What could be better than a short taking out your apartment's main circuit on a Friday afternoon, with no electrician available till Monday at the earliest? Having this happen the day before guests are due to arrive!
That's right: the Boy went to change a lightbulb today, but instead the whole socket turned in his hand--then shot out blue sparks and threw the breaker, leaving, in the Boy's words, "the smell of electrical heat and imminent demise." Yeah, gotta love our first-class wiring. Anyway, we do have two outlets (or is it one and a half?) on the apartment's second circuit, so our fridge is still running, and we have a lamp in the living room, and we can take turns charging our cell phones. That last is key, because our phone no longer has power, or our computer. Folks wishing to reach us should try our cells. (Yes, I guess this means I'll have to keep mine on this weekend. Sigh.)
My father and his girlfriend arrive tomorrow. They've got a hotel room by the airport, but the plan is (or was) to use our apartment as the main base for their visit. Anybody have any ideas how I can make using the bathroom by flashlight sound like fun?
That's right: the Boy went to change a lightbulb today, but instead the whole socket turned in his hand--then shot out blue sparks and threw the breaker, leaving, in the Boy's words, "the smell of electrical heat and imminent demise." Yeah, gotta love our first-class wiring. Anyway, we do have two outlets (or is it one and a half?) on the apartment's second circuit, so our fridge is still running, and we have a lamp in the living room, and we can take turns charging our cell phones. That last is key, because our phone no longer has power, or our computer. Folks wishing to reach us should try our cells. (Yes, I guess this means I'll have to keep mine on this weekend. Sigh.)
My father and his girlfriend arrive tomorrow. They've got a hotel room by the airport, but the plan is (or was) to use our apartment as the main base for their visit. Anybody have any ideas how I can make using the bathroom by flashlight sound like fun?
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I realize now that sine you have no electricity you have no way of reading this, so I guess it's been a whole bunch of blabbering fr snothing. I'm going to eat some tuna now.