Sooo, where are the generators?
5Hey, Meh. So I live in Dallas, with you guys, meh, and we don't have power. I'm thinking you guys felt the storm too? Best one of them yet... So when are you selling generators?! I don't have power! Unless you want me to go to the office and charge my phone! Or run my fridge! Or call Oncor and ask them if they can head over to Rico's house and fix it first? So, how about tomorrow, huh? You can sell generators and I'll be the first one.
-Sincerely,
Rico
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@ricosuave Maybe they can sell you a solar charger. Then you can keep your phone charged. Oh wait. It is raining. No sun. Hmm… I know - shine a flashlight on the solar panel until it is charged. Surely you bought one of the zillions of batteries for 57 cents deals.
@Kidsandliz Huzzah! I have ~100 meh batteries. But I'd prefer a gas generator.. hint hint, nudge nudge, wink wink
@RicoSuave Well then it needs to be a Honda 2000i that they sell. That is what I need for my 1988 nissan sunrader 17' RV. If I am eventually stuck living in that I need power in walmart's parking lot LOL
@Kidsandliz exactly! I'll opt for a 8000 watt, if they give us a variety of choices. They should, like either 2000, 4000, or 8000 watts.
@RicoSuave and @Kidsandliz , I have two of the 2000 watt hondas. They are really good and produce a sine wave output due to the inverter technology. I wouldn't trust expensive electronics to a cheap generator. The two 2,000 units produce 4000 watts total with a kit that links the two together. It was cheaper than buying the next largest unit which I think was 3,000 and I have redundancy built-in in case one stops working.
@cengland0 This is interesting information. I can't afford one now and it will be a while - likely a long while the way things are going… but one of those is on my wish list for if I ever have any money.
@cengland0 I agree. If I ever decide to do what you did, please know that I'll forever thank you. By the way, do you know where I can get on of those kits? Or the name of it?
@RicoSuave Those cables are available anywhere including Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/Honda-08E93-HPK123HI-Parallel-Cables/dp/B004DR3AX0 From what I understand, there is still a limit of 20A when using those cables so my brother created a different link kit that has its own RV style plug between the two. Here is a video to make your own cable: The person in the video is not my brother.
@cengland0 I was just going to ask if that was your brother...
@cengland0 Thanks for the vid and info!
@Kidsandliz #notlol
You should have bought 3 of the PowerNow 10 amp hour power banks on August 4th, and three of the Tenergy 8 amp hour devices on August 30th. Great for power failures, or anywhere without a working outlet.
@hamjudo I need the big guns! I don't think that'll work for a fridge.. lol
@RicoSuave I'm assuming no major damage? I know some places got it pretty bad.
@Kleineleh A neighbor's branch fell on the roof, but no damage. But my backyard was messed up pretty bad. The tables and fans flipped over. All ended well though.
@RicoSuave YOu have power back yet? I once went 8 days without power in January from an ice storm. That sucked, although I didn't lose any food due to my entire house was a refrigerator/freezer. Just froze my ass off as did the cats (they burrowed like little moles in their little fuzzy cat houses that I then covered with blankets to help keep them warm. Had a gas stove so we all stayed in the kitchen keeping that barely above freezing with the stove. Blessed my winter camping gear.
@RicoSuave Glad to hear it wasn't any worse. Good luck with getting your power back if you haven't already!
@Kleineleh Update: We got it back around 8 last night!
@Kidsandliz That's dangerous! Every year I hear on the news about someone burning their house down or dying of carbon monoxide poisoning because they used their oven to try and heat the house when the power was out. Be careful!
@jsh139 Yeah I knew it was dangerous. I had a carbon monoxide detector. I no longer live in that town, but when I lived in another place with cold winters I bought a Mr. Buddy heater (propane) which worked well (that needs windows cracked too)
@RicoSuave Hooray! My power was out for a day back in May when we had those tornadoes at White Rock Lake, that is such a pain
@Kleineleh Oh yea, White Rock lake gets pretty bad at times. Good to hear that people make it out safe.
@The_Baron You dont know how long I sat there waiting for it to say something about generators. Then I read the video...
I used an oven to keep from freezing while waiting for the furnace repairman. At the time I had no cell phone and the stupid company would only say they would come that day. I burrowed in blankets on the couch and cursed the repairman who had the nerve to say the oven was dangerous. Umm, if you could narrow down when you are coming, I could leave for warmth and come back then. Jerk.
@speediedelivery So, heating your house with your gas oven is dangerous, but cooking in it all day is fine? I cry bullshit. I'm wondering if this isn't somehow getting confused with people using their propane grill inside the house. That can definitely kill you.
@ChunkyBitz The issue comes down to lack of oxygen replacing that which is being burned. When you are cooking all day you generally also aren't trying to keep all the cold out...so you open/close doors, go to other rooms, etc. You can die from carbon monoxide in the kitchen while the bedroom is perfectly safe (but cold).
@tightwad Maybe Meh should sell a generator, then you buy it. To add on to that, you buy a faux fireplace electric heater, and use it with the generator.
1. Buy electric fireplace
2. Plug into generator. Then turn both on.
3.???
4. Profit!