When you live in the southern part of the country you tend to be prepared for severe storms more than others, however my buddy and I always have a supply of freshwater in the basement as well as plenty of batteries on hand for flashlights.
This past Summer has been worse than most as well as my good friend and I have had various power outages that have lasted for days.
My dad finally gave in as well as contacted our local HVAC contractor about installing a whole house generator for just such occasions. They have been advertising for quite a while about weird specials that they are running as well as he finally decided to take fortune of one of them. My buddy and I have a portable generator that must be run out in the yard as well as have to constantly added to it, however with the replacement of a whole house generator, my good friend and I will no longer need to do that or sad about the carbon monoxide poisoning it comes from a portable one. The modern generator will run on natural gas as well as will not be reliant on electricity to operate it. With proper ventilation this is the best thing that my good friend and I can do to prevent the spoilage of food or lack of HVAC system during these times. When the power goes out my good friend and I lose the ability to heat or cooler household depending on the time of year as well as that can be detrimental as well. During the Summer is simply means that you will be uncomfortably hot however if it is winter time, the lack of heat in your household can cause concerns both with the house itself as well as your health.