Hey Senior Ghurd, long time no typeeeee....
Yea, its a cool thing to have your porch light on (LED, of course), when the grid goes down. Sorta like saying, "Nanny nanny-boo-boo" to your neighbors.
Our grid is so flimsy and delicate here, somebody in the county farts, and the power goes out!
Solar is my saving machinery when the grid drops, although I have a big ole 8500 watt gas generator. Re-doing the wind generator stuff now. Gonna carve some 6 1/2 blades out of pine and redo the furling system on the servo motor. That thing is too cool to watch when it gets going good.
Good to hear from ya though, Glen.....take care.....
Bro Bill