Originally published at Notes from the bunker…. You can comment here or there.

Article about how the home generator is becoming ‘the status symbol of choice’. A reminder that I really need to get one at some point in the not-too-distant future.

The notion that in our modern world a power failure is only a minor inconvenience seems to be flying in the face of recent events where people on the east coast are spending weeks without power.

This quote is especially resonant:

“Each time it happens,” she said, “you swear, never again. And then, of course, you forget all about it. But the kind of generator we want costs $5,000. That’s money you really hate parting with. After the ice storm a few years ago, when we lost power for six days, I went to Home Depot to look at one. You kick it, you say, ‘Ah, a generator.’ But it’s not very sexy. Imagine all the things you could do with $5,000.”

Man, it ain’t cheap trying to be ready for all comers but I like to think it’ll pay off in the end.