Originally Posted by old guy

No trees down here either power stayed on too!
10 yrs. ago last Christmas lost power for the whole week between Christmas and New Years, no problem cause l had a portable generator, a bit of a hassle but no big deal
Bit the bullet and purchased a whole house back up generator ...... In the following 10 yrs. I haven't put on 10 hrs. on the thing
But now there's piece of mind in knowing that if I'm gone and the power goes out the sump and furnace will continue to operate