>This was a surreal experience. You don't know how attached you are to electricity until you don't have it. The strangest time was after the sun went down. There was literally nothing to do. During the daylight hours I made the best of it, doing some studying and general reading, running errands at the few businesses that were open. It was like the aftermath of armageddon, everything closed. After dark I couldn't even do that. Out of ideas, you try for sleep.

Book and Candle ?
When I first moved to the farm there was no mains electricity. We had a fairly substantial generator but, in practice, just depended on oil lamps for lighting. Most of them are still around and I still like using them instead on a winters night - feels more cosy.....

>Emily's boyfriend AJ told her that the McDonald's on Rollins Road was mobbed at dinner time on Monday. It was the only business of any type still open. It is adjacent to the old Wal-Mart location before they opened a new store a couple of miles away. AJ said half the W-M parking lot was full and the line went out the door. When you're hungry and you know the food in the fridge is dodgy, a Big Mac sounds great.
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>Monday evening I drove the girls up to their mom's place in Wisconsin. She had power. I had to stay here with the dogs but there was no reason for all of us to suffer. (Kennel? Forget it. They were booked by noon on Monday. Everyone with a pet and any sense dropped the pets off and got out of Dodge). Very strange driving back here, entire towns dark and closed down.
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>Fittingly, it was a full moon.

Kinda spooky huh ?