I sent my aging folks in NJ a McGiver kit, in case they lose power, via Fedex. However, with the airports iffy, I probably should have sent it Fedex Ground. 1000 watt inverter, 750 gph 12V bilge pump, some hose hookups.

After Irene, my sister and I offered to get them a whole house pedestal generator, but dad said, in 49 years of living in West Caldwell, this was their first 4 day power outage and they'd never get another 100 year storm event.

We'll see............