I also got chores done and things will be good for 2 days unless the power goes out and I have to deal with water. So the eggs freeze, its not like a day or 2 without them will be a big deal. I have 12 dz in my refrigerator right now.
If it's that cold, just take them out of the fridge - they'll be fine a bit warmer.
As for not playing video games, I don't suppose you've told him about the generator, have you? ;)
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I meant the eggs in the chicken house.
Yes he knows about the generator. I just heard him ask his friend if they had theirs ready so they could still play games. I heard him say they didnt have one. Mine is a small one the will take care of any small needs so games are out. :)
We just stock some water, but we're on a well and I would have to do some work to get a 240V generator hooked up to run the well pump. I'd probably just pop the breakers for it and wire the generator straight to the pump leads...
One nice thing about an all electric house (including water) is that I only have one utility bill, but it also means that I'm more vulnerable to power outages - I can't do
anything without power, and I don't have the generator capacity to run more than a few circuits right now.
This is one of the reasons I'm planning on solar panels that aren't reliant on grid for producing energy - I'll have a battery bank down in the crawlspace.
Since the house is wired for propane (not hooked up to it, but wired for it), I'm considering replacing my heat pump coils with a propane furnace as well. This would get me the ability to heat on solar and battery if I needed to.
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