Until it's too late.
Most people say, "It'll never happen here and if it does it will never happen to me.".
Hurricane Katrina was just a warning - it was a 'practice disaster'.
We thought of ourselves as being the richest and most technologically advanced society on the planet - surely we could handle a simple weather event.
Before August 28, 2005 - most Americans thought that technology and society would save them in the event of a natural disaster - after Katrina, there is no excuse for believing that our Government can save, protect and provide for every citizen.
I still do a bit of construction and the most common purchase after a remodel seems to be the almost ubiquitous over sized flat panel TV.
I like flat screens as well but for most people there is no reason to make it their first big purchase.
The smart money would purchase and install a natural gas powered whole-house generator.
These things have become relatively affordable so there is rarely an excuse for most people not to have one.
If you have a big TV but no generator and you suffer from from a power outage - STFU, you have no one to blame but yourself.
Monday, November 14, 2011
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Agreed on the generators...
unless the natural gas lines get damaged. Seem to recall reading that happened to Galveston(?) during Hurricane Ike(?). Shut down the pumping stations. Perhaps a propane whole house generator with a big tank next to it would be better.
Yeah... much better but most people already have natural gas lines to their homes.
BTW - Those are some nice little Tim Burton-like sculptures you've made.
Thanks, man.
Haven't quite figured out how to present them, and, as I've no need to tell you, presentation is 90% of the deal.
People like 'em so much I need to churn out some more at $100 a pop I figure. Bronze, after all, is the cadillac of art materials.
um, yeah. I aint remodeling or generating anything till I actually own my house.
Lol@brohammas. I'm in the same boat. I definitely think about having a generator but I'm renting at the moment.
Although living in earthquake country I would need a gas generator since during a really big quake they'll probably shut down natural gas lines.
Anyway, I have a long list of things I'm buying to prepare for the coming big quake. I'm trying to get to a point where I can survive for 1 week without anything from the outside.
That makes too much sense so how about we just get some MRE's and a small one plate burner. Or solar panels or teach people how to use their car battery.
That TV is ready to go but that generator is a once every 6 years thing. Better safe than sorry but they probably need more of a frequency. Earthquakes happen all the time so most of us in Compton had extra water and food under the sink but that's because there's a earthquake everyday.
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