It was a cold, dark night....

Well, not really. It was a little windy. There was a rain shower, but certain nothing really dramatic. But we lost our power yesterday anyway - at least the 6th time since we moved here last summer. And while I understand losing power in major snow, wind and even rain storms, yesterday was not that major.
We're back to checking out propane generators and believe me, we can't have one quick enough.
If I had the money for reliable solar systems, that's what we would go with. But seeing how my deck lamps do not function when the sun doesn't shine, I would be afraid of losing power even more than I do now.