But there's a down-side to the generators..

That is, eons back when the bigge fludde struck these parts, and we got the last rental generator anywhere near ... it was NOISY as a garage band whose players had already gone deaf. And - that sucker had to be fed
[adding gas when the tank is very near a hot engine, while groggy - priceless]
Flip coin, whose turn at 4am.
(Can let the fridge go some hours, but best not 8-hours, repeatedly.)

I mean - when all the lobsters are insured, it's worth kissing it off.. for the sleep!



Just another angle.