Absolutely hilarious. Potential legendary picture.

I'm trying to get from Huntsville to the 288 side of Pearland. I can't find anything that says roads are still under water, so I'm assuming they are good.

Can anyone verify or contradict that?

tamuags08 said:

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P66?

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No, but down the street.

288 side of Pearland water has gone down. No idea north of here.

That was my primary concern. Thank you!

Live in 77388 (Devonshire.) Power still out and and not a single CP truck in sight on a 3 mile radius after my run earlier this morning.

Why is ethanol free gas so important for the generator?

YellAg2004 said:

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Anyone know if the Buccee's in Katy has any ethanol-free gas left?

Sorry if this has been covered. No power/internet and very spotty cell service currently.

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A little bit earlier today, my brother said that is all they had left and people weren't filling their cars up with it because they didn't think their cars could use it.

CAR96 said:

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Why is ethanol free gas so important for the generator?

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Ethanol breaks down quickly causing issues, especially in small engines.

You either need to use ethanol free gas or put Stabil in every gas can you use, even if you intend to use it immediately.

I've never had an issue with boat motors, small engines, etc. but as family, we always put Stabil in for anything other than our cars/trucks.

Anti-taxxer said:

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I'm trying to get from Huntsville to the 288 side of Pearland. I can't find anything that says roads are still under water, so I'm assuming they are good.

Can anyone verify or contradict that?

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Google maps has always been pretty accurate with at least freeways and still mostly accurate with side streets. Just check intersections for traffic to identify the lights that are out and have giant congestion.

Since this thread has all of the traffic, anyone have a REPUTABLE HVAC guy in league city area? Pretty sure my system just needs a recharge but it is r22 and all of the AC snakes try and make it sound like you need a whole new system when they find out you have R22

I have been looking at Harbor Freight line , Predator.

What can you share about yours; wattage, etc?

You'll get all kinds of answers on the cam but I suggest whatever you end up buying put on the these on it.

Stealth Cam Durable Sol-Pak Solar Battery Pack

For $50 you'll never have to worry about batteries again.

Ag_07 said:

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But honestly it's not necessary. My Harbor Freight brand generator runs flawlessly for days at a time on regular low grade unleaded.

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Agreed, quality of fuel is more important than ethanol content IMO

I'm running Shell 87 in mine

CAR96 said:

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Why is ethanol free gas so important for the generator?

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My opinion is you can use gas with ethanol as long as you use it all and don't let it sit in your generator for months after use. But, I would run ethanol-free gas through it on it's last use before you put it up for storage. The reason is ethanol-based gas will go through a separation phase while sitting for long periods and the ethanol will sink to the bottom of the gas tank. This usually occurs within 6 months of sitting, I believe (someone please correct me if this is wrong). When starting the engine after the separation phase has occurred, only ethanol will be drawn in, clog the carburetor, and the engine will not start. I'd also recommend changing out the ethanol-free gas at least once a year. I believe ethanol-free gas will last several months (8 minimum). It would be even better to run your generator until it runs out of gas totally before you put it away for storage.

Note: This all applies to lawn equipment as well - mowers, string-trimmers, chainsaws, edgers, blowers, etc. especially before you put them in storage for the winter.

Silvy said:

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Ag_07 said:

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But honestly it's not necessary. My Harbor Freight brand generator runs flawlessly for days at a time on regular low grade unleaded.

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Agreed, quality of fuel is more important than ethanol content IMO

I'm running Shell 87 in mine

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This.

We've gone through multiple generators at the deer lease thanks to the gas from the podunk POS general store.

I only use gas from my neighborhood gas station and it's held up flawlessly.

V8Aggie said:

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I have plans to buy a solar trail cam with 4G signal so I won't be in this position again.

Any recs?

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Prepare your anus for several recommendations from $50 to $2000.

Always Cool Heating and Air Conditioning
Marlun Sides
773-858-6270

He did a good job repalcing my old system, and his prices where thousands cheaper than other quotes I received.

CAR96 said:

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I have been looking at Harbor Freight line , Predator.

What can you share about yours; wattage, etc?

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People like to crap on them, but everyone I know who has a Predator (inverter) has been happy with it. My dad used to run the camper on 2 Honda 2000s paralleled to each other, but he now has a 3500 Predator that he uses and has had zero issues. My uncle runs his on the same generator and has been happy. Some people I work with have different sizes they use at deer camp and also have no issues.

If you can afford a Honda, I'd always recommend going that route (especially for an inverter), but you can get more wattage for the money with the Predator if that's how you choose to go.

If you're wanting something to run most of your house, I'd recommend a Duromax dual fuel of at least 13,000 watts. Dual fuel would allow for propane to be an option, and you can even buy a kit to make it run off of natural gas (at a reduced wattage) so you have even more fuel options.

Prayers sent.

LostInLA07 said:

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I am guessing they took the outage map down because it made it really easy for criminals to target specific addresses that were without power and told them how long an address would be without power. The map updates automatically from smart meters so keeping it current it isn't a challenge.

You can still access info on your account by logging in even though their text and email system seems backed up (probably because they encouraged everyone to sign up for that service and it got overwhelmed by too many users.)

They should just make the map data less granular but still provide regional info to everyone.

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They took the outage map down because it was crashing under the load of the number of people trying to see when their power would come back on.

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Seanzy2012 said:

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Neighbors have power across the street since last night, but we still don't. I get that it's not all the same, but it messes with the mind a bit.

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That happened to me after Ike . Drove me insane.

I wanted to award Cemterpoint a Silver Star for Psychological Warfare.

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+1

Funny to see extension cords running across the street. One of my neighbors across the street let me use his portable generator for the extra week we didn't have electricity after they got it.

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My brother is a lineman, and he and I have had this discussion before, but still drives me nuts.

We don't have a transfer switch on our power box, so no way to hook up generator. We could do the fridge I guess, but I think the food is lost anyway.