All country households possess an electric generator. The reason for possessing an electric generator is threefold: 1) to guard against “times of distress,” 2) to have something to do on the Friday after Thanksgiving and 3) to keep up with country neighbors who have a generator too.
Country men are the providers and protectors of country families. To keep their families safe during times of distress country men buy electric generators. When a time of distress occurs – characterized by the loss of electrical power – the country man immediately stumbles (in the dark) into his garage and locates the generator underneath piles of tools, old eight tracks, fishing gear and pop cases. After removing those items from the vicinity of the generator he then carries the generator (in the dark) towards the house and returns to the garage (in the dark) to locate an extension cord. If the man successfully locates an extension cord and has “warmed up the generator” sometime in the previous year then his family is spared from the time of distress and is able to operate a lamp, a television and an alarm clock until the time of distress ends.
In order for the generator to operate as smoothly as described above the country man must engage in routine generator maintenance. The maintenance routine is called “warming up the generator” and takes place annually on the Friday after Thanksgiving. On this day while the country woman locates Christmas decorations underneath piles of summer clothing, photo albums and obsolete kitchen appliances, the country man locates the generator underneath the aforementioned piles of tools, eight tracks, gear and pop. Once the man has gained access to the generator he attempts to run the motor. The motor will not run on the first half a dozen attempts. The man then makes the necessary repairs and warms up the generator. This ensures that the generator is operable for times of distress that occur during the winter months.
In actuality country households rarely, if ever, use their generators. Nonetheless, possession of a generator is crucial because it is widely known that other country people own generators. Country people are accutely aware of the possessions of their neighbors and feel compelled to “keep up with” the purchases (like car ribbon magnets, lawn ornaments, generators and trampolines) made by others in their neighborhood.
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