Im just thinking that for a grand I can have a small genset and a reasonable capacity battery and inverter and keep my tanks going for a couple of weeks if I had to. I am looking at the fact that just in one of my recently started 20 gallon Nano's I already have over a grand in just corals and I have several other tanks. To me a grand in emergency power capabilities coupled with the 35 gallon tank of gas I can siphon from my spare vehicle (a pick up truck) with the 20 gallons of gas I keep on hand anyways and rotate through is a small price to pay for assurance I wont loose everything I have worked for just because power went out for several days. I am just of the mind set that no one is gonna take better care of Big # 1 than I myself will...we certainly cant depend on our government or infrastructure as was just proven to us. Again not hating just sayin'...
We might be a modern 1st world nation wealth/technology wise but we are quickly becoming a 3rd world crap hole. I say that because being in the military for over 2 decades and stationed in many 3rd world countries I have seen first hand what can go wrong and how bad it can get! As such I take nothing in this world for granted. Thats why the run of stuff last year didnt affect me even a little. Thats why I was helping my neighbors out with food and water and heating as they werent prepared for anything close to this size in scope. Having that mind set might not save me but at least I can sleep easy knowing I will be the last man standing if "it" happens.
We might be a modern 1st world nation wealth/technology wise but we are quickly becoming a 3rd world crap hole. I say that because being in the military for over 2 decades and stationed in many 3rd world countries I have seen first hand what can go wrong and how bad it can get! As such I take nothing in this world for granted. Thats why the run of stuff last year didnt affect me even a little. Thats why I was helping my neighbors out with food and water and heating as they werent prepared for anything close to this size in scope. Having that mind set might not save me but at least I can sleep easy knowing I will be the last man standing if "it" happens.