I'm glad you are able to afford something like that. That's beyond me, three thousand for the generator and another three to hook it up and then I use it once every five years. I've been in South Texas for over twenty years and the power has only gone out four or five times that I can remember. My neighbor a few houses away has one, his wife has medical problems and needs electricity 24/7. He says every once in a while he drips the main fuse just to get it going and show off. But he needs it. I want one but don't need one - big difference.