I'm always afraid of being without power in the dead of winter and we've had some bad ones but the cost of the generators are so expensive. We've got plenty of heavy comforters and blankets and we've got a large wood burning fireplace and we can cook on the BBQ outside for meals and I can boil water as it's got an extension for boiling or griddle. I hope all that are without power can get it going again soon = were supposed to be getting heavy snow over the next 2 days.