Sadly, nope. Neither propane nor natural gas.
We have no recourse, it’s part of the restrictive covenants in our very very southwest “Austin” subdivision. Ugh.
We are exploring the options for a dual-fuel genny (propane and regular ol’ gasoline). This hybrid has a few upsides but unfortunately rules out a super quiet Honda genny (they don’t make dual fuel models AFAICT). More research is needed.
I am being driven slightly mad by the learning curve re home scale electric generators because even the storage of a 20-pound propane tank on our property is a gray area, O Grey Devil, and much community effort has been poured into a years-long project to make our community a Firewise Community. So having a potentially dangerous tank o’ gas that can splode good is not a widely popular decision and I [likely] will have to fight my HOA for the right to even have one.
Frankly, I believe most of the Firewise practices are simply a balm for the less-than-completely aware that, come a big fire around here (and we did have a 9-alarm fire in 2006, <1 mile away, 60MPH winds), it’s pretty much KMAGYOYO.
That’s just the bitter realist in me, looking at all this Juniper asheii and limestone hills around me, our one single community well (sole source drinking water), and the utterly fucked up factors stacking up in California et al.
There but for the Grace of Jah go I.
There’s a two-lane road outta here, it’s a mile to the two-lane ranch road, and we have a ton of newbies who just moved here from… wait for it… California [as you are no doubt aware].
I pray every day.
Not to the Xtian deity.
But for mercy from all the spirits on our entire living, suffering home planet.
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