Thursday, September 1, 2011

Guest Blog: It's Electric

There's nothing like going without electricity for awhile to help you appreciate your blessings.  After approximately 60 hours without power--courtesy of Hurricane Irene--here's a partial list of things for which I have a renewed sense of appreciation:

  • ice cubes available 24/7 in virtually unlimited quantities
  • air conditioning
  • internet accessibility
  • cold milk
  • walking on the treadmill
  • toast
  • melted cheese (on anything!)
  • microwave ovens
  • ceiling fans
  • no lines at the gas station (luckily our tanks were full but there were plenty of lines at the few working gas stations around town)
  • friends who check on you when they know your power is out
  • neighbors who string an extension cord from their generator through your back yard so you can plug in your fridge
  • being able to see well enough after nightfall to keep reading the book you can't put down
  • a land line 
  • a friend with power who lets you come over and charge up your cell phones and Kindle
  • the battery-operated iPod dock my husband bought me for Mother's Day
  • dishwashers
  • ice cream
  • clean laundry
  • blow dryers
  • getting light with the flip of a switch
  • the luxury of an extra bedroom on the bottom floor when it's too hot to sleep upstairs
  • 4-burner camp stoves
  • batteries
  • picnic tables
  • disposable plates, cups and silverware
With about half of our town still without power, we feel blessed to be back on the grid!

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3 comments:

  1. LindySeptember 1, 2011 at 11:28 AM

    So glad you guys are okay! Things like this make you want a generator of your own doesn't it? My advice is to wait a month or two and then get one.

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  2. ~Kim at Golden Pines~September 1, 2011 at 1:14 PM

    I'm glad your power is back on!! We were without power last winter for more than a day, and I found that I appreciated many of those same things, and I wish we'd been more prepared. Next time, next time!! :-)

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  3. jaimeSeptember 2, 2011 at 7:40 AM

    aww i think it's so cute thinking of your backyard neighbors stringing an extension cord across the lawn so you could power the fridge :) it's nice that so many people were able to help you guys out!

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