Generator......oh the choices

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I probably should also take all the keys out of my cars and lock my doors too then ;)

Loud is not all bad. If you can hear it, you can hear it stop too. During Sandy and Irene, the theft of gennys was an issue. The day I picked mine up the store had sold 5 to people that had theirs stolen. One person was duped big time. Genny was running behind the garage when his power stopped. He figured a cord was out, or breaker tripped and didn't immediately investigate. When he did get to checking the situation, he walked to the rear of the garage to find his lawn mower sitting there running, and no generator! Thieves started the mower and stopped the generator.

If you put real bucks into a generator you may want to invest in a long heavy duty cable and lock.
 
If you put real bucks into a generator you may want to invest in a long heavy duty cable and lock.

Or invest in a new neighborhood, jeesh.
 
I live in a great neighborhood, and I locked up my HarborFright genny! :eek: ;lol
 
People get a little crazy during extended outages. Sometimes you get strangers roaming in neighborhoods that they don't belong to.

My gen is so heavy, either there's going to be so many of them that it's hopeless, or I really don't want to mess with the sumbitch that can heist it off on his own. _g
 
I probably should also take all the keys out of my cars and lock my doors too then ;)
I think I woulda just laughed at that point! Smart enough to come up with something like that, you can have it!
 
I think I woulda just laughed at that point! Smart enough to come up with something like that, you can have it!
People get a little crazy during extended outages. Sometimes you get strangers roaming in neighborhoods that they don't belong to.

My gen is so heavy, either there's going to be so many of them that it's hopeless, or I really don't want to mess with the sumbitch that can heist it off on his own. _g


I live in a "shoot and bury woodchippered body in the woods... Nope never seen them officer" neighborhood.

Sold a dirt bike to a guy that seemed shady, he got to the house before i did. i get there and two of my neighbors had walked over to my house with guns drawn! The guy nearly chit his pants!

Don't get too many white van steak hockers or jemimah's witnesses anymore either, think we scared them all off!

I tell people don't show up to my house unannounced if your stent a good friend. Either the dog will get you or the neighbors will.
 
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Well this one is off in the weeds.
 
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