Looking Towards Spring in Sharing 519

[The Purple Fuzzy]

We need rain, too. We are now under a burn ban.

[Lynx]

Strangely enough, when we changed from pews to chairs, everyone loved them- and now I hear constantly "Can we buy some pews?"  Sheesh.
And in sharing- we had a storm come through yesterday that dumped around 2 inches of much needed rain. It also took my power with it, which action was NOT needed or desired. So, after being without power for 18 hours, and stressing about my three freezers full of meat, I took off to day, raided the savings account and went to Harbor Freight. I WANTED a small generator, but they were out so I wound up buying a 10k watt generator. Overkill much?
 Our electric company was forcasting late tonight or tomorrow for power to come back on. As I tightened the last nut on the wheel kit of my new generator, those turds showed up. An hour and a half after my generator went online, they got my power back on. Thanks. I kinda needed to KEEP that large chunk of cash.       Oh well, at least I have a generator that'll power half the neighborhood if power goes out again. 
And it wasn't TOO hot today, only 93. Almost a pleasant fall day. I cut the lawn and cleaned up some stuff..

10k didn't sound like overkill to me, so I googled how many 240v ACs a 10k generator could power. Google said:

A 10 kW generator can typically power one central 240-volt air conditioner (up to 3 to 4 tons) or two smaller 240-volt window/mini-split units.

While a 10,000-watt generator has enough running power for multiple small units, the massive surge (starting) wattage required by compressor motors usually prevents running more than one large central AC at the same time.

Power Requirements for 240V Air Conditioners
  Central AC (2 to 3 Ton): Uses about 2,000 to 3,500 running watts, but needs 4,000 to 7,000 surge watts to start.
  Central AC (4 to 5 Ton): Uses about 3,800 to 5,000 running watts and can require 11,000+ surge watts, which can overload a 10 kW unit unless a soft-start kit is installed.
  Large 240V Window / Mini-Split Unit: Uses about 1,200 to 2,000 running watts and around 3,000 to 4,000 surge watts.

So yeah, 10k sounds like a good house generator with a healthy spare capacity, without being ludicrous overkill.