Still Without Power
November 2, 2012
As I reported in the
last article (Off the Grid, October 31, 2012),
Hurricane Sandy knocked-out
electrical power to most of the people in
New Jersey. At this time, 91% of
my township is without power, including my own home.
You don't realize how important
electricity is to our
civilization until you're without it for several days. In my case, our
water is from a
well and the
well pump is not working; so, no running water. Our
home heating system is fueled by
natural gas, but without the water circulating
pump, there's no
heat. No
television is a minor problem, but
Internet on my
desktop computer is what I really miss. I'm only able to make these updates because of
mobile wireless devices.
The reports are that this power outage may continue for one or two weeks. After that time, I'll be indistinguishable from a
caveman.
Popular version of a Neanderthal caveman.
Present scholarship indicates that a Neanderthal, transported to the present day, would adapt quite nicely.
(A 1928 sculpture for a former beer garden, via Wikimedia Commons)
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