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> There's something very comforting about saying "Hey, Mary. We just lost power and we're running backups. Could you make sure the generators kick in?" and hear

• venus 14y ago
  > What if instead you hear back "Sorry, I already tried turning on the generators but they are not working. Well I guess you quit in disgrace, because it is your job to ensure you have a viable fallback, and the personnel to make it happen.
• eksith 14y ago
  One thing I can be very sure of is that I'll never, ever, ever, ever hear "What should I do now" ;) Hell nor high water, we'll have power. One of the perks of working with people who kick ass 24/7/365(6) We did have a generator truck on site during hurricane Sandy though, since at the time, were weren't sure if the local generators actually would kick in. This is a real problem with standby generators since they're very rarely used (ideally never needed) so they need constant service or need to run occasionally. It's like a car; if you don't use it for too long, it may not start.