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Saturday, November 24, 2012

On Friday, Manhattan stopped fuel rationing.  The rationing had been enforced since November 9th.


Two fifteen gallon barrels arrived a couple of days ago.  I plan on filling them with fuel and fuel stabilizer then storing them for a rainy day to power the generator and/or the cars.

I'm looking to get an electrician in to wire the house or the household heating system into our generator.  An appointment that was scheduled for Friday didn't take place as the electrician didn't show up.

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