A little stable pored in with the gasoline and it won't go bad. They say 
it's good up to a year but my uncle had a generator he ran rarely at the 
race track, so rarely in fact a tank of gas lasted him 4 years and we never 
did a thing to it other than fill the tank that once and put stable in it. I 
could just about do the same here for my lawn mower my yard is so small. Not 
sure what the neighbors would think about a generator here being so close 
but if I walk in to a great deal, which I do once in a while, I'm thinking I 
may take it next time.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 8:31 PM
Subject: NJ Storm and Emergency Power; was: Report On Today's 40-meter East 
Coast Mid West Blind Ops Round table


> Colleen and all,
> Thanks for the good wishes.  Power was restored here Sunday afternoon. 
> That
> was day 13 without power.
>
> I highly recommend portable home generators.  Not only can they run the 
> ham
> shack but can run other essential services.  By the way, as a blind person
> with no need for gasoline for cars or lawn mowers, I didn't want to store
> gasoline for long periods and risk it turning bad.  So, I found a propane
> generator that runs on the 20 pound tanks used for BBQ grills.  It worked
> great and has no fuel storage issues.
>
> Now all that's left is to get the HF antenna back up.  Maybe next weekend.
>
> 73,
> Jim, KY2D
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of COLLEEN ROTH
> Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 2:01 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops 
> Round
> table
>
> Hi Jim and all who were impacted by Hurriane Sandy, I hope that you all 
> get
> your power back and that all of you are safe.
> I know that most of us cannot know what you endured because we have never
> experienced such an event.
> I am glad that there wasn't more loss of life.
> I am sure that the loss of possessions and special cemorabilia will be
> difficult to endure.
> I am praying for all who have experienced Hurricane Sandy and xs' 
> aftermath
> including the Storm which followed.
> I hope everyone will be careful when trying to get things back together.
> God Bless!
>
> Colleen Roth, N8TNV;
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tom Behler <[log in to unmask]>
> To:  [log in to unmask]
> Date: Sunday, Nov 11, 2012 10:12:45 AM
> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops 
> Round
> table
>
>>
>>
>> Really sorry to hear of the storm damage and power outage, Jim.
>>
>> Hang in there!
>>
>> Hopefully you guys are done with storms for a while.  Thankfully, the
>> last one didn't amount to as much as they originally thought.
>>
>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Jim Kutsch" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2012 9:32 AM
>> Subject: Re: Report On Today's 40-meter East Coast Mid West Blind Ops
>> Round table
>>
>>
>> > Tom and all,
>> > I haven't been able to join you.  Half of my HF antenna came down when 
>> > a
>> > tree and telephone pole broke during Sandy.   I'm in day 13 with no
> power.
>> > The generator can run the Elecraft KX3 easily but I have to get the
>> > antenna up first.  Can't do that until the electric company gets all
>> > the wires out of my front yard.
>> >
>> > Hope the rest of you did OK in the storm.
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Jim, KY2D
>> >