• Horsecook@sh.itjust.worksBanned
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    11 months ago

    Folks around here tend to use gasoline, propane, or natural gas generators to power their homes. Diesel’s more typically used for industrial and commercial applications.

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      11 months ago

      Yep.

      OP knows fuck all. Diesel has storage issues, so u less you’re using it continuously it’s not a good choice.

      • Horsecook@sh.itjust.worksBanned
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        11 months ago

        My state, California, has banned the sale of generators, which puts us in the esteemed company of highly-developed, world-leading countries such as Nigeria and India.

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        11 months ago

        It is extremely common for people in the country to have massive propane tanks for heating and backup diesel generators for power, here in Canada.

        It’s just called living in real life and not just the internet.

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          11 months ago

          Developed countries have robust and reliable energy grids while undeveloped countries do not. That’s real life.

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            11 months ago

            So no country in the world is developed then? Because literally every single country in the world has power outages.

            Lmfao, you sweet innocent indoor cat.

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                11 months ago

                Yes you are, and it’s rather embarassing in light of being handily proven to be wrong.

                Name a developed country, and I’ll point you to a power outage and a need for backup generators. Here, how about I start:

                Canada ✅, Norway ✅, Switzerland ✅, The UK ✅, Belgium ✅, Costa Rica ✅, Japan ✅, South Korea ✅

                So please do go ahead and tell us your mythical country that doesn’t ever have power outages due to inclement weather?

                Oh what’s that? You can’t name one?