How did my life become so dependent on electricity? We've had torrents of rain for the last two days and the power was out when I woke up today. It stayed out from about 10:00 to 5:00 in the afternoon, and I was completely lost. I don't use a typewriter for my work anymore, so my job depends wholly on the computer and so do most of my leisure pursuits. The well runs on electricity, so there was no water. It's impossible to clean the house without a vacuum cleaner and water. I couldn't go out in the garden because it was raining and soggy. I used to be able to talk on the phone during a power outage, but now all of the phones are plugged into electrical outlets for one reason or another and they don't work during a power outage. I read a couple of books, but reading for pleasure is not much of a pleasure when you're wondering in the back of your mind whether the lights will ever come back on.
