Electricity is not thought of in my household very often, unless for some reason we don't seem to have it. It is definitely taken for granted. The first thing I do in the morning is check my phone, which has been plugged into the wall charging all night. I might turn on the TV, and then I'll walk down the hall to use the bathroom, and a light is turned on. Maybe I will make breakfast on the stove, grab some things out of the refrigerator, and start my day. EVERYTHING that I do in the first 30 minutes of my morning requires electricity. What if we did not have electricity?? I am not quite sure what I would do. I am sure I would manage, but the number of activities that we do on a daily basis require electricity. It would take a lot of time and patience to go back to not having it. I remember being in the 5th or 6th grade and we had an ice storm where I lived in Maine. Some of us did not have power for almost 15 days. Thankfully we had a gas stove and a woodstove, and we used coolers outside in the snow instead of the refrigerator. We were lucky enough that it was cold, but without electricity in a warmer climate, and possibly no ice, it would have been impossible to save all of the items that were kept in the refrigerators. Overall I feel that electricity is taken for granted and some may not realize the value of it until it is gone for an extended period of time. Growing up in Maine, we used to have the power go out frequently, so as a habit I usually keep candles and flashlights around. One can never be too prepared!
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