I remember sitting in the living room many times working on homework when the lights went out. Sometimes they flickered a few times first, giving us time to gather candles and matches. We always had them ready because we never knew when we would need them.
Not having electricity also meant no hot showers. It might mean no dinner, if you had an electric stove. It happened to everyone, and was never an excuse for not having homework done.
Once they were out, we never knew when the lights would be back on. Sometimes it was only a few minutes. Other times we went to bed early and woke up to find them back on. I learned the hard way to use a battery-opperated alarm clock!
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