<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2743.600" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>Boy, we sure are drifting from pianos, except that, = i guess in a power outage, they'll still work.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>A minor point of information about gas appliances . = . . we have used our gas stove when there is no power simply by lighting the = burners with a match, or bar-b-q lighter . . for cooking and heat = !!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'd be REALLY cautious about hooking any generator = into ones home wiring by myself.  It might be a good idea to have an = electrician prepare a hook-up point, with proper instructions.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>I'd hate to think there might be a line on a = coroners electrocution report . . .  "he read something on a piano mail list = . . ."</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------= ---------<BR>Jim Kinnear<BR><A href="http://www.kinnearpiano.com">www.kinnearpiano.com</A><BR>Collingw= ood, ON, Canada</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The aim of an argument or discussion should not be victory, but progress<BR> <BR> -- Joseph Joubert (1754-1824) French Philosopher<BR></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, September 04, = 2004 11:20 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: HURRICANE emergency..........</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>You also can't take warm showers (if you're =<BR>electric), = and food preparation is difficult"</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sarah,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Even if you have a gas hot water = heater, it's triggered by electric cellanoids(sp?). So Gas is of no help either. = Main reason I have a Wood Stove, is, I can cook on it, heat water and stay = warm, as well. (One gets heated more than once with wood = heat!<G>)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>