It may be a little late for today’s looming storm—though you could order online and pick up at your local store, if you wanted, though I don’t know if you could get it immediately—but today’s Buy of the Day at Home Depot is up to 40% off on four different generator models. The third option there is just $179, which isn’t bad for a little peace of mind if you need power backup.

Me, I’m still trying to figure out how to harness up the dogs to something so we can use all of the energy they generate. (What? It’s time they started pitching in around here. And you try telling me with a straight face that you don’t want to see a fridge powered by Shih Tzus.)