What to do when the power is out.

[umpufnufguf]

wank.

I was waiting for someone to say this, but remember that it only lasts so long and eventually you'll get tired of it. Especially with no porn to watch, just to look at if you somehow still have magazines.

OP, the last time our power was out for an extended period of time I had this thing called an original Game Boy Advance, and it took these things called triple A batteries. I also had a light source that also took triple A batteries. You had to replace these batteries when they ran out. It just so happens that my dad had just bought a huge pack of them a little while before the storm hit, so I spent an entire week doing nothing but going through my meager collection of Game Boy Advance games. I think I beat Metroid Fusion 12 times, and I had a Crash Bandicoot game on Game Boy. I played them to death.

So, next time the power goes out and your cellphone, your PSP, your DS, your 3DS, your SP, and your laptop battery dies, look back on the days of batteries you had to replace and go "damn it, I wish I could do that again..."

Or you could just buy a bunch of replacements, but not everything has a way to replace the battery.

Also, OP, how are you typing this if your power is out and you have no way to recharge a laptop and no way to turn on a router? Do you have a generator? Just wondering. Also, might you have any relatives or friends who live somewhere where you could get power?

1. if you get tired of it, you're obviously not doing it right.

2. i don't need porn, i have a girlfriend, and a good imagination.

3. wow someone likes batteries a bit too much....

You're saying you could masturbate for about 16 hours a day, or have sex with your girlfriend for that long, the other 8 for sleeping? You'd have to find something else to fill your time.

No, it isn't that I like batteries, it's just that I saw an advantage. A lot of people seem to think that when the power goes out, you can just listen to an iPod or play a portable game. But the batteries on those will die sometime, and having something that uses double A's nearby - that would be quite handy in a situation.

since when does the power go out for 16 hours? where you live must suck.... but i don't see how batteries are a major advantage. they are really wasteful and most things nowadays have a long battery life, and even if the do die, you can always read a book, see your girlfriend, and i know this might sound scary, but you can always go out and socialize...

 

[The Artificially Prolonged]

Run around in a blind panic trying to find the fuse or read a book, which ever seems more fun at the time

 

[ramboondiea]

well in the area i live you either sit in the corner with tinned food and a weapon and wait for order to be restored,or you go out breaking and lighting fire

 

[Eatbrainz]

Play a rousing game of Murder In The Dark!

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Once the handheld consoles have died I'll light up some candles and catch up on some reading. I have a Silver Surfer GN to finish up actually, and Pyramids by Pratchett.

 

[Doclector]

Get the flares, and watch out for shadowy rednecks.

And whatever you do, listen to the diver, and don't. Write. Anything.

 

[Vonnis]

Grab a case of beer, some smokes, and a guitar, start a campfire somewhere, and pretend I'm in the Zone.

 

[CarpathianMuffin]

It usually depends on the weather. If it's because of a thunderstorm, I'll light up some candles, grab a bag of chips, and either play my DS or watch YT videos on my cell phone. If it's just because the city hates our house, which is usually the case, I'll go out and browse around some shops for a bit, maybe buy myself a treat if I have the money.

 

[moretimethansense]

Weep

 

[toastmaster2k8]

Go out side and fire my M60 like Rambo... Hahaha, just kidding, who has a full auto M60?, so thats why I go out and empty all my other guns to make up for it

 

[Your Nightmare]

1. Lay in bed, then sleep.
2. play some videogames.
3. chill out with my friends.
4. go swimming.
5. eat mcdonalds.

You didn't really think about number 2 did you...?

I get really bored and just try to do anything other than the obvious tasks such as doing my homework.

 

[Gladiateher]

Go out on your porch and witness the awesome power of nature.

 

[Stammer]

If the power ever goes out (which it does a lot 'round these parts) I ***** and whine like any self-respecting Winnipegger, in particular about how long it's going to take to reset all the various clocks within the house, followed by freaking out because absolutely everything I do is 100% dependent on electricity.

 

[Aris Khandr]

Go somewhere else. Seriously, if the power could be out for as long as three weeks, I'm grabbing my essentials and vacating until things are up and running again.

 

[Dr_Pie]

How did you make this thread with no power? And I will not accept charged laptop, friend's computer or internet cafe as a viable answer.

OT: Generally read or go hang out with friends. Lost power here before for 3 days, that's what I did then.

 

[thiosk]

Powers out?

BREED LIKE RABBITS

 

[Laser Priest]

My power went out this morning. I broke out some limb-detachable knights I have and designed my own fatalities.

I get very bored in the morning.