Summertime related Poll

[Randi]

I light candles and get my flashlight, then I change the fuses and the light is back on.

Sometimes, the lights in the street are out. I enjoy that, it gives me a feeling of being out in the countryside.

[Taz_Zoee]

One year we lost power New Year's Eve. It was out for almost 24 hours. I sat near the window curled up with a blanket and my dog and read. Then one time during the summer there was a brown-out and we went to the mall hoping to get some AC....we were sadly mistaken. So we went to our local bar which was air conditioned.
I also think one time we watched a movie on Bruce's laptop. Charged the battery in the car.
I think it's kinda fun when the power goes out. Kinda.

[Karen]

Also, as we currently have a thunderstorm beginning, when I was a kid, we'd sit out on the porch and play cards during the storms, whether or not we lost power! Sometimes we'd have to move the table around the corner if the wind changed directions mid-storm and the cards were getting wet!

[kitten645]

I just bought a Nook so even if it's dark out, I'll be able to read, surf the web, email etc. I'm loving the little thing! I kinda like power outages too. Everything gets really quiet. You meet neighbors cause you're all in the same boat! I don't like the frying of computers etc but it would be nice to turn EVERYTHING off once in a while.
Claudia

[chocolatepuppy]

I think eating the ice cream when the power goes off is a great suggestion. I've done that before!

[momcat]

When that happens, I love to get under my headphones and battery operated CD player, light a few candles settle in with a pad and pen then write a personal handwritten letter to one of my friends. Around here it's known as "Edgar Allen Poe Night."

[Alysser]

I do the things I'd normally do. I take showers, read, listen to music, play board games, play with the dog, walk the dog (during the day), sleep (at night), eat, watch movies on my laptop (battery lasts for 5+ hours usually), etc. My life doesn't stop when the power goes out. I don't mind life without the air conditioning much. I APPRECIATE A/C but don't seem to notice it as much as everyone else due to my last job as a costume character. Heat never bothers me anymore.

[pomtzu]

I said "something else", since it really depends a lot on what the weather is. During the summer - find a cooler area. During the winter - find a way to stay warm. At night - just stay in bed and wait. During a blizzard - cross my fingers and hope it's not out long enough for the pipes to freeze. During a hurricane or Nor'easter - worry and pace.

I'm surprised we didn't lose power at all these past 3 days - the power grids are way overloaded in this heat. Yesterday and Wednesday we officially hit 100, but today it was only 97! I don't know how anyone lives without a.c., or works where there is none. My DIL works on the 2nd level of the huge Walmart Distribution Center in town - it has been 120 in her area.