I rode out Hurricane Irma (2017) north of Orlando because I couldn't convince my other half that riding out a hurricane on a barrier island was a better idea. So... we carried the EU2000 and a 6,000BTU window shaker AC to a cousin's house. I have a thick chain for the generator, but this time I couldn't find it. BUT I did find my wireless motion alarm w/remote alarm and packed that instead. Good thing too.
We were in a good area, only 3 homes down from where the mayor lived. It was the third night without power. Generator was sitting on the back steps of the house, cord going through the sliding glass door. It was about 65F inside the house from the window AC cranking away. I decided to take a shower around 11pm. As I was completely lathered up, I heard the motion alarm go off. I was hoping it was just a raccoon or similar. Then it went off again... poop. Fortunately, it was a special time of the month for the Missus and she wasn't having it. I'm not sure of exactly what she did, but it was intimidating enough that the guy ran quickly. No bodies were found, so she didn't use a gun. We called the police, and also decided to bring the generator in for the night.
We were in a good area, only 3 homes down from where the mayor lived. It was the third night without power. Generator was sitting on the back steps of the house, cord going through the sliding glass door. It was about 65F inside the house from the window AC cranking away. I decided to take a shower around 11pm. As I was completely lathered up, I heard the motion alarm go off. I was hoping it was just a raccoon or similar. Then it went off again... poop. Fortunately, it was a special time of the month for the Missus and she wasn't having it. I'm not sure of exactly what she did, but it was intimidating enough that the guy ran quickly. No bodies were found, so she didn't use a gun. We called the police, and also decided to bring the generator in for the night.