USPs are a great options for those odd quick dropouts to maintain the office for short periods.  To cover the generic household can be an issue.
With the current power philosophy and climate change (I'm only referring to our recent occasional/unpredictable glitches not the global ideology), the blackouts/brownouts are only going to increase and extend in duration.
My 7K inverter can tackle all my needs short of the workshop and house-hold climate control.  Those I can tolerate.

By having the gen wired into my circuit, I don't have to worry about individual appliances... I do turn off the circuit breaker in the workshop (2bsure, 2bsure), however, I need to extension cord to the fridge down there.  Not that the loss of power is the issue, It's the bloody cleanup the next day after the defrosting. 

Maybe a review of a in-line generator wouldn't go astray.

If your first cut is too short... Take the second cut from the longer end... LBD