[mikejr]

Originally Posted by KenP

We were doing that from the get-go, but something weird happened after awhile. The phone wouldn't ring, we were getting a busy signal. Really pissed us off.

I had a couple of generator folks give us estimates about 6 months ago and found out some interesting things. The first is that a whole house generator, as in the kind that will run all the A/C's and everything else, can be pretty darned expensive. I'm re-evaluating my expectations here.

The other thing I learned is that because of our proximity to the water and that we fall under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act, we have to jump a number of regulatory hoops to get a generator. Just like gettting a pool here is a real PITA.

I still see a generator in the near future, not the massive scale I really want.

Replace your door lock with a Schlage pushbutton digital lock. No need for keys and the lock is very high quality. If it dies you can use a key. We have them on our home and garage...really slick!