No internet, no water (which means no coffee)😳

[otherearths_outthere]

I’m borrowing Max’s phone to LET THE WORLD KNOW 😜

I’m in crisis!
We lost power last night after a brief but intense storm. Since we have a well that uses an electric pump, we have very little water. I’ve been stealing Max’s distilled water to drink and tried to make some coffee on the wood stove with a pan of boiling water and 2 k-cup pods slit open. Moderate success.

But my phone was down to about 2% when I was just going to plug it in and wham! no electricity. I am going through internet withdrawal

On top of all that, I am still sick as a dog, having the worst cold I can remember. It started on New Year’s Eve and I couldn’t even stay awake until midnight, which considering I usually stay up until about 1:00 a.m, that’s saying something.

For now, I will be applying really nice chocolates from Christmas and the occasional glass of wine 🍷

I WILL SURVIVE 💪🏻 ::snerk::

Comments

[mific]

Oh goodness, that sounds terrible! Hope you feel better soon and get the power restored. After bad power cuts here I swore never again and got myself 2 recharchable power packs online - best thing ever! I got a blue and a red one so I can tell which needs recharging.
https://www.trademe.co.nz/mobile-phones/accessories/external-battery-packs/listing-1897935083.htm

[otherearths_outthere]

Thank you so much for the link. I am most definitely going get those power packs. Since I am obsessive, I will probably get 2 also.
I am feeling a bit better now, the fuzziness, dullness and pain is gone, but my voice is gone and I'm still coughing like crazy.

[mific]

I can certainly recommend the brand, but you might be able to find them on ebay or amazon and get them more easily there. Hot lemon drinks!

[otherearths_outthere]

I have been drowning myself in citrus, lol. Thanks 💙

[respoftw]

No! Not citrus! Lol

[wpadmirer]

OH NO! I understand the well thing. Hurricane season usually gets us into the no-water zone.

I hope your power comes back soon!

[otherearths_outthere]

Obviously back now. The power was off for almost 24 hours, which is nothing, thankfully. I have to say, I'm glad Im no longer in hurricane country.

[wpadmirer]

Oh, good! 24 hours isn't bad at all.

So you used to live in hurricane country? Where?

[otherearths_outthere]

You know, I guess it was more tornados, but I remember well one time in Texas, I think it was 1984, we had one touch where we lived in Mesquite. And in 1995 in Ft Knox Kentucky. That one I remember well because my older sons and I were at the community center while my middle son babysat for his 2 younger brothers. And when I called him to tell him that the threat was actually serious and I could see several funnel clouds forming and touching, he wasn't sure it was a big enough deal to take protective cautions.I can't blame him, he's just like me. I think I finally convinced him, but we stayed in the community center building for a long time, and one woman with a couple of smaller kids got hysterical. I thought she was ridiculous and doing her kids no favor by scaring them to death There have been a few more here and there, but the really exciting thing was the 1989 San Francisco earthquake. I was alone with 5 kids and without power for over a week.

[wpadmirer]

Ah, tornadoes have a lot of wind, too. Just less rain. We get both.

However, we don't get earthquakes! DAMN! I can't imagine being alone with 5 kids and no power for over a week.

That's crazy.

[respoftw]

I’m so glad you survived! It’s weird how the things we used to live without matter so much now!

[otherearths_outthere]

That is so true!
Usually power loss is very much a NBD, but no water and no internet is kinda tough.