Philippines - Power Interruption

It has been a very long time since I have had the electricity go out. I think the last time was when I was living in Kansas and we had an ice storm. The power lines got so heavy with ice that they were breaking. It was so pretty to see on the trees though. It gave the trees a fairy land look and lasted for several days. I see that there was a tree that fell on a transformer. That will really play havoc with the power. We are so dependent on electricity that to be with out it makes life very difficult. We heat with it, we cook with it or if we have gas stove the pilot light has to have electricity to turn on the stove or gas heaters. Could we ever learn to live with out it again?