[Jerome74911S]

Every now and then I give a passing thought to a generator - or more often, my wife mentions one - but I haven't gotten one.

We have a good wood stove, an endless source of firewood, water that comes out of the ground via our true artesian well, and some excellent antique kerosine lamps for warm, soft light. We're good.

To me we are all too reliant on our continuous feed of electric power, but a lucky rural resident like me has fewer worries. Our power has been off for up to a week at a time and it's not much of an issue.