I was back in South Africa for Christmas last year, and on the 24th we had a blackout which lasted until the 26th!!!!

Now think about it............30-odd degrees C - and what do you you a couple of days before Christmas??? Yep, stock up on FOOD! When we found out the power would be out indefinately we ate what we could, before it went off, but ended up throwing quite a lot away! Of course we also had no way to cook the Turkey or any of the Christmas lunch - we ended up throwing it away and having a BBQ instead!

I won't forget it in a hurry - but I'd rather not repeat it either!!

Hope all the fishies and furkids and folks are okay now