Could you live without electricity?
By CRSunrise
@CRSunrise (2981)
United States
January 12, 2010 12:39pm CST
I don't know that I could live without electricity, at least not during the winter. It can get cold in my neck of the woods, so we need the heater. There wouldn't be a whole lot that would work if there was no electricity in the house.
I'm not talking about living like the Amish people, but if there was no electricity bill that'd be one less bill to worry about.
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6 responses
@smileonstar (4007)
• United States
12 Jan 10
Hello,
I can't live without electricity... cuz i need to use frig, TV, some heat, or AC, and other stuff that use electricity. My bill is around $30-$50 a month... depend on how much I use. So, this much is not really bother me much
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
12 Jan 10
You're lucky. During the summer our electrcity bill is somewhere in the $60-$70 range. During the winter, it's almost triple. Fortunately, we're paying a budget amount right now, so that helps during the high months.
@shell2784 (752)
• United States
12 Jan 10
Wow! That's not bad at all! We don't even have electric heat and our last electric bill was somewhere around $170!!!
@shell2784 (752)
• United States
12 Jan 10
Well... as far as the heat thing goes... what if, in your neck of the woods, the power lines freeze up and your electric is off for a day or two?
i think I could live without electricity... and actually, Amish would be the way to go! They have propane or kerosene or something lights all thru their house, they manage just fine!
Have a little wood burner or coal burner to heat your home - they can do an AWESOME job!
It would teach kids how to be kids again, I think! No TV, no video games, no fancy pants whatever! Play with your blocks, swing on the swing, play in the sprinkler!
I think life might be a little more boring in the winter without electric... but not un-do-able by any means!
@CRSunrise (2981)
• United States
12 Jan 10
There's no wood burner or gas heat in the house. It's just electricity in our house. The main thing I'd worry about if the electricity went out is the heater systems. There are times when I can do without computers or televisions.
@shell2784 (752)
• United States
12 Jan 10
well that's what I'm saying! If you're going to live without electricity then that shouldn't just mean the TV and the computer. That should mean without a pump for your water, without a hot water heater, no furnace, no light bulbs or toasters or microwaves... might as well take it old school.
If you're asking if we could live without TV's or computers, then that is an ENTIRELY different subject.
@highflyingxangel (9225)
• United States
13 Jan 10
I don't think I could do it. I hate when the lights go off and nothing works. Not to mention, I don't have a fireplace or anything that would keep me warm and I would just roast during the summer if I couldn't at least have a fan to use to keep cool. I just could not manage at all. I need my electricity!
@cream97 (29085)
• United States
27 Feb 10
Hi, CRSunrise. I know what you mean. Having an extra light bill to pay off can be something.. I could not live without electricity. I depend on this electrical source. I may could do without it for about 4 to 5 hours. But, sooner or later, I will need it. Especially during the hot summers and cold winters.
@ronnyb (6113)
• Jamaica
12 Jan 10
Well I could live without it and I have lived without it but in extreme circumstances like in hurricane.During the last hurricane I lived without electricty for about three months but like I said it was during the storm adn belive me it was hell.imagine no computer or TV
@nautilus33 (1827)
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12 Jan 10
HI! Well, for me it depends on that, where do I live! I mean, if I live in the city as now, I think, i couldn't live without electricity, but If I have a house in the mountain, then it will be no problem for me to live without it! I can walk the whole day long and it will not bore me! SO I am 50/50 
