Sudden darkness fills you with . . . confusion?
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We are sitting doing our usual Friday night social activity (everyone on their own computer, TV blaring) when suddenly, nada.
First reaction: how are we going to find a flashlight so we can go to the fusebox and trip the breaker.
Second: it isn't a breaker because EVERYTHING is off.
Third: hmmm, there are no lights on outside either.
We find our way to the door (someone did find a flashlight so we could find some others) and there are no light on anywhere. Got in the car - it is at least a square mile in total darkness, maybe more.
So home. Unplug everything. Call the electric company to report it. Go to bed.
Do you know it isn't exciting to read by flashlight when people aren't telling you to go to sleep.
I wonder if we will ever find out what happened?
Lights came back two hours later.
5 comments:
Oh, but didn't you have a lovely extra bit of sleep? :-)
That I did!!
Enjoy your trip!
That sorta happened here the other night. The power went out, but only for about 15 minutes. I went around and reset the eleventy billion digital clocks/alarms/VCRs(shut up!)/microwaves only to have it happen again in the middle of the night. Thankfully, I always wake up before the alarm goes off anyway. I have no idea how long it was out during the night, but I was annoyed at having to reset everything AGAIN!
Check your newspaper this morning. You might find the reason for the blackout. High winds? a car crash maybe?
There's something peaceful about the power being off. I wish the power would go off at work right now so I could go home and take a nap.
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