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Betty, et al -- there are good, reasonably priced, user-friendly, gasoline powered generators that can make all the difference in an extended power outage. They need to be kept well outside, but you can easily run long, heavy-gauge, extension cord(s) in to provide power to refrigerator and/or freezer, and to run an induction "hot" plate. As well as provide electricity to run a furnace assuming you have fuel for the furnace. We have a battery start, 3.3KVA, Yamaha that is quiet, efficient, and produces clean power that won't fry the computers. Honda also makes good ones in the same price range.
A step up from that are ones that run on propane or natural gas, but they're a good deal more expensive and are more commonly sized to run a whole house through a cross-over switch. Not feasible for those of us on a budget. Plus there's no way you'd get one in place in time to help with the current winter.
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