No electricity! Now what?

I light a candle and read a book. Last time the power went out was during the day and it was 105 degrees out. I was 8 months pregnant with no fan and the electric company told everyone not to open their freezers because they didn't know how long it would be down. So we got in the car and went swimming in the river. It was great. We picked up a pizza and soon after we got home, power was restored. Sometimes it's best just to get out of the house and go somewhere that has power like a movie or place to eat.

I have had that time a lot of times. I was typing like a very long paragraph in the end it got lost and wasn't able to save because the pc just turned off. I reallized that it's brownout. It has been like this in Cebu last week. Good thing we don't experience it more now.

I guess I would try to stay warm with many layers of clothing and blankets. Then I would try to pass the time by reading a book or something. Sometimes I like to do jigsaw puzzles when there is some daylight. But there is really nothing to do when it gets dark unless you want to call a friend to chat with.

If is night time,I'll say find a flashlight or candle and read a book. If it's daytime I'll say go out somewhere,like a mall or something.

I would be so bored and perhaps a little affraid. We often get power cuts here when the weather is bad but that's normally during the day, and at night my husband is at home. So if I were alone in the night without electricity I would be a bit worried and I would probably use my mobile phone to call a few people to feel like I wasn't totally alone.

I would freak! It's scary being home alone in the dark! Not that anything bad will happen but I think I watch too many scary movies so you're mind plays tricks on you and creeps you out to it makes it worse you know? At least you were home already and not out coming into your home with the electricity out. That would prob be more scary b/c you wouldn't know who's in your house. EW! CREEPY!

Oh my gosh. I don't think I'll be able to still stay in the house if there's no electricity! I mean, the house will be dark and I am alone, that's surely scary! I think I will just go out of the house, I will stay at the nearest friend's house and call somebody to stay with me on my house until the electricity is back.

Hmm. I would probably just text my boyfriend, or even talk to him on the phone. Or if I can't talk to him, then I would probably just listen to my ipod until I get sleepy. I hope it won't happen though, cause I don't want to be alone in the dark with no electricity, I'm such a scaredy cat that I know I would be scared, and uneasy and just nervous until the electricity is back.

it's not that bad, I actually really enjoy it. The problem I have is if the electricity goes out because of a thunderstorm. Both me and my dogs are scared of thunderstorms. My dogs are usually around me so I'm never alone and as far as it being cold that's what candles are for. However it is kind of annoying trying to find ways of occupying my time.

no electricity at night, i guess the best thing that i can do is sleep, :) you will just strain your eyes reading in the dark.

That happened to me once and I had just moved into the house I live in now and my mum was out at her friends house and I totally freaked out. The power was cut because of something that happened in the bar down the road. I couldn't find anything, no candles because all or stuff was in boxes. I was in my pyjamas and ended up running out the house to see what was going on. I ended up in my neighbours house with his wife and children, it was a very strange night and not one I would want to relive.

same here..i also experienced that while online..glad though that i wasn't alone here at home. what really irked me though is the fact that despite me being ready for it (like buying all the candles, flashlights, emergency lights beforeand), i was still caught off-guarded. i didnt know what to do when the light suddenly went out lol. i have forgotten where i have put everything..i guess i need more practice lol

When there is no electricity I just sleep as I can't do anything at all. I usually stay inside my room and wait for the electricity to be back. Good thing that the maximum it could last for electricity to be back whenever we have black out is just an hour. I try to sleep but I can't especially if it's too hot and there is no aircon. That's what I hate most when there is no electricity even at day. I miss the sound of the aircon inside my room.

What I usually do during times like this is I listen to music from my mp4 until the power comes back. If the battery of my mp4 is finally empty and still no electricity, I sleep.

I think it is hard to be pass a day without electricity. Sometimes I use candle lights instead of lights. I think you must be having a tough time without electricity. Here also once in a while there would not be electricity when they switch the electricity for maintenance purposes. I think that day would be the toughest one for me. I think it takes lots of courage to spend a day or night without electricity alone.

Well, we've had a few times that the power went out and it's really hard. The last time Hubby and I spent part of the time talking and then I read for hours. I guess if I was alone, I'd snuggle down under a warm blanket and read till the lights came back on. [b]~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**[/b]