Lights Out!

Our area had a rare power outage last night, from about 8PM to 11PM. Turned out to be a problem with one of the underground cables--I read that on our utility company's public Facebook page.

I have to say how unsettling it was, not being without light because I have enough LED candles and flashlights, but to be without background noise.

Gone was the sound of my two air purifiers, my two white noise machines, my fridge and my TV, most of which run almost 24/7 (not the TV!).

I actually found I couldn't settle down and sleep, it was too quiet. The "fleas" next door went out to play till it was too dark, then surprisingly they made very little noise after that. I drifted off to sleep for about an hour, then woke and lay in bed wondering how long my food would last in the fridge/freezer and worrying about trying to replace it all. So it was a huge relief to hear everything come back on just after 11PM and have the clock radio flashing. I got up to turn off/reset as needed, and it was after midnight when I settled down again, to fitful "sleep" till 4AM or so.

It's a bit of an eye-opener to realize that I'm so dependent on background noise. I think I would be less so living in other circumstances (i.e. a detached home in a quiet neighbourhood where neighbours aren't on top of you). But as long as I'm in my current residence, I need that background sound as partial cover and distraction.

So I'm very glad the power outage lasted only a few hours!

Peace.

A seemingly tranquil setting in a very busy area,

snapped last week when I was heading to my MRI.