Spent the early am hours contacting young relatives, some of whom who live in new unit blocks in Brisbane, to prepare for flash flooding. Move cars to high ground for example.

Presently organising for a car in for service today to be moved for the same reason, the workshop flooded in 2011 and the insurer is still subject to a class action from its clients for not paying up where flood was covered.

The Brisbane City Council is warning residents after the 2011 debacle when the Wivenhoe Dam gates were suddenly opened without warning with a big sea tide (King Tide!) imminent.

Nex minit(sl), expect the slagging off by the OLO forum experts of the unfortunate people who find themselves affected by flash flood or backed up water. A little compassion doesn't go astray. Life bowls up suffering to everyone and your turn could well be next.

doog,

Yes, a Honda 2.0 is easily portable and can hold a fridge/deep freeze plus lights. For the fridge it can be run for some hours then switched to other needs. The equivalent Suzuki is good too.

Solar is ok once weather clears and power is still off.

Auto diesel back-up is the gold standard I'd say. I dislike storing petrol.

Doog we lose power when either the wind has taken out the power, with big branches blown off trees damaging lines, or when it is raining very heavily. Solar is not much use on days like today with 110mm in the last 12 hours. Fortunately this rain, has not had wind with it.

You would never get me putting solar anything, or anything else on my roof in either a cyclone area, or one that gets cyclonic strength thunderstorms. The danger of losing your roof is bad enough without having some clown installer who is not a roofing plumber up there mucking about.

Leoj I do not have mine wired in, as I use it in the shed to occasionally power some 3 phase equipment. We don't have access to 3 phase here, as the existing lines are fully utilised. I have had the place wired so 2 phases can feed 2 different power circuits, & one the lighting. It is just a matter of bringing the generator to the garden shed beside the switch board, & plugging it in.

I omitted to mention that I have set my place up to survive independently
for some time, in case of some disaster etc.

My household has 2 main Refrigerators, 2 Deep Freezer Chests
and 2 Bar Fridges, plus pantry full of canned and packaged food.
My electricity consumption is substantially higher than other nearby
residents, so I am quite pleased that my Odes Generator handles it all
(including an LG 4.5 HP Air-conditioner in the lounge)

My Generator is remote switched, which means it can be started
by simply pressing a button on the key switch.
The same procedure allows the convenience of stopping the Generator
when the Mains Power supply is restored (indicated by the red warning
light on the side of the Power Board).

Crackcup,

Thanks for your contributions.

I suppose that like Hasbeen, any delay is short before you restore power and you will be there to knock it off.

There is no way to leave a property without some local trusted and reliable person who can watch and act as needed. Too much mobility and itinerants about now to be sure of that. We are losing our sense of community and belonging.

"Leoj":.....

I would never dream of leaving my property with a Power Outage in play and my Generator running!

There are many options to pick from when selecting a suitable "emergency" power supply, and the cost of purchase and installation
is becoming much more affordable.

Most domestic urban homes usually have a "House and Contents" policy premium of around $2000 annually, so I believe an outlay of around that amount to ensure a reliable power supply in the event of an outage is a good investment, considering that the realistic life-span of the unit would probably between 5 and 10 years, depending upon it`s treatment.

People are funny really,....many consider a standby generator unnecessary, or too expensive, but think nothing of wasting money, smoking, drinking, or gambling, and with some households, exotic and very costly overseas holidays.
The cost of saving in the way of foodstuffs alone in the event of a Power Outage, makes it a worthwhile investment for any household, and
especially in the country areas, where the chance of "outages" is much greater.

I wonder why I waited for so long (15 years) to invest in a Generator, considering the immediate saving in foodstuff loss, and further destruction of my Electrical and Electronic equipment, caused by the Scheme supply dropping in and out during stormy weather.

I forgot to mention in my initial post that it is essential to ensure that the Generator is earthed to the ground via a decent "earthing" spike, once it is positioned for relative permanence!