Has anyone mentioned bringing planes yet? LOL
Anyone who is thinking about renting a generator, consider spending a little extra and picking up one of these...
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Ryobi-22...u=203617901&ci_src=328768002&ci_sku=203617901
Worth every penny. Really really quiet, throttles down to supply only the power being drawn from it (makes it MUCH quieter and uses MUCH less gas) has a digital inverter so you can run fine electronics on it like cellphones and laptops and the like, and is pretty small.
Besides, what homeowning adult doesn't need a generator??
I bought one right before a 36hour power outage, and never regretted it for a second. A gallon of gas lasts about 8 hours in this thing at full throttle, and even then it's quiet enough to stand next to and have a normal conversation.