There is a Thunder storm outside. Then the Power goes! What do you do next to occupy your time?!
I will sit in the dark for about five minutes in anticipation of the power being restored. When i eventually concede that it is not going to return, I go and make a cup of tea; only to realise that the power is cut so I need to use the gas.
As I wait for the kettle to boil, I then rummage around looking for candles in the dark; cursing myself for not being more organised and for not putting the candles back in the same place the last time that we had a power outage. I will prick myself with knives and wine bottle openers before eventually finding a candles which is less than two inches tall and with very little wick. I then make a mental note to myself that I must buy candles next time I am in the store.
I grab the milk from the fridge and close the door quickly so it can stay cold for as long as possible – it is a power outage after all; God only knows when it will return. I return to my chair with my cup of tea, and attempt to read a book or a magazine with the two inch candle stick. I will get about four pages in and then I will start worrying about falling asleep and the candle falling on the ground and the whole house going up on fire because of it.
Resigning myself to this Health and Safety conundrum, I blow out the candle and feel my way to bed. As I go to sleep and start dozing, I hear the radio start to blaring and then I curse the fact that the power has now resumed; I could have read more of my book by the candlelight; and crap the milk is still on the table and will not be cold for breakfast in the morning.
Posted on August 3, 2010
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