I'm sure I'm jinxing myself, but I don't recall the power being off more than 90 minutes since the mid 1970's, the local REA is a pretty good outfit. Back then was a 2 day blizzard, with freezing ice first, and snow drifts like we haven't seen since. Back then the folks stoked up the wood gravity feed furnace here in Minnesota - didn't have any other heat so was just normal - and we were real careful on water use so the water in the gravity feed cistern lasted for watering the cattle for a few days. On the 3rd day it was nice enough, they sent a few snowmobiles around to check out how people were doing, I think my folks kinda confused them, we were doing the same as always except getting chores and supper done before dark - meals were simpler things on the kerosene stove in the basement, and missing the TV news.....
So, we had heat, had warm food, had water, so they could go on their way.
I got a small Honda generator last winter since the wood furnace busted, figured I was pushing my luck with no backup...
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