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Yesterday it was 99 degrees where we live, and then we had a storm. Our power went out around 2:30 in the afternoon, and is STILL out this morning. Let’s list all the reasons this sucks ass:

1. I was in the middle of laundry (washer AND dryer full, in mid-cycle)
2. Fridge full of food will most likely spoil (and probably some stuff in freezer too)
3. Hard to explain to Bean why she can’t watch TV on ANY TV
4. Missed season premier of Mad Men
5. HOT HOT HOT OMG NO SLEEP SO HOT
6. Dressing in the dark
7. Wet hair (thank God my hair is so short)

Wow, I really take electricity for granted. Our power company (who suck, by the way) are now estimating the power will be back on by 5pm today. About 27 hours without power, if they are correct. I have no faith in their estimate – yesterday, their recording (you aren’t allowed to talk to a real person when your power is out, apparently) kept saying power would be restored by 10pm, an hour which obviously came and went without power.

The most frustrating part of this may be the fact that while our entire side of the subdivision was powerless, right across the road the other side DID have power. I’m happy for those people (I guess?) but damn…

I’m doing research today on what to keep and what to throw out when your refrigerator has been off for 24 hours or more. Here’s a semi-helpful article from the USDA. Unfortunately, it seems to be geared towards people who have some hint they’re going to be without power. In our case, it was a complete surprise – the storm came out of nowhere. And even when we’ve lost power before, it’s never been for more than four to six hours. Live and learn, I guess.