Almost a day with no light.
By marguicha
@marguicha (216958)
Chile
May 21, 2024 12:34pm CST
Just a little while after I wrote my last post, the light went out in my neighborhood. Trees had fallen over light posts. And although any person with medium intelligence would start to cut those old trees, here they are, doing damage. And it is not even that expensive. The authorities have the means, the people and the machine.
The last time it rained, some neighborhoods were out of electricity for over 3 days. The company promised not to make people pay for those three days. But what about the ruined food? What about some electric gadgets?
Lalely we don´t think only of water as important. Electricity is almost as important. There are many people now who work from home. How about them?
And others can only do something with electricity. I cook, wash, make a cup of coffee and last but not least, enjoy myself thanks to it. I read, watch TV and have a warm house.
Electricity should be a must in a civilized world. What do you think?
The last time it rained, some neighborhoods were out of electricity for over 3 days. The company promised not to make people pay for those three days. But what about the ruined food? What about some electric gadgets?
Lalely we don´t think only of water as important. Electricity is almost as important. There are many people now who work from home. How about them?
And others can only do something with electricity. I cook, wash, make a cup of coffee and last but not least, enjoy myself thanks to it. I read, watch TV and have a warm house.
Electricity should be a must in a civilized world. What do you think?9 people like this
9 responses
@kaylachan (59800)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 May
First of all, like with anything else, the world has become dependent upon electricity. Almost nothing works without it. With laptops, and portable battery packs, I'm covered in the event of a short power outage. I can hotspot from my phone if I want. Macs make that insanely easy. So, I'd still be able to work.
Fridges are a wonderful invention, but With a little ice, towels, and just a little know how, you can make a makeshift anything. Power outages aren't anything new after all.
The most important thing is you're safe and sound. Don't forget that. You can live without power (we did it for centuries before someone figured out how to make electricity after all), but nothing can replace a life lost.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
I talked with my brother today about the lots of power outage we had as children. My mom would light a small paraffin lamp and we would sit around the dining room table. There she would recite endless poems to us.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
@kaylachan It was. And I still remember to poems. In those days the power went off a lot.
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@kaylachan (59800)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
21 May
@marguicha That was or sounds fun. My husband and I have a couple of karaseen lamps.
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@MarieCoyle (30247)
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21 May
I hope it is repaired very soon! Does your brother have power? You need to keep warm!! Very concerning.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
The light just returned. My first thought was for mylot.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
@MarieCoyle My brother had no light either. He lives 2 houses away from mine. And even a friend who lives farther away had no light yesterday. So we had a phone visit as the cellphone was the only gadget that was working.
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@MarieCoyle (30247)
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21 May
@marguicha
Oh, I’m glad. Being cold is just no fun at all!! I hope you got some hot coffee to help get warm!
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
Fortunatly I have some gas gadgets. Today I heated water for my coffee in a pot and toasted bread over the range too.
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@wolfgirl569 (97352)
• Marion, Ohio
21 May
We have got too dependent on many things. Hope it wasn't off too long
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
They light came back after after lunch. I was with no light all night and all morning.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
@wolfgirl569 I do need to go once to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
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@wolfgirl569 (97352)
• Marion, Ohio
21 May
@marguicha It's not bad at night unless you need to get up
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
22 May
After the last big earthquake I had no power for 3 days. Nothing got thawed because I did not open the freezer but still I threw away all the seafood.
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@JudyEv (328150)
• Rockingham, Australia
22 May
@marguicha You can't take a chance with seafood, that's for sure.
@Deepizzaguy (96038)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May
Losing electricity is very harmful since it is very hard not to have television, telephone and internet working not to mention not being able to see in the dark.
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@marguicha (216958)
• Chile
21 May
Usually I don´t have any trouble falling asleep. Yesterday I just could not do it.
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@LindaOHio (160417)
• United States
22 May
We depend on electricity for so many things. That's why I encouraged my husband to get a standby generator installed. Especially for the times that he's not around, the generator will go on automatically when the power goes out. So we have lights, power for the fridge and freezer, stove, TVs etc. Did yours go out as well? I hope not.
