Great! Thanks for sharing!
Personal blackout adventure:
Power went down at 4:15 like everyone else, but was back up before 9 p.m. Thursday. Had power overnight, and didn't worry about food stuffs, cause we were being really careful about opening fridge doors, little over 4 hours wasnt bad, and we were gone for part of the time. Also had needed to do groceries on Thursday, but didn't feel like chasing the kids out of the pool, so lost the chance, but meant I didn't have many perishables. Did my groceries first thing Friday morning because we were out of some things, just in case. Talked to hubby at work, and he suggested getting to the beer store. Dropped off the empties on the way (we don't leave empties at the LCBO here in our small town, the gas station has a drop-off point) and walked into the big cooler. Selected my two cases and carried them to the counter. Had just set them down when the power went down again. Good things the kids weren't with me, cause I had a few choice words directed at Ontario Hydro. Stood there and wondered what to do...$64 worth of beer, and $18 in my pocket. Had planned to use the debit card. Have to have beer you know. Looked across the aisle and noticed the VISA sticker on the other till. "Ah Ha!" I thought. Turned to the young lad behind the till and asked if they had a manual visa machine. He looked at me kind of strangely, but checked and found one. Had to show him how to put the card into it. "Champion of the weekend"...food, ice and cold beer. Power was off til about 6 p.m. Friday night, so I was lucky.
All the best,
Margie |
