[CTSARA] [GNARC] Storm

[Jon Perelstein]

Excellent point Steve - except I think you meant to say an INEXPENSIVE bulb
type syphon.  They're cheap at local hardware stores.

73
Jon WB2RYV

On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 11:41 AM, Steve Dick <sbdick at optonline.net> wrote:

> All great suggestions.  I have one more.  We have prolonged power outages
> due to downed trees knocking out power lines. Go out and buy an expensive
> bulb type syphon that's capable of handling gas. This lets you start the
> syphoning action easily. Fill all of your cars' gas tanks. Then, if a
> prolonged emergency happens, you can siphon gas out of your cars' tanks for
> emergency generators.  I like this approach rather than storing several gas
> tanks in the garage.  You don't have to worry about increased risk of fire
> in your garage, the gas is fresh compared to small gas tanks sitting in
> your garage for months (even with gas stabilizer), and you have a much
> larger supply of gasoline available to you.  Just filled my tank. Wow, gas
> prices really went up on Labor Day weekend.
>