OK, the title gave away the Praise....
For the last 6 months, Mrs CP and I have been considering getting a whole-house generator.
The cost would be $10-12,000.
We live "out in the country", outside the city, but we have natural gas from the city, and power from a Rural Coop.
The Rural Coop is fairly reliable, but when the power goes out, it could be out for a day or two.
Not really a biggie, as, during Hurricane Ike, we were without power for 14 days!
We no longer live near the Gulf, so it's not likely we'll experience a direct hit from a Hurricane.
We considered the resale value of the house with a whole-house generator, but still, it's a LOT of money.
At risk would be freezer full of beef, and a regular fridge and freezer, but, hey... you can buy a LOT of beef for $10-12,000!
We're also on a water well of our own, so without power, we'd have no running water.
LONG story short, after about 6 months of going back and forth with the salesman, I stopped by his office this morning and told him we decided to do it.
We went through the contract, chose the options to be included, and I signed the deal.
I was supposed to put 10% down, but when I plopped my checkbook onto the desk, he said "put that away".
I said, "you don't want a deposit now?"
He said, "I can't tell you who, but I'm not allowed to let you pay for this - it's not going to cost you a dime".
PLUS ---- because of "the times", installs are at least 8-12 weeks out, but he said "I'm going back to when we first started, so I can do your install in a couple weeks".
Thank you, Lord!!!!
For the last 6 months, Mrs CP and I have been considering getting a whole-house generator.
The cost would be $10-12,000.
We live "out in the country", outside the city, but we have natural gas from the city, and power from a Rural Coop.
The Rural Coop is fairly reliable, but when the power goes out, it could be out for a day or two.
Not really a biggie, as, during Hurricane Ike, we were without power for 14 days!
We no longer live near the Gulf, so it's not likely we'll experience a direct hit from a Hurricane.
We considered the resale value of the house with a whole-house generator, but still, it's a LOT of money.
At risk would be freezer full of beef, and a regular fridge and freezer, but, hey... you can buy a LOT of beef for $10-12,000!
We're also on a water well of our own, so without power, we'd have no running water.
LONG story short, after about 6 months of going back and forth with the salesman, I stopped by his office this morning and told him we decided to do it.
We went through the contract, chose the options to be included, and I signed the deal.
I was supposed to put 10% down, but when I plopped my checkbook onto the desk, he said "put that away".
I said, "you don't want a deposit now?"
He said, "I can't tell you who, but I'm not allowed to let you pay for this - it's not going to cost you a dime".
PLUS ---- because of "the times", installs are at least 8-12 weeks out, but he said "I'm going back to when we first started, so I can do your install in a couple weeks".
Thank you, Lord!!!!
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