Day #??!: No power, back to work...

Well, it's been a week since the hurricane hit; there's still no power at home. I'm back at work now, and it sure is nice to have power here without the constant drone of a generator!

Speaking of the generator, it just got its second oil change this morning. The unit needs an oil change every 40 to 50 hours of use, and it's gotten very heavy use this past week. The engine is running nicely, and still purring like a kitten though! Actually, purring like a very, very LOUD, very big kitten!

I've settled into life with self-generated power. I have extension cords running to my office and have various lights, the DSL modem, the laptop, and a TV plugged into it. Another extension runs over to the minifridge, and the last one runs to another power cluster where I charge my celphone, use the toaster, and other miscellaneous things. I haven't plugged the main computer into it, as the UPS doesn't work on the generator and I don't trust the generator that much; it may stop suddenly and corrupt data. My laptop has a battery to prevent that problem.

It's already starting to become routine. Wake up, drag out generator, check oil level, gas it up, start it, plug things in. Then the mid-afternoon shutdown and refuel, then the shutdown and drag it back inside before going to sleep. Needless to say, a pain in the arse.

I can't wait for mains power to return.