Living off-grid
So Sunday morning I woke up and the power was out in our house. We called the power company and we got a recording which said (I swear I'm not making this up) that they did not know the cause of the power outage yet, and that service would be restored by 11am. Obviously, at least one of those two statements was incorrect. Probably just means Big Bob spilled his morning coffee on the equipment and didn't want to admit it. "oh.. uh.. we're not sure what happened. It'll take 3 hours to fix.. uh... it.."
So there I was -- stuck with no power and no heat. Living completely off-grid!! I was so disconnected, in fact, that the only way I could use my laptop was off battery power, and the only source of internet access was my Verizon EVDO card and my blackberry. Talk about a totally wild hippie experience living off the grid!!! I felt just like that guy from "30-days".
The power was restored about 10am and I was back on-grid (fresh juice flowing from the power outlets and internet-access restored over 802.11 and Comcast). God bless America. I hope I never have to go through THAT again!!