What to do when the power is out.
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... when people complain about the power going out I snicker because I think they're just complaining that htey can't search the internet for porn:
I mean, there's so much more to do. I could read for days.
I mean, there's so much more to do. I could read for days.
Well, I've been through two huge blackouts (the one that knocked out 8 states and part of Canada for a day, and one that left Queens and parts of Brooklyn out for nine days), so here's what I did:
- Played outside
- eat all perishable foods before they went bad
- attempt to stay cool (both happened durring big heat waves)
- ***** to other people about the power being out
- watch as the decades old power lines catch fie and fall to the street (this for the nine dayer)
- boo Con Ed (huge electric company here) as they sat about with generators and didn't fix the problem (again, the nine dayer)
- play a portable gaming device until the batteries/charge runs dead
- go to someone who has power
- read
- Played outside
- eat all perishable foods before they went bad
- attempt to stay cool (both happened durring big heat waves)
- ***** to other people about the power being out
- watch as the decades old power lines catch fie and fall to the street (this for the nine dayer)
- boo Con Ed (huge electric company here) as they sat about with generators and didn't fix the problem (again, the nine dayer)
- play a portable gaming device until the batteries/charge runs dead
- go to someone who has power
- read
What don't I do. First off, I save everything I'm doing on my laptop and shut it down, and after that...
I have portable music with my mp3 player. I have my swords, nunchaku, and staffs to practice with, and without any distractions I can get some good practice in. I have my legos to play with and that's always fun. Then I have my chess boards, whether by myself or with someone they're always fun. And that's just inside. Outside, the skys the limit, though it's not always appreciated by the neighbors.
I can live without power quite happily.
I have portable music with my mp3 player. I have my swords, nunchaku, and staffs to practice with, and without any distractions I can get some good practice in. I have my legos to play with and that's always fun. Then I have my chess boards, whether by myself or with someone they're always fun. And that's just inside. Outside, the skys the limit, though it's not always appreciated by the neighbors.
I can live without power quite happily.
I live in a shitty apartment complex and my power goes out ALL THE FUCKING TIME. Luckily, all of my neighbors take this as a cue to gather in the front lawn/ commons area. We then pool all of our booze and get wasted. Having a shitload of cool, friendly neighbors is awesome.
For those of you asking, I made this thread on my phone, of course. I've been able to keep it charged with my car charger. Yay Droid!
I probably have my old gameboy around here somewhere. Sadly, everything else that I have the runs on batteries is long gone. My books were mostly replaced with ebooks, my cheap battery powered cd player was discarded with the advent of itunes, and... well, that was a dumb move in retrospect.
Also, hanging out with friends? Not really an option. Few people are in town, and the whole area is under a dusk to dawn curfew (A libertarian's nightmare. How dare those fascist mayors...)
Vacating isn't much of an option either. This happened on the first day of my exams, which are pretty much going to resume the second power comes back on. Besides, I has no monies.
In all, I would just like to say- Damn you bad weather! Now where did I put all my double A batteries?
I probably have my old gameboy around here somewhere. Sadly, everything else that I have the runs on batteries is long gone. My books were mostly replaced with ebooks, my cheap battery powered cd player was discarded with the advent of itunes, and... well, that was a dumb move in retrospect.
Also, hanging out with friends? Not really an option. Few people are in town, and the whole area is under a dusk to dawn curfew (A libertarian's nightmare. How dare those fascist mayors...)
Vacating isn't much of an option either. This happened on the first day of my exams, which are pretty much going to resume the second power comes back on. Besides, I has no monies.
In all, I would just like to say- Damn you bad weather! Now where did I put all my double A batteries?
Get a generator.
Maybe that's cheating?
More seriously, reading. I'll take any excuse I can get to have some uninterrupted reading time.
Maybe that's cheating?
More seriously, reading. I'll take any excuse I can get to have some uninterrupted reading time.
My house had no power for three months a few years back when Florida was hit by that monster string of hurricanes.
I just kind of sat around the house, or stood out in the rain getting knocked over by the wind gusts.
I just kind of sat around the house, or stood out in the rain getting knocked over by the wind gusts.
Hmm either go for a drive, surf the web on my phone/play games on it,or curse the world and think about buying a UPS so i never have this problem again (our power cuts only generally last an hour or 2).
