2 days in 07 because of the ice storm. My house was total electric, I did have a 'gas log' fireplace and we quickly discovered that they do not put out any heat. it was below 40* inside my house! we also had very high ceilings basically we ripped out the gas logs and put in wood huddled around the fireplace, charged the portable dvd player on the car battery and had that and some other board games etc for entertainment. We cooked our food on the grill and did a lot of blankets and cuddling with each other and the dog! LOL