This is from "FerFal", the Argentinian who survived the 2001 economic collapse. Now he writes about it to help other people survive similar events.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aF0t7tn0dw
# 8 is get a generator.........
You don't have to turn the lights on. Keeping the food cold and the people warm is going to be a big deal though.
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You don't need a generator to run the fridge though. You can hook up a regular old gas engine to the compressor(s) and turn it on a couple times a day.
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OK I gotta learn how to run this contraption.... Mom told me they used to can meat
back in the depression. J