A little bit off topic, but a lot of years ago, we had an ice storm. The power was out for days. My kids were both under 5 years old and getting restless. I got the small 500 watt generator I took to the track out. Ran an extension cord inside and hooked up the TV, a lamp, and the VCR. You could put a tape in the VCR and it would bog the little generator down like crazy when the tape started. Then it would recover and Mickey Mouse was playing. Kids were tickled to death. Pretty soon, though, Cinergy was in the driveway wanting to see how I had lights on. They didn't want to get killed so I could watch cartoons.During the weekend, I borrowed a larger generator from work and connected it the furnace. Now we had heat AND Mickey Mouse. All was good.