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Subject:Re: Fri. Generator rant.
From:Sudhir Desai
Date:Thu, 5 Feb 2015 11:44:33 -0500

Yeah, I agree 100%.
If the people need power and have the money for a genset, they have
the money for a capacitor or big battery or solar.

On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
> Again I must comment on how selfish it is to "camp" with your generator
> on.  Plug your ears, stick out your tongue and yell "La LA LA..." at high
> volume so you don't have to "hear" what I'm saying here, but there it is!
>
> Deny deny deny, but your generator noise DOES completely eliminate the
> peace and quiet that many people go camping to find.  Is it fair to impose
> your noise on everyone around you?  No it is not.
>
>   I know that most people don't even get out into the country very often
> and fewer yet think their generators make any noise at all, but they really
> do.
>   The natural world is getting full, I know, but dang!...There's Solar and
> batteries that do not impose on others who may value no unneeded noise, and
> nobody NEEDS to listen to a generator.
>
>   OK you all who Generate....You can unplug your ears and stop going "LA la
> LA LA LA!" now, my annual anti-generator rap is done...hit the starter
> button and go outside by your exhaust pipe and enjoy your camping...