Most of the area around me was without power yesterday. We are on the same loop as one of the DoD facilities, so we had power up much quicker that those further out. From what I understand Verizon cell phones were out all through here as well. I got a ham license for this very reason. My mother lives in WV still, and she made the rounds to all her elderly neighbors to recharge their refrigerators with her generator. They don't expect power for at least a few more days. There are more than a few granola head types out here who are pretty smug about having solar panels and the such right now.
On the topic of solar panels, has anyone looked at the solar generators that are out there (example
http://www.thousandsuns.com/solarpod...FV4AodWnccEw)?
We were fine with our store of water and such, but it really got me thinking about a generator.