Maybe it was the snowstorm Phil got that was so calm and peaceful by him, but we got hammered by it. It was wet, heavy, and sticky and if I remember correctly 12". We were on generator and solar backup power for 42 hours. Every few hours (3-4x/day) I'd go out start the generator and charge the batteries (24v 1000ah), then we'd run off of them for a few hours. No such luck that we'd get sun and take care of the juice with that; all overcast so all gas burning to get juice. But the system still works. I need to get new batteries this year though. They're getting old and they're on their last legs.
A few days after power was restored I went out to fill gas cans and noticed all of the trees that had been knocked down. I was supposed to get a package delivered. No wonder UPS couldn't make the delivery.
It was a very pretty storm, but I could have done without it.
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