Sparky,
Of the two, I would sleep better with your arrangement. His is a lot simpler, but more prone to accidents. It is potentially a very dangerous situation. I probably don't have to elaborate on ther dangers if the main was left on or there was some leakage through the main back to the pole.
Does anyone know what would happen to the generator if it was hooked up, breaker was turned on and utility power was also present?
