Who remembers the power cuts

[The Voice Of Reason]

How would we cope now

[MissRobinson]

I think it'd be quite nice , candles , board games or cards and getting snug to keep warm

[janiep]

I remember and they were really boring.

[El Matador]

I remember them well.
We went digging for coal just to stay warm and to cook.

[The Voice Of Reason]

Originally Posted by janiep

I remember and they were really boring.

But how class was it when the lights came back on

[socrates]

Originally Posted by The Voice Of Reason

How would we cope now

same as back in the 70's. candles for light, gas for cooking, pubs with hand pulled beer. wash and shave with boiled water on the hob.

[genericus]

Originally Posted by MissRobinson

I think it'd be quite nice , candles , board games or cards and getting snug to keep warm

or a fully charged phone with a facebook app so i could tell everyone that my house is still lit, despite it not being just due to me being a wanker

[janiep]

Originally Posted by The Voice Of Reason

But how class was it when the lights came back on

Yup huge sigh of relief!

[The Voice Of Reason]

Originally Posted by socrates

same as back in the 70's. candles for light, gas for cooking, pubs with hand pulled beer. wash and shave with boiled water on the hob.

That's life on Newton Hall now man...

[callaghan08]

Originally Posted by The Voice Of Reason

How would we cope now

vividly. and the rubbish in the streets. and the overflowing mortuaries.
living out in the wilds here we average half a dozen power cuts a year, longest lasted 2 1/2 days last winter.
I guess we should really have a generator as back up but get by ok on candles & bottled gas heating/cooking. there are no street lights for miles anyway so no difference there.
lack of TV & internet is a big miss though.