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Originally Posted by imp
... once had the electric go out here , urban, for about 10 days before the electric co. got it all figured out ( one side of the street had electric service, my side didn't ).
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Absolutely. Aside from tomatoes and gardening, many of us here appreciate independence and self-sufficiency, and the confidence and peace of mind we derive from it.
A couple of summers ago, at the height of my tomato production, we had so much -even after gifting away copious amounts- that i didn't know what to do with it all. We filled a vertical freezer with sauce (using the 1 q square ziplock containers) and that was before I got my mill. We did lose power a few times, but got lucky and it didn't last long -everything remained solid.
Then last year I got the canning epiphany, i didn't want to worry about any limitations -the size of a freezer- or achille's heal -electricity. Plus it's a lot of fun.