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Nightingale · 03-02-2008, 01:58 AM

Glad you didn't have to experience the power outage...not much fun.

Several years ago we had an ice storm here. The downed tree limbs and ice took down everything...all the power lines and even the poles were down from the weight of the ice.

I always thought I wanted to live during the pioneer times or at least during the sixties in a commune with other hippies and "live off the land". Let me tell you, after three days without water(we have a well so we lose it without electricity) heat, lights and trying to run a household despite that fact, I was cryin' like a baby!
We couldn't leave because of all the animals that I have and all the relatives that we have around here were in the same boat.
We were without power for two weeks and some of our friends were without for a month...yes, that's right, I said a month!
I never want to live without electricity again...lol.

I guess we learn all kinds of truths about ourselves when our back is to the wall.
I learned from that experience that I am spoiled and I like it that way!

03-02-2008, 01:58 AM	#9
Nightingale Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana, USA Posts: 675	Re: What happened in Florida ? Glad you didn't have to experience the power outage...not much fun. Several years ago we had an ice storm here. The downed tree limbs and ice took down everything...all the power lines and even the poles were down from the weight of the ice. I always thought I wanted to live during the pioneer times or at least during the sixties in a commune with other hippies and "live off the land". Let me tell you, after three days without water(we have a well so we lose it without electricity) heat, lights and trying to run a household despite that fact, I was cryin' like a baby! We couldn't leave because of all the animals that I have and all the relatives that we have around here were in the same boat. We were without power for two weeks and some of our friends were without for a month...yes, that's right, I said a month! I never want to live without electricity again...lol. I guess we learn all kinds of truths about ourselves when our back is to the wall. I learned from that experience that I am spoiled and I like it that way!