Steve,
In Bedford the snow was about 12 inches plus, very heavy and did mucho damage. This storm I used 2 Yamaha snowblowers,. A YS624T for the yard pathways, and a YS828W for the driveway.
The generator was also a Yamaha, model EF6600DE. It purred for 5 straight days/nights (except 15 minutes for an oil change on Tuesday) while running a fridge, 2 - 1HP sumps, the furnace, 2 - 50 inch TV's, 3 computers, and all the lights/outlets you need including the all important garage circuit. Just had to feed it gas, 12-15 gallons each day. I have electric hot water that is 4500 watts alone so I have a dedicated transfer switch with a 30A plug recepticle (Reliant brand?) where I plug in the cord from the generator and I have 80 gallons of hot water 50 minutes later. I move the cord back to the other transfer switch to power the house again. Not ideal but it works. The cord I use is a score from the brewery in Merrimack. A throw away item, someone grabbed it to re-purpose and I ended up with 34 feet of it. Its imperviously to all sorts of chemicals, is designed to be submerged in liquid, and remains pliant down to a super cold temparature. I spent 50 bucks on the male and female plugs but a 25 foot cord is about 80 - 100 dollars. I run Mobil 1 in all of these and they start real easy when it is cold out.
I fixed a guys generator on Sunday, the jets were clogged. This was a brand new machine never run! Lots of neighbors pissing and moaning that there snowblwers would not start when they needed them. Always pays to check your equipment and maintain your stuff.
Those Yamaha snowblowers are nice, it's too bad they don't sell them in the UUS any longer. This snowpocalypse was pretty bad for so many people, you certainly are pepared having a deent generator. It would be nice if we had one. I'd be happy to have heat and hot water. I can live without lights and TV for a few days. Someday, maybe.
As you say always maintain what you own, good advice! 
"If you have more miles on your snow blower than your car, you live in New England." "If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in New England."
