Never had a tornado here in Michoacan but I damned sure know what all the hubbub is about. With the earth burping, climates are going to change whether we like it or not.
It's like a gigantic forest fire advancing. No one is talking about prepping for changes, they're all busy pointing fingers and asking who uses matches. Be smart shun the latter and join the former. I'm trying to get the ejido to drill our well depth deeper from 8 meters to 50 meters then use a jet pump assist.
The Harbor Freight, 800 watt 2-cycle generator can start and run a good size 16 cubic foot refrigerator or power a 40 amp Megawatt battery charger power supply. It runs 5 hours on a quart of gasoline and 50-1 2 cycle oil. This can be one heck of a handy thing to have if power goes out and roads are closed.
BEWARE BEWARE BEWARE of buying sensitive perishable items if power is lost for a day. Especially vulnerable is chicken, chilled cebiche, salads, and seafood. I go vegetarian if away from home where stuff is maintained via generator if necessary. The HF 2-cycle does a fine job keeping freezer contents at the beach hard frozen.
RV generators suck fuel like a high school football team chomps hamburgers. Coupled with inferior converters to charge too small a battery bank, traditional RV setups fend pathetic with extended power outages. Luckily, vulnerable Pacific coast resort cities like San Carlos / Guaymas, Mazatlan, Puerto Vallarta and Manzanillo have nearby power plants. I have no idea where Zihuatanejo's power originates / Acapulco? My pueblo is 50 miles away from the Rio Balsas / Lazaro Cardenas plant and it is vulnerable. Even though chocolate brownouts and outages have become less common I have no illusions what a category 2 and higher hurricane can do. The thing is, roads are closed, you cannot just raise the jacks and flee.
But summer along the tropical coast is 100 times more beautiful than winter. It's like the difference between Rocky Mountain summer and winter. The stores and outdoor markets are flooded with fruit, the senses are overwhelmed with tropical flower aroma, and restaurants actually have tables by the windows and no waiting line.
