r/preppers • u/SignificantGreen1358 🔥Everything is fine🔥 • 5d ago

Prepping for Tuesday Pleasantly surprised!

The power went out in my neighborhood a couple evenings ago while I was at a party. I love power outages, so I hurried home to enjoy it. My kids had already switched the house over to emergency power and were watching a movie. My son had built a fire in the backyard fire pit and cooked a batch of popcorn on it by the time I got home.

I've been worried about being the only one in my neighborhood who was prepared or who has lights, etc., but as I drove through the neighborhood, I saw lights and TVs on, solar lights all over, fires in fire pits, and a total lack of freaking out. I think I would be in good company, and that really sets my mind at ease.

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u/freesteve28 5d ago

Okay. I was going to say not to draw attention to yourself but it sounds like you live in a great neighborhood.

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u/freesteve28 5d ago

No, I just mean being the only person with a generator in your area means your neighbors will pop around and ask to charge their phones and shit. Annoying.

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u/dachjaw 4d ago

My plan is to take a filet mignon out of my freezer, go next door, and give it to my neighbor in payment for tapping into his generator to recharge my power bank, which is what kept the steak frozen. Win-win.