The pull cord on my brother's generator is busted, so he ordered the plug-in electric cable to start it. Some good that will do when the power's out. He still hasn't realized it.
The storm winds never seem to verify around here. Maybe 1 out of 10 times. What is forecast much better around me are the NW winds on the backside of a departing low.
Same exact thing here on one of my piles! I thought "There goes another cord of dry wood." Woke up this morning and it didn't budge. Had a gust of 22mph here.