I was in a bad mood yesterday. Winter weather had set in. So far the kids had been out of school Monday - Wednesday. They had a 2 hour delay Thursday then an icy snow mix caused school to be closed Friday. As I was feeling sorry for myself, the power went out. Fortunately I had just finished showering and drying my hair. We have a well therefore no electricity means no water. My son lasted about 10 minutes before he headed to a friend's house to play PS3. My husband was at work. By then the roads were just slushy so my daughter and I got lunch and ran some errands. When we returned, the power had been restored. I was not completely surprised when the power went out again later that evening after we were all back home. We had moments of hope as it would come on for a few seconds then go out. We sat around in gas log firelight listening to my iPod Touch with its not so great external speakers. It finally came on for good. Overall the outage lasted 4 hours. It was a reminder to me about the everyday things I take for granted.
3 comments:
Not sure what I'd do if the power was out for more than a few hours. We filled the tub (so we could flush potties) and had lots of leftovers that we could eat cold, but I would have left the house for HEAT!
Yep heat would be the big thing for me too. Glad you made it through the storm though.
I think a generator is a necessity if you have a well. I hope you look into getting one.
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