Re: Emergency light and heat

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From: Jeff Miller
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 14:53

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In article <C0pLsw.6C9@apollo.hp.com> lubkin@apollo.hp.com () writes:
>I live in Southern New Hampshire in an all-electric rented
>house.  With the last big storm, I realized that if the
>power goes out and stays out, I'm going to be very cold 
>and hungry sitting in the dark.
>
>At the local hardware store, they had a non-electric 
>kerosene heater.  So I'm set for heat, although I don't like
>having to keep kerosene in my basement.  Alternative ideas
>welcome.
>
>Then I went to the local sporting goods stores.  They had
>lots of stoves and lamps, which all said OUTDOOR USE ONLY.
>(Except for rechargable lanterns that won't last long enough.)
>
>So what do I do?
>
>
>-- David Lubkin.
>   lubkin@apollo.hp.com


If you have a gasoline powered vehicle you could buy a siphon, gasoline
powered electric generator, and an electric space heater.  This will
probably be expensive but at least you won't have to store any fuel in
your basement.

-- 
Jeffrey H. Miller     smjeff@lerc05.lerc.nasa.gov
Sverdrup Technology, NASA Lewis Research Center Group, Cleveland, Ohio

favorite book title: Attack of the Deranged Mutant Killer Monster Snow Goons

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