Right after Sandy rolled through NY I had a student come up for a 2 day class.
I thought it was weird that he actually showed up but before he left he went to
Home Depot and bought a truckload of generators and gas cans. When he hit
Connecticut he filled the gas cans. At home he sold the generators for what he
paid +25% and the gas at (IIRC) $5/gal.
One guy complained that he was "price gouging" to which my student replied "I
drove to Massachusetts, do you want a generator or not?" Sold out in like 15
minutes.
So he made a small profit on the gas and generators and his employer paid for
the trip...
-Curt
On Friday, July 31, 2020, 8:34:34 AM EDT, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
<mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
It’s unlikely we’ll even know it’s in the neighborhood the way things are
looking. We’ll get some rain bands (30 minutes of rain, then sunshine for an
hour, lather, rinse, repeat) if anything. We’re in our summer weather cycle of
late afternoon pop-up thunderstorms, so we’re good for rain these days.
Agreed - the big threat is loose stuff flying around and trees coming down. I
have an arborist who takes care of our trees. Not cheap, but he keeps them
trimmed in a manner that’s appropriate and it lessens the likelihood of limbs
coming down or off during a storm. For that matter, they actually provide a bit
of a buffer in high winds as well. I’m convinced the 65 acres of tall oaks
behind my former house were the main reason we saw almost nothing in the way of
damage when Irma blew through here.
I’ve got a 6.5 kW portable generator with about 10 hours on it. Now that I’ve
got a whole house standby set I may very well sell the portable when the next
hurricane comes through and demand exceed supply. Heck, I might make my money
back on it.
-D
> On Jul 31, 2020, at 7:33 AM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>
> The storms themselves are kinda interesting. I have ridden my bike down to
> the beach during the last few in the daytime. That’s kinda fun.
>
> The problems come from stuff that blows around and falling trees. The
> aftermath is usually the problem if power is out for some extended time. A
> generator (and plenty of fuel) to plug in the fridge and some lights and the
> modem is a huge help.
>
> Looks like with this one we’ll get some good rain (which we need)and minimal
> wind.
> --FT
> Sent from iPhone
>
>> On Jul 30, 2020, at 7:03 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes
>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
>>
>> Asking for a friend.
>>
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