I live alone so I think this practice run with no electricity won’t be that difficult. I’ll fire up the gas grill or the smaller camp stove to make a hamburger. Left-over birthday cake to finish. Paper plate and cup to eliminate need to wash dishes. Large flashlight for moving about the house. Probably should light one oil lantern and maybe a few candles for ambiance. Listen to an audio-book on my I-pad. A standby power bank will provide all the charge I’ll need. And, early to bed as is my custom.
This is what I plan and suddenly I’m thinking “what if is is dark when the power goes off?” “can I put my hands easily on all the items mentioned above?” Hmmm….I already have a problem in that the oil lamp I was thinking to use is stored on a high shelf I can no longer reach without a ladder and I don’t do ladders anymore!!!
This makes me think I probably should have a designated spot where all items required to quickly provide light, to set up the cook stove, matches, etc. for these occasional power outages are housed. Out in the country when the lights go out it is DARK – PITCH BLACK DARK.