UPS is something I keep saying I’ll get “some day”, but I keep putting it off because power is generally fairly reliable here. But no UPS I could buy would last for 11 hours…even a generator would be problematic.

I was able to light the burners on our stove manually (with a lighter), so we were able to have soup. It’s funny, though, how few things “work” in the absence of electricity. As for using the BBQ…hellooo- storm outside 😉 Actually, I could have fired it up, but I wasn’t that hungry. I was happy curling up in front of the fireplace.

We went to sleep around 6:00 PM, and sometime between then and 7:30 PM the power came back on. I’ve set the clocks more or less back to the correct times, my server has been rebooted, and I’ve read most of my email. I’m almost feeling human again 😉