Every one of the generator threads seems to lead me down the path of wanting a natural gas powered unit, with the whole house hookup. Then I get into pricing it, and I figure it is just it worth it. In the last 20+ years of living here we have had a few power outages. The longest was in the heat of summer. My brother in law and his wife were here for the night after going to a NBA basketball game. Of course with no electricity it got a little warm, but not bad. He said he did not get much sleep because he had to keep getting up to spin the ceiling fan for his wife.
The next morning of course the fridge was off, so we ate the ice cream before it melted so he loves to tell his friends when he spent the night here his sister served him ice cream for breakfast.
The power cam back on shortly after they left so I always tell him it was his fault we lost power.
Other than that we have not had a power outage that lasted more than a couple of hours in the 20+ years of living here. I just can't justify the cost as much as I want a Honda inverter unit.