I remember my grandparents having a few of those in the house, so it always makes me nostalgic to see! Definitely a smart idea to know how to get them going easily when the time comes. It is kind of funny how easy it is to seem prepared when in fact you really aren't. We're usually pretty lucky around here with the power outages, but the way the weather seems to be anymore you never really know. A few years ago a tree knocked down the power line in the neighborhood during an ice storm and we lost power for over 24 hours. These would have been really handy then!