another, go with propane capable.
ReplyDeletePropane doesn't go bad like gas does.
I rotate my gas into my daily drivers monthly and use a stabilizing additive.
I have a lot of gas and propane.
Careful with Jerry cans in the heat. I had one stored in my shed in the backyard, under a shade tree. The heat made it expand. So make sure it's vented. I don't think most are. Get a decent can like a JustRite. You'll pay more money, but your great grandkids will be fighting over it.
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