Good Christmas Present

[caryc]

My nephew brought me a Christmas present this morning. It's a Pulsar G10KRN 9000 watt inverter generator dual fuel plus battery start or pull start. It looks fairly new. He just said he worked out some kind of deal with a guy for it. What a good kid. Actually he's only got a few more years to retire on SS. That's at least a $1000 generator. I can sure use it with the power shut downs we have here in Southern Calif. I have at least $10,000 worth of refrigerated medication in my refrigerator at all times.

 

[WAYNO]

Nice present and a good present. :)

 

[eveled]

I install a lot of propane generators the kind that go on automatically and do the entire house.

Seemed like an extreme luxury until I heard stories like yours and realized how important they are in some circumstances.

I’m glad you have a backup plan now.

 

[powder smoke]

Wow ten grand in Meds!! You gotta be kidding!

 

[Mobuck]

The first thing(s) I replaced after the fire was my generator(s). I've had an auxiliary genset(actually 3 of them) for decades and know just how valuable they are. We had plans for a 'whole house' standby generator last fall but too many upsets in the plans. At the moment, I still have to run cords to whatever I need to run but that's far better than sitting in the cold or watching the freezers thaw hoping REC fixes the lines.

 

[tazbigdog]

When we moved west from the east coast, I was thinking of buying one. Had a wood fireplace, gas range and a generator would have rounded out our need to survive without any electricity from a storm, whether it was snow or hurricane.

Now, thinking about moving back east from my adult kids and grandsons. A generator is on my list

 

[Fox Mike]

I install a lot of propane generators the kind that go on automatically and do the entire house.

Seemed like an extreme luxury until I heard stories like yours and realized how important they are in some circumstances.

I’m glad you have a backup plan now.

Great present! Keeping medications properly contained is very important. I had a whole house generator installed years ago. With my COPD I have problems with cold air. A portable wouldn't operate my furnace/heat pump. It cost considerable but has paid for itself in keeping me 'powered up'. Has had occasion to have run continuous for days on three different occasions.

 

[rbmac52]

Wow ten grand in Meds!! You gotta be kidding!

With the price of certain medications, this might not amount to a whole lot of medicine. I'd be totally broke if I had to pay for all the meds I take (about $500 a day). Thank God for medical insurance.

 

[ronto]

With the price of certain medications, this might not amount to a whole lot of medicine. I'd be totally broke if I had to pay for all the meds I take (about $500 a day). Thank God for medical insurance.

I'm lucky, my meds cost $20 for a 6 month supply and they don't need refrigeration. Thankfully I don't need Medicare Part D.

 

[Jeepnik]

I never really bothered about back up power, other than small ups’ for computers, until s few years ago. Sadly like many places power interruptions have become all too frequent.

My whole house backup generator runs on natural gas. Great unless something occurs that interrupts that supply. I kept my multi fuel portable just in case. Most of my power comes from solar and battery system.

Now we’re not going to freeze or suffer from heat stroke if the power goes out. And, yea, the food in the fridge would spoil should it be a prolonged outage. But the big reason I spent the money is simple, I like to be comfortable.

 

[RSIno1]

..... I can sure use it with the power shut downs we have here in Southern Calif. I have at least $10,000 worth of refrigerated medication in my refrigerator at all times.

Edison has some programs depending on your needs. They'll even add backup batteries and solar to homes.

"SCE wants to help empower our customers to be as prepared as possible for potential outages caused by unexpected weather and other emergencies," Hernandez said. "The Medical Baseline and Critical Care Backup Battery programs are designed to assist our customers and help provide additional resiliency and support ahead of an emergency." Customers enrolled in SCE's Medical Baseline program receive additional power at the lowest baseline rate to help offset the cost of operating their medical equipment.

 

[caryc]

Wow ten grand in Meds!! You gotta be kidding!

Procrit. sixty thousand units per vial. Four vials per box. I usually get two boxes at a time. So, with whatever I have left in the fridge and the new stuff it can be $10,000. Walmart's price $4426.83 per box.