Writer's Block

Lights Out

All it takes is a blackout to realize how much we rely on electricity. What's your most memorable story from a power outage?

rowanda380 Writer's Block: Lights Out
Me and my family were on a vacation and we were right outside of a national park out west (I can't remember which one). Anyways we were actually in the restaraunt having a big fight (we get stressed
 
caterwolime Writer's Block: Lights Out


I usually sleep during, or through these events, so...


:P
 
ibonedakoala Writer's Block: Lights Out
Christ, My most memorable power outtage was probably summer of 2006. I was over my best friend at the time's house. And the power went out. Her mom was drunk, like always. We had a flash light with li
 
remisims Writer's Block: Lights Out
Oh, deary me.

I remember, I was 11.

Sitting in my room, with my heater and TV on. It was about 9 O'clock. When Everything just went black.

I have a phobia of silent dark.. It's a buggar.

I screamed a
 
poterryanaya Вопрос дня: Тушите свет

Я выросла в славном маленьком городке, где постоянно на всем экономилли. Отключали и горячую воду и отопление, и свет естественно тоже. На неделю в определенные часы один раон, потом другой. Очень удо
 
vasball26 Writer's Block: Lights Out
Well, it was my best friend's birthday. Me and someone else were sleeping over her house. We stayed up until 6, we drove out to look for pizza at like midnight, the one friend stole my phone and texte
 
cloudyeyz Writer's Block: Lights Out


Tom and I had been dating for 3 or 4 months by the time our first New Year's Eve came around, and we decided to do it up right - we bought a bundle deal through a local club where we got a hotel room
 
kimiko_utami Writer's Block: Lights Out
i remeber when i was like 9 or around that age there was a huge poweroutage for like a weeks or sunthin i remeber eatin icecream and staring at the stars and playing outside with one of m best friends
 
xcreepycrawler Writer's Block: Lights Out



I've got two.
First one idk how old I was, but mom and I had to use the stove and the lanterns she's got to keep warm and have light, it was actually a great night.

Next was, I was at work and the pow
 
icerainbow01 Writer's Block: Lights Out
ohhhh, it was about 5 years ago,well me and friends were hanging out watching movies and just chillin' when all of a sudden the power goes out and it starts rainging, all my friends and i got scared a
 
sun_flowerss Writer's Block: Lights Out
One time, my sister and I were babysitting our little cousins when the power went out.  We stumbled around the house for a few minutes looking for a candle and matches.  We finally found a c
 
sakara75 Writer's Block: Lights Out



i remember staying at my friends house which was in the welsh forest nr Newport.. It snowed REALLY badly and i got stuck there for 3 days...luckily the house heating was controlled by the Arga cooker