Are you prepared?

[SonOfVoorhees]

It've happened before, it's pretty much a non-issue.

Pretty much this. No power....go read a book or hang out with friends or family. 2 days without power is nothing.

 

[Summerstorm]

FIRST thing to do in a power-outage:
RUN to the freezer and eat all the ice-cream!

But yeah, once my roommate didn't pay the bill {Gas/Electricity combined, YAY}, so we had to make it through a few days without any. It isn't that bad... as long as you have a few good books and enjoy walks in the park *g*.

 

[Hollock]

I'd probably just read or draw or work.

 

[varulfic]

I have a gas stove, my fridge is nearly empty and my pantry is full. So I'll be well fed atleast. Might kill myself without internet access though.

 

[Arif_Sohaib]

Since Mr. 10% Asif Ali Zardari took over, power outages have become much more common. For one,perhaps two months the Karachi Electricity Supply Company was on strike. I thank God that my family got a gas-powered generator just before then other than having a expensive to run but really big second-hand Diesel powered generator. Unfortunately, in my country, a generator is almost a necessity.
I and most other Pakistanis hope and pray for a military dictator to take over quickly because the elections are rigged and the people in power "democratically" have little to no interest in solving the people's problems.
In short, however, Pakistanis are always prepared for a power outage.

 

[Eliam_Dar]

meh, it is nothing. When I was younger my father and I went to the countryside, and we were without power for 2 to 3 weeks. I actually enjoyed that a lot. Granted, it is not an outage, and we were prepared, but the point is that you can live without electricity.

 

[DanielBrown]

Not at all. We got one flash light at home and it's rarely working... and that's the only thing we have that would help during a complete blackout I think. Even when the power is only off briefly I start climbing the walls. Remember last time it happened;
Was sitting at my computer when all of sudden every electronic device just died.
No panic.
Went to the living room and figured I'd just watch some TV until it passed(I felt really stupid afterwards).
Lots of panic.
Realised the only thing I could do was read a book or go outside.
Screamed in panic.

Longest ten minutes of my life.

 

[Alphakirby]

Play on my laptop a bit,then sleep until the power goes back on. Problem solved.

 

[The-Epicly-Named-Man]

What? It would only be a power outage for 2 days, I've been through that and worse before.

 

[sniddy_v1legacy]

I have books and candles - and a wife ;-)

I'll surivie - be a bit peeved with the freezer

 

[Codeman90]

I would finally catch up on all that reading I've been meaning to do. Also I'd do a whole lot fishing, sounds alright to me.

 

[thylasos]

In terms of what? Owning some books, some candles, and a gas stove?

I've got those.

 

[thiosk]

I would DIE without electricity for a long period of time.

I live in an apartment, and am entirely unprepared.

 

[Riff Moonraker]

Would you be prepared if there were a massive power outage and the power wouldn't be able to come back on for at least a day or two?
I ask this after what happened in my county, San Diego county, where we lost power at 4 pm yesterday and it didn't come back on until 12 this morning. I was surprised at how many people that I knew who weren't prepared for this outage.

Alot of people could answer your question where I live. Hurricane Irene ravaged our power here in North Carolina. I was fortunate and got it back that night, but my mom and dad didnt get power back for upwards of four or five days.

 

[Jodah]

Been there done that. Its annoying sure but I survived.

 

[kommando367]

That has happened before and I like darkness anyway. So no, not really a problem.

 

[Rofl-Mayo]

That doesn't sound too brutal to be honest. I had to put up with no power for three days when some dunce knocked over the power pole outside my house. But then again I get my water from a well, so I was able to shower and use my water.

 

[Roxas1359]

Would you be prepared if there were a massive power outage and the power wouldn't be able to come back on for at least a day or two?
I ask this after what happened in my county, San Diego county, where we lost power at 4 pm yesterday and it didn't come back on until 12 this morning. I was surprised at how many people that I knew who weren't prepared for this outage.

Alot of people could answer your question where I live. Hurricane Irene ravaged our power here in North Carolina. I was fortunate and got it back that night, but my mom and dad didnt get power back for upwards of four or five days.

Yeah I've heard of the destruction that caused. What also sucks is that a Texas grid apparently went offline and they really need the power because of the many different wildfires there right now.

 

[Sonicron]

Eh, kind of inconvenient, seeing how my stove runs on electricity, but nothing I couldn't handle for a day or two. I'd miss listening to music during the day, but I certainly have enough reading material here to keep me entertained for weeks.
I guess the worst that could happen would be the food in the fridge going bad.

 

[emeraldrafael]

Living in western PA? where we get floods and bad T stroms often? uh... yeah.

Plus, a lot of my family is either current or former military, so i get the lesson all the time that you have to be prepared. So I'm ready for a 3 month stand against mad max to defend the homestead if it came down to it.