[FITZ]

This is the biggest outage in US history though.

Of course ---but even just 100 years or 50 years ago, we weren't so utterly dependent on electricity. The lights went out often enough in the past --- no big deal. They go out in many areas of the country and it's not even news. My power can be out over one driver knocking down one telephone pole.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I know what you mean, we are so dependent. It's a good thing this didn't happen in January. All those people standing outside would be freezing right now. I'm thinking of turning our gas fireplace back to woodburning.

Our power went out just the other week, and our water shut off at the same time. That has never happened to us before. Gotta go, I'm running to the store to stock up on water!