... a 48-hour power outage. No electricity for 2 full days. The power went out at 3:12 pm (according to the town clock) on Thursday and did not resume until 3:30-ish pm on Saturday.
I won't lie, it was a long two days. But, an oddly fun two days -- a strangely vacation-like two days filled with time spent with neighbors and special favors and a general "let's get through this together" attitude that does not pervade day-to-day life.
And, so, to celebrate the return of the air conditioning and the garbage disposal and the washing machine and the dishwasher and all the other electric appliances that make our lives easier, we went to see fireworks with the same neighbors that we played with for the past two days. It was great! The stuff childhood memories are made from. No photos because we were too busy ooo-ing and ahhh-ing. We stayed up WAAAAY past our bedtime and tomorrow we'll likely pay for this fun with short tempers and whining but who cares. It's only 78 degrees inside the house right now and I don't have to worry about the condiments anymore!
I am now going to sleep in without the sound of chainsaws, electric generators, and wood chippers. Sweet, quiet bliss....zzzzzz............
WOW!!
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