We lose power several times a year on the average. Anywhere from a few hours to a day or two. After 15 years, we’ve had plenty of practice. It’s pretty much business as usual for us.
Life sure got a whole lot easier since the local water company finally put in a fuel tank for the big backup generator that runs the community well head pump.
Texas requires municipalities to have a backup power system that will last two weeks for all water/sewage plants.
A Texan who gets their water from the city will have two weeks to put some up for later.
I also have a bag of sakrete to plug my sewer line to prevent backup into the house when the sewage lift stations fail.