3000W Chinese Gensets Info.

Mr Wizard wrote:
my grandmother was born in Tenn, moved via wagon to Mo in as a child with her parents in the 1870's, died in may 1966 in her 90's, i was born in rural Mo, in 1947, in the town next door, to the one where she lived most of her life.

but i grew up traveling around the country side, because my father drove big rigs for a construction company and we moved with every job

i might not have the farmers tan on the back of my neck, but i know where my heritage comes from

and yes i've heard a lot of jokes about the 'show me' state and missouri mules

While not 3,000 watt Chinese genny info, background such as this makes the contributions from the "long timers" seem more relevant.

My upbringing was somewhat different and unique. I was a child of the Atomic City (aka - Oak Ridge, TN) built to enrich uranium U-235 into the fuel for the first Atomic Bomb. My dad was in the middle of the mix and has as his claim to fame the design of Katie's Kitchen, the secret facility where the enriched U-235 was stored. My childhood, and eventually my life as an adult, were ultimately influenced by the unique community I grew up in. I have no earthly idea as to how much radiation I was exposed to as a child through my father's clothing, but I do remember playing in a mercury laden creek on most summer afternoons (did not know it then). I still jokingly talk about how my skin gives off an irradiant glow at night. Thus, my claim to "redneck" status may have merit far beyond that of sunburned, leathery skin. Incidentally, I will set off most security gates designed to detect metal - even when I have nothing on my person that is metal.