Parties seem to form spontaneously, if there isn't a downpour and high winds.
Protocol is for those without gensets to provide adult beverages.
/johnny
Have not had to use my Honda yet, but nice knowing it is there. No idea who else here has one, or how long their cords are. Reminds me it is overtime to run the thing for a bit.
I hear that!!! Last week our neighborhood lost power for about 2 hours, right around dusk. Within 10 min most of out cul de sac was in my front yard (not sure if it was because we are in the center, or because my dear neighbors took pity on my 8 mo pregnant waddles and didn’t want to make me walk). We promptly had someone with a phone playing pandora radio and my phone was playing the local police scanner. Meanwhile... Every man managed to find their way through their dark homes to their dark refrigerators and returned with beer. No stubbed toes. The beer tracking ability in the male is very good. ;)
No looting, no shooting, just a bunch of kids playing in the yards after their usual bedtimes, and random spontaneous block party.
That’s a damn good protocol you have there.
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Really torn on this one. Having been through a few hurricanes in my time, there is nothing like hoping/wishing for some cool air and cold beers via generator-powered cooling sources. The underside is what you mention: everyone hears the generator and starts heading your way.
I think it was the Bosnia survivor that wrote of his experiences that if he had it to do over again that he would have rather had 1000 cigarette lighters than one generator when he went through his year and a half or so ordeal.
Sounds like my block.
First time I met some of my new neighbors was during a black out.
And we got HAMMERED! Was so much fun, our wives didn’t tell us the power was on till later.