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To: philv who wrote (70531)	9/4/2023 4:49:46 PM
From: sea_urchin	Respond to of 80976

>When your electricity is cut off, do you still have running water, and do the toilets still work? Invariably yes, although occasionally the reservoir pumps do pack up. That's in my area although in some places the water can be off for days. >it would be a disaster should the power fail in the middle of winter Even down here which is not nearly as cold as where you are. But summer is another story. When I see the recent temperatures of 40C plus in the Northern Hemisphere, I am petrified about what will happen down here - when we can't even use an electric fan. I don't even want to think about the food in the refrigerators.