She worried about her sump pump failing if she loses power around high tide.

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The generators are protected with a flood wall and a sump pump to remove any water that seeps in.

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One resident asking to borrow a generator to handle two sump pumps and a septic pump at her home prompted others to start a generator exchange.

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You add in the sump pump, the French drain, the alarm system, the slate roof, the gutters, the generator and you convince yourself that you're safe.

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Let me hit you with some numbers: The Cayman and Cayman S are equipped with direct-injection, dry-sump, flat-six engines, displacing 2.7 liters and 3.4 liters, respectively.

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United mechanics who inspected the engine found that two shop towels had been used to cover openings in the oil sump area, instead of protective caps.

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If you have a portable generator, a strong sump pump and a truck, for example, you are a king in the communities near Long Beach, N.

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Utilities have bought more than 1, 500 pieces of equipment, from emergency diesel generators to sump pumps and satellite phones, Pollock said, and the industry is setting up two regional response centers in Memphis and Phoenix.

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If they put in too much money, to guard against problems like those of today, the fund becomes a sort of capital sump, locking up cash that the business might have used for the benefit of shareholders and current employees.

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The GTS's star attraction is its torque-rich 4.8-liter V8, the same dry-sump, alloy-block engine as in the all-wheel-drive Panamera 4S but let off the leash a bit, with a higher redline (7, 100-rpm fuel shut-off), lumpier cam-lift logic, more aggressive transmission software (quicker, harder shifts available from the dual-clutch PDK gearbox), and additional cold-air boxes with active shutters behind lower lateral bumper intakes.

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