tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post1803441008717798991..comments2024-03-27T17:34:52.560-05:00Comments on A Garden Carried in the Pocket: Lights Outjenclairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-16695404719343587712008-03-20T07:56:00.000-05:002008-03-20T07:56:00.000-05:00Ann - Losing electricity is rare here because we h...Ann - Losing electricity is rare here because we have underground lines, but occasionally, something happens to the transformer. You are so right about how much we depend on the amenities provided by electricity -- lights, television, computer, refrigerator, and stove (we are all electric here) all depend on the presence of that little miracle!<BR/><BR/>Melanie -- It is particularly awful when it is cold, like during an ice storm! I've been through that in the past and then the loss is much <I>more than an inconvenience</I> like yesterday.jenclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06046532245054911248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-65777466628938305382008-03-19T15:26:00.000-05:002008-03-19T15:26:00.000-05:00I always feel a bit strange when there's no power....I always feel a bit strange when there's no power. It happens too frequently for my taste, and after going through the 98 Ice Storm I do not like any power outage at all.Melwykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04885378201188978664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22616974.post-3718069637655248422008-03-19T11:40:00.000-05:002008-03-19T11:40:00.000-05:00We are so used to the amenities just being there w...We are so used to the amenities just being there when we need them that it takes us by surprise when they don't work. Touching wood wildly as I write, we haven't had a power cut for about four years. Please don't send it across the ocean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com