Scorpio64

For the sake of argument, lets assume that employees are not covered under some loophole. The best loop hole I'd conjure is to make the employee a shareholder.

Knock knock Who's there? Apex. Apex who? Apex predator <nom nom nom nom nom>

Sensitive electronics should be hooked up to a surge protector that is also a line conditioner ALL THE TIME. Even JCP&L has power quality issues from time to time. It not only protects from spikes but cleans up the signal as well. A $5.00 power strip will not do, expect to pay at least $30 for a ho hum protector, mine average $75.00 to $125.00.

A buddy in No.VA says they already got 7" and are expected to get a total of 22" + 160,000+ NOVEC customers without power right now.

Has anyone seen a good current conditions map where the storm is right now? It seems the calm before the storm is just about over, the sky here (07724) was clear up until 0900hrs but is transitioning to that overcast winter grey. Last night the sky was as clear and beautiful as I've ever seen. Kinda gave me a bad feeling about what's to come.

It occurred to me some years ago that it was strange that most gennys had low oil shutdown to protect the engine but no low fuel breaker to protect the head.

Just be sure when you run it dry there is no load. A gen that conks out while under load will likely damage the head.

For sure. What size shot does one use for this, #300?

I remember that, there was a thread here last year about it. I have no problem with neighborhood kids making a few bucks, I fully support it.

Okay, then grind up two x-anax or loraze-pam and sprinkle it on top like powdered sugar. It will taste like dung but you wont care after a few minutes. Gas cans are flying off the shelves again. Not as bad as Sandy but 5Gal cans are hard to find. HF had some but HD and Wally World were out. They had plenty of the 1.25 gal cans though.

Good for old people on fixed incomes and illegal aliens, bad for commercial snow removal.

Even better.

Steve, anyone who's ever met you has probably figured out you are borderline :D

This actually makes the most sense. I forgot about the amperage conversion. Mipa, I already know about the differences in battery types. This unit is supposed to have a deep cycle battery as it is advertised not only as a jump box but also as a backup power source. Though I do admit, I may have damaged something by such a deep discharge. it got down to 11V before the inverter gave up. The unit is only two years old and was never discharged much below 13V before it was recharged. I think my next step is to visit the marine supply store and pick up a couple of 12VDC fluorescent lamps. No sense in letting energy get wasted by the inverter.

relax, allspice works too.

Try nutmeg and real maple syrup instead. Viva la difference!

A few months ago I bought an inexpensive 12V 400/800W power inverter from HF as a backup to my backup. I tested it out using a heavy duty jump box and a 23W 120VAC CREE LED bulb in a clamp lamp. It ran for about 9 hours without a hitch. The light output seemed to remain the same throughout the test. Nine hours on a meager 23W draw seemed a little short to me. I mean, c'mon, the bulb pulls only .25A. The box battery is rated at 14Ah. I thought surely I'd get, at the very least, 24 hours out of it with a tree hugger bulb. I also plugged in my Kill-A-Watt line condition analyzer before the endurance test. It showed a steady 120VAC but when I looked at the frequency it displayed zero. ZERO!?!? WTH. Even so, it still powered the bulb. Lastly, after the gentle deep depletion, it took a full 24 hours to recharge the jump box and although it charged to 13.8V, the fully charged green light never came on. So this is the point where I admit I know a little bit about electricity, probably forgot more than I remember.. Not exactly an expert but I do know what a transformer and a sine wave are. What I don't know is why this itty bitty bulb and inverter sucked the life out of a deep cycle battery in such a short time. It is irksome to me when I can't figure out stuff like this. I know the inverter cooling fan will eat some of the juice and energy will be lost as heat and all that. What bothers me is where did all the rest of the electrons run off to? Is it just an inefficient inverter? Is my expensive jump box lying to me about it's awesomeness? What gives?

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Back on track. The generator is gassed up and run for a bit, the snow blower starts on the first pull. Prepare for rain.

Bill Ayers, worst weatherman EVER! look it up. This thread has officially derailed. lol.

Sadly, not many today will understand that reference.

Yeah, I'm looking at NOAA and NWS data and the predictions for my area now are 70% chance of 4 to 6 inches. Chance of 12" is at 3%. Why are we all of the sudden trusting weather forecasts. Did they become more accurate this past week or something. I'm still going to fill the gas tank and stock up on a few supplies though. Better safe than sorry.

Well, I ain't never seen a cat indicted for killing pigeons. You adopt yourself a couple semi feral rescue cats and nature will correct itself.

I wonder if CC has the authority to sign off on a CCW himself. Like, could a group of citizens approach him and have him sign the permit?

California is a lost cause.