July 09, 2005
Let there be light!
I can live drinking water without ice. I can live without tv. I can live without the computer, the internet and dare I say the blog. I can live by candlelight.
But I cannot live without air conditioning!
The worst thing about power outages is the lack of cool air in your home.
Posted by Val Prieto at July 9, 2005 04:34 PM
Comments
Val,
Dumb question, but I am new. Does the name Babalu in your case come from santeria or is it a play on Ricky Ricardo? Just curious.
Posted by: pototo at July 9, 2005 05:15 PM
Your power was out?
Posted by: George L. Moneo at July 9, 2005 06:22 PM
Screw it Val, just go hang out at mancamp
Posted by: Kathleen at July 9, 2005 06:44 PM
I can only imagine. The edges of Ivan knocked my power out for a few hours, and life in Florida without A/C is fucking miserable.
God bless you, Mr. Carrier: it's an underrated invention we only truly appreciate when it's gone.
Posted by: Dave J at July 9, 2005 08:52 PM
My Dad lives near Bird and 127th Avenue and has been without power for 24 hours now.
Fortunately, I only lost power for a minute last night when the first big squall blew through.
God bless underground power lines!
Posted by: Robert at July 9, 2005 09:31 PM
I was without power last last night and it was miserable. I can only imagine what it's like in Cuba where there is no power to even operate a fan for periods of 12-16 hours per day, every day.
Ouch.
Posted by: Conductor at July 9, 2005 11:04 PM
We were only out for like an hour or two, maybe closer to two. But it was only on my block, there were lights on in the next block and I was sure they were doing it to me intentionally!
Posted by: madtom at July 9, 2005 11:55 PM
Out of power since friday night (missed me, right?). It was just like Cuba. Opened all the windows to let the breeze through. Plus I couldn't call my sister in Cuba to get news of her (thanks a lot Sprint PCS!). My mom started getting neurotic and everything. She tought the FPL guys weren't going to come until Monday. Total recall.
Posted by: gansibele at July 10, 2005 07:28 AM
It is called a generator. They come in many different models and are all 100 % not Castro approved. Wanna bet he's got one?
Posted by: max at July 16, 2005 08:54 PM