Thunder and Lightning and Boom: Light's OUT!
By Kareng
@kareng (55245)
United States
May 9, 2019 8:51pm CST
I'll be so glad when these Spring storms are all over and we can get used to the normal afternoon thundershowers that don't last long.
We woke up to rain, rain, and more rain along with thunder and lightning. The power was out by 10:00 am and that let to a rather lazy day. While I don't mind this kind of day every now and then, all this rain is getting to be a little too much.
We had a very lazy day today. My husband slept the day away. I spent my time reading and I also took advantage of a long nap.
Our lights did not come back on until after 3:00 p.m and at that time I popped a ham into the oven for dinner.
What do you do on bad weather days when you lose electricity?
Photo: Pixaby, public domain
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10 responses
@RasmaSandra (73743)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
10 May 19
Whenever a thunderstorm comes up I always pray that the electricity holds out I work on writing online and an outage would be a disaster for me especially if it could not be fixed quickly.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
10 May 19
when we first moved to Maryland we had outages all the time. We ended up getting a generator, so it doesn't matter anymore. Our lights are never out.
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@DocAndersen (54407)
• United States
11 May 19
@kareng I tell you what, when all the neighbors come over during an outage, we are the most popular family in the area!
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@kareng (55245)
• United States
11 May 19
@DocAndersen I bet. My neighbors are about a mile away so I doubt they would even catch on.
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@LindaOHio (157330)
• United States
10 May 19
Not much to do. It's hard to read; and when I try to sleep I can't. If we have a portable radio we listen to music and wait for the power to go back on. I have a power recliner now; so if the power goes out I'm stuck in the chair!
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@kareng (55245)
• United States
11 May 19
Right you need to be by a window to read if not too dark outside. I have two new little LED lights that are rechargeable that I have been using this week. I keep one in my laundry room for quick runs in there. I actually left one on the inside of the dryer door and "dried it" with the clothes. I charged it and it still worked, yay :)
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@kareng (55245)
• United States
11 May 19
@LindaOHio I was shocked that it still worked. At least it didn't go into the washer :)
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@LindaOHio (157330)
• United States
11 May 19
@kareng lol It should be nice and fluffy!
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@wolfgirl569 (95804)
• Marion, Ohio
10 May 19
I can often find something to do. But naps are always great.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
10 May 19
When the power is out it sucks. Daytime I will leave, night suffer from cold or heat.
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