No Electricity
February 27th 2008 03:02
I woke up at 11.30. It was quite an effort to get up earlier than the usual 12.30 wake up time. I stumbled out to the TV to check what bball game was on.
I pressed the power-on button on the remote ten times then I hit the remote and tried again and again and then figured finally there was no power to the TV. Upon inspection the power in the rest of the house was out too.
I went outside to the control box to check the switches, they were fine. I walked around checking every light switch and electrical instrument again, yep, the power was really out.
I got out the Yellow Pages book to find the electrical company's phone no. How much easier this would be if I could just look up the internet, I think to myself, before finally finding the number. There doesn't seem to be a power outage in the area. I start to panic. What if the power doesn't come back on?
The nightmarish scenario starts to present itself. The day I had planned starts to unravel. I can't watch TV, I won't even know what basketball game is on. I won't be able to play any music, the house will be silent. The DVD of Perfume I've been dying to watch, no chance. The computer for god's sake. How can I check the basketball scores and see how my Fantasy NBA team is doing? How can I write a new blog on Orble.com? How can I apply for the Editorial Intern position I want? How can I upload new photos to Facebook? My world was crashing down around me and then I opened the fridge to get lunch and, oh no, the food as well, of course.
Today I discovered the delicate balance of an unemployed young man's life can be rocked to the core by a simple power outage. Imagine the implications of wider power outages on populations that have become so dependent on electricity. And as the world burns its way through the planet's resources and exhausts non-renewable energy sources these seem to me as thoughts worth bearing in mind.
I pressed the power-on button on the remote ten times then I hit the remote and tried again and again and then figured finally there was no power to the TV. Upon inspection the power in the rest of the house was out too.
I went outside to the control box to check the switches, they were fine. I walked around checking every light switch and electrical instrument again, yep, the power was really out.
I got out the Yellow Pages book to find the electrical company's phone no. How much easier this would be if I could just look up the internet, I think to myself, before finally finding the number. There doesn't seem to be a power outage in the area. I start to panic. What if the power doesn't come back on?
Today I discovered the delicate balance of an unemployed young man's life can be rocked to the core by a simple power outage. Imagine the implications of wider power outages on populations that have become so dependent on electricity. And as the world burns its way through the planet's resources and exhausts non-renewable energy sources these seem to me as thoughts worth bearing in mind.
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