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What ever. This is the company that did my windows and sliding glass doors and the front door: Gilkey Windows. I'd have to dig in my files to see who I hired for the attic insulation, the insulated garage door (attached garage) and the door in the back of the garage (also triple pane, argon filled with UV film). The house was built in 1967 and I've had a lot of work done on it over the last 7 or 8 years. It has single pane windows that leaked like a sieve. This house is tight as a drum now. I can have the place at 72 inside when it's 105+ outside and the AC hardly breaks a sweat keeping it cool in summer. And in winter, its really cheap to heat. Still Renovating, though.

No mod points to give today, but +100 - I wasn't directly involved until the 1980's but I do know the history and you're right on. I was working for a defense contractor and also saw quite a lot of the pre-history of what we have today.

I was even running a POTS BBS running BBS-PC on an Amiga 1000 from 1986 to 1990. Not the internet, I know, but my motivation was working with was the "internet" at work at the time. I started my first internet web site in 1995, all hand coded (no WYSIWYG program) and it went public on 5 January 1996 (that one is still online today).

I'm also in the "Stay Off My Lawn" stage of life and am continually amazed at the expansion and evolution of electronics and communications. When I was in college I was lucky to have a portable electric Olivetti typewriter and Sharp 4 function "portable" calculator which would run on AC or it's internal rechargeable batteries (I still have it in storage!). That Sharp was great for physics and math classes and it only did add, subtract, multiply and divide. I bet you, like me, remember the time period where slide rules became obsolete for all intents and purposes.

No mod points to give today, but +100 - I wasn't directly involved until the 1980's but I do know the history and you're right on. I was working for a defense contractor and also saw quite a lot of the pre-history of what we have today.

I was even running a POTS BBS running BBS-PC on an Amiga 1000 from 1986 to 1990. Not the internet, I know, but my motivation was working with was the "internet" at work at the time. I started my first internet web site in 1995, all hand coded (no WYSIWYG program) and it went public on 5 January 1996 (that one is still online today).

I'm also in the "Stay Off My Lawn" stage of life and am continually amazed at the expansion and evolution of electronics and communications. When I was in college I was lucky to have a portable electric Olivetti typewriter and Sharp 4 function "portable" calculator which would run on AC or it's internal rechargeable batteries (I still have it in storage!). That Sharp was great for physics and math classes and it only did add, subtract, multiply and divide. I bet you, like me, remember the time period where slide rules became obsolete for all intents and purposes.

The best is an auto-fail over transfer switch. I have a 17KW Kohler generator and matched transfer switch which takes 8 to 10 *seconds* from the time the utility power cuts off to it powering up the generator and switching over to the backup. Mine even does a weekly 20 minute run to make sure the generator is working. You can also get a module which sends a text message if the power goes out which is nice if you travel or are out a lot. All my computers and peripherals are on APC battery backups so other than lights going out for 8 to 10 seconds I never notice a blackout. NOTE: I can do electrical wiring but after speaking with my insurance agent they *required* installation by a licensed electrician.

I actually thought about 404 pages and their importance - Back in the 1990's, actually. I've slightly changed it a few times since (mainly adding notes). http://elsmar.com/dnfuhiwfwi It's not particularly pretty, especially by today's standards, but it works.

"You're full of shit up to your eyeballs. Explain the frequent rolling blackouts in California a few years back."

ENRON.... http://elsmar.com/pdf_files/Enron_California_Fraud_Audios/

You may be right. I will say that when Cincinnati got the wind storm last summer, I was on the generator for about 4 hours. I was lucky. One friend was out for 3 WEEKS! Anyway, Kohler called me about 3 days into the outage to remind me about the 150 hour oil change. They didn't mention the plugs. They said they were calling all local owners to make sure they knew about the 150 hour oil change 'requirement'. It's simple. Stop the generator and there's a hose that drops down to change the oil. But you're right. Continuous operation is entirely different than intermittent.

My Kohler is exercised once a week for 20 minutes. The transfer switch holds the electronics that act as the timer and control for the generator. You can set it to run with a load (disconnects the house from the mains and powers the house) or just exercise the engine. 17KW Kohler and 200 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch

200 Amp Automatic Transfer Switch - To me it's a business expense.

An admitted 'plug', for extended discussions of Process Documentation in many scenarios read through http://elsmar.com/Forums/forumdisplay.php?f=16

Process documentation is very company and scenario specific.