RW> Yeup, that's the other way.  Some folks like to have it   
   RW> automatic.  Were I affluent enough, and secure in my   
   RW> longevity here I'd put a propane genset out here, with the   
   RW> automatic start and transfer switch, mainly because of   
   RW> Kathy's oxygen concentrator.   
      
   Yes, if we lost power all the time (which thankfully, we don't), I would get a   
   natural gas automatic whole house generator.  With the low cost of natural gas   
   these days, it might be less expensive to run the house on natural gas than   
   getting the feed from the utility.   
      
   - Mark   
      
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