Out like a light

@GardenGerty (170601)
United States
September 15, 2026 4:12pm CST
I had appointments all day. I came in the house, put groceries away and sat down at the computer. As I touched the keyboard, I heard a pop. My assumption was that the internet went down. I was wrong. It was the entire electrical service for the area. I had heard on the radio that there were severe storms, but they were not in my immediate area. Evidently, they affected us anyway. The power company sent out a text. They predicted it would take an hour and a half to reestablish power. It only took ten minutes. That makes me happy. So, I will post that other discussion in a little bit.
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@Wrexxo (7419)
12h
Glad it came back faster than they said. Storms sneak up like that even when they miss your spot directly. Ten minutes instead of ninety, I'd take that any day.
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@rakski (161285)
• Philippines
6h
that is great that it did not take long to restore it
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@rebelann (118725)
• El Paso, Texas
6h
I hate when things like that happen, good thing it didn't last long.
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@Juliaacv (57487)
• Canada
10h
I feel for you, I had a hectic day today, sat down and was about to go online and everything went black. It was the power out, and then it returned, but then went out again for a few seconds. It was only out long enough that my husband had to reset the clock on the stove, microwave and the coffee maker.
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@wolfgirl569 (140483)
• Marion, Ohio
9h
Glad it didn't last very long
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9h
Look forward to seeing your discussion Glad it all got sorted very quickly Heather
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@snowy22315 (212807)
• United States
11h
A short power outage is very tolerable.
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@RasmaSandra (100892)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11h
I am also scared of losing power; that is my only contact with the world. However, I have seen that the Florida Light and Power Company does very good in keeping the power on even in big wind,
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@sallypup (69878)
• Centralia, Washington
12h
That's great that nothing serious happened and nobody was hurt.
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@JudyEv (388247)
• Rockingham, Australia
5h
It can disrupt so much when the power goes out. I'm glad it wasn't for long.
@Deepizzaguy (125316)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
11h
I am happy for you that you have electricity back on in your home.
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