Power Hungry

I was reminded of some recent time killing as I read my last blog "Seasons"...I recall not being quite ready to post that and it shows, however, it was a day where our electric power was shakey so I hit the publish button before I lost it (yes, I should have saved). The power went down seconds after I published that and I was now ready to kill some time in the dark. It seems that we have no stability when it comes to electricity up here in Hooterville. As soon as you hear a report of windy you have to be prepared - get the batteries and candles. Hell, if you hear a report of "breezy" you have to brace yourself. And, it's not just wind. We've lost power in standard rainfall, snow storms and basic thunder and lightening.

Not sure of the reason for all this but there are a zillion trees around here. Would be nice to see all the wires go underground - keeps NYC from losing power so often..

Back to powerless time killing. What to do without power? All depends on whether it's day time or night time. If it's cold out you will soon start getting chilly (in the dark). You hope you don't lose food in the dead refrigerator. Of course there's no TV or computer but that's not the worst. When you have well water that is driven into the house by a submersed pump and there's no power you have just entered the DO NOT FLUSH zone (DNFZ). You're stuck with just the water that remains in the pressure tank (God knows how much is in there).. Over the years and the many black-outs, that has created the most annoying problem. Many people have gas powered generators. You can hear them chugging all through the night just so they could tinkle..

In the mid-90s we had the mother of all snow storms (in April) and lost our power for five days. There were three of us in the house and we slept in front of the fireplace to the cozy sights and smells of a Duraflame log. In the morning we all went to work/school shower less but raring to embrace the sound of an industrial flushing toilet!!