In case the electricity goes out ....

[georgepittenger]

My brother in FL has a real nice automatic backup generator , but I ain't got the money for that .

Hmm , a nice lil oil lamp will have to do .

And if it's got a firearms and kick bu** theme so much the better .


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I somehow ran into this small curio on line at ETSY .

It's been around the block a few times .

It's about 9" high , including the glass chimney .

I suppose if we have a power outage it can help a bit . If it was good enough for Abe ........

I just thought it was too cute to pass up . It's a bit silly but that's ................................. just me .

I dickered a bit and got it on the cheap . From a gal in Dallas , OR .
Dallas ? Who knew ?


Regards ,
George

[MOONDAWG]

Some times as in the words of Mikhail Kalashnikov, simple is best...candles, hurricane lanterns...

I'm reminded of a news blurb several years back from NASA.

"Today it was revealed that NASA spent $78 million dollars developing a ball point pen that works in zero gravity".

The Soviet Union's solution...Russian Cosmanauts use a pencil.

[Oldgungeezer]

I like that George, it's neat. Is the base (boot) ceramic?

Regards,

Geeze

[19and41]

Good Idea! That saves having to stow it away when not in use. I keep a glass pedestal base lamp from the thrift store, and a quart of oil, for when the lights get blown out. The substation is pretty close and when it goes, it sounds like a stick of dynamite going off in a 50 gallon drum. That is the secret signal to light 'em up!

[georgepittenger]

I like that George, it's neat. Is the base (boot) ceramic?

Regards,

Geeze

Geezer ,

Yep it appears that it's ceramic .

I had an oil lamp years ago but somewhere along the line it disappeared . A few moves will do that to you .


Regards ,
George

[Injunbro]

We have a couple of oil lamps around too. They throw quite a bit of light but have the habit of smoking up your walls & ceiling if you don't keep the wick trimmed. I'd try it out before you need it.

[Bob K]

Don't need an emergency generator........I keep the camping gear handy! Last Halloween, we had an big ice storm that knocked out the power for 3 days! The flashlights and battery lanterrns, propane camp stove, a big ice chest, and canned supplies kept us comfortable and well fed. Finding gasoline was a bit of a problem, without electricity for the pumps. You had to find the gas stations with an emergency generator. Bob

[19and41]

Thought I would try a thrift store for another lamp. They didn't have one, but they did have a brand new home weather alert radio with battery backup, for 8.00. At least I will be able to tell when to get the lamp ready.