You Meet the Nicest People on a Honda (Generator)

One of the un-fun things about living in the North suburbs of St Louis is the constant potential for power blackouts. Seems like every time the wind blows, the snow falls, or somebody sneezes too hard, poof! go the lights. I believe Duracell will survive the current economic crisis and prosper just because of battery sales to North County. Even burglars in the area have had to resort to carrying those hokey hand-crank flashlights!
As a result, we have decided to take care of ourselves and get a whole bunch more guns. No, wait, I mean a gasoline-powered generator. Whew....sorry...force of habit. Anyhoo, last Saturday I ventured out to St Charles and purchased a 3000-Watt Honda generator from Harvester Small Engine.
This little unit is amazing. It's as quiet as Bill Clinton at an ethics hearing and super stingy with gas. It's not powerful enough to run the whole house, but it can protect us from freezing during a cold snap, and keep the brews and brats from spoiling after a Spring/Summer thunderstorm. Even Daisy the Crazy golden retriever likes it, although I suspect because she thinks it's a little refrigerator.