I was in a really bad snow storm about three years ago.
My home was covered in four feet of snow.
It was great for the ski resorts but for my house and my driveway not so much. My driveway had to get plowed at least three times until I was able to get out of it. With the heavy snow on the power lines I lost power. The power outage lasted for about three days. It wasn’t very enjoyable for me because I had to monitor when I could flush my toilets. Good thing my driveway was cleared so I could drive to my parents house to at least take a shower. When I was at their house my dad recommended that I look into purchasing a generator. He explained to me that generators are placed outside of my home like a condensing unit of an air conditioner. I was interested on the functionality of a generator so I contacted my electrical service. Once I got a hold of them I asked what generators can do for my house. Besides providing lights, he said that power outages can bring about freezing pipes, the growing of mold when an air conditioning unit shuts off for awhile, and the potential perishing of food in a refrigerator. And because generators start automatically, I won’t have to go outside in the cold to turn it on if I lose power because of a snow storm. I also won’t have to worry about going to my parents house for food or to take showers when the power is out.