Power Outages

[swestrup]

Our power went out around 8:30 pm last night, as I was just getting started on making supper. First the lights flickered, and then we blew a fuse (one that we've never blown before). I *think* that its the circuit that the office AC and guest bedroom AC are on (I'm not even sure if its the same circuit). I was about to go check when all the lights went out.

Naturally, that kinda spoiled our supper plans. We hoped for a quick resolution to the failure, but when we heard a large echoing BOOM from the local substation and the sky momentarily lit up, we knew it would be a while.

We tried phoning out for food, but no place near us had power, so it became clear we'd have to forage. By the time we finally headed out to Chenoy's for supper it was nearly 11:00 pm, but we were sure they would be open, because they had stayed open during the ice storm -- they have an electric generator and a gas grill, after all. When we got there, they were closing. The only thing we found on the street that was open was McDonalds (where I'm typing this from) but we didn't want to eat supper there. We walked back to the house and waited for the couple of glasses of wine that taxlady had drunk to wear off before getting into the car and searching farther afield.

Luckily Arahova had power and they are open until 2:00 am on Tuesdays. We ate and returned to the oven our place had become and tried to sleep. I mostly read Harry Potter and the Order of the Pheonix by candle-light since it was too hot to sleep. I finally nodded off sometime around dawn.

We were all up at 11:00 am, still without power, and after a brief (and refreshingly cold) shower, we headed out for breakfast. Luckily some of the nearer restaurants on St. John have power again, so we could eat at Bocaccino's. I hadn't planned on suddenly having to eat out a bunch, so its really good that I had managed to deposit the money my Mom had sent me electronically earlier in the day. Otherwise I'd be cursing the fact it was sitting on the hard drive of a dead computer, being useless.

After breakfast, we dropped our houseguest T at Chapters because they have power, coffee and outlets for his laptop, so he could do some work. On the way back I was dropped off here, and I'm now its 2:01 and I'm typing this (talk about up-to-date news).

My plans for the day had involved visiting galialuna to buy a couple of monitors, but all of my contact info for her is still on my computer, so it looks like a wash. I mean, she might see this post, but I won't be able to get any news from her till I get power back. Bleah.

The other plan was to go to the Milk and Cookies thing this evening at sfllaw's place, but I'm not sure I'll be up for it considering how little sleep I've had. Plus I haven't found the book I planned to take. Its somewhere in the darkness of the basement, and I doubt very much I could find it by flashlight.

As for the august_writing challenge, I'll just have to catch up when power is restored. I was half-way through writing something when I stopped for supper last night, intending to finish and post it afterwards. I'll have to do some catching up when power is back, I guess.

So, how has your day gone?

Comments

[thebabynancy.livejournal.com]

I could complain... but that would take too long.


*wink*


:D Nancy

[sfllaw.livejournal.com]

You should come over. There will be cookies and air conditioning!

[swestrup]

I appreciate the invite, but I was just too loopy and cranky from lack of sleep to enjoy, or be enjoyable at, a social event.

I hope everyone had a good time anyway.