Electricity, who'd have thought you'd miss it so much!

So in normal circumstances, this is how a "normal" electrical circuit would work. I don't think that Kansas has the word "normal" in their vocabulary. Our electricity went out on Monday night during the storm. We later found out that it was due to blown transformers and one broken electrical pole. So 29 hours later, our power was restored.

Here is the thing about power outages in Kansas. Winter power outage due to the ice storm, Clint and I had to vacate our house with our pets and take refuge at our Grandma's house because our house went down to 34 degrees. Not very enjoyable.

Power outage during the summer: Power goes out, and you suffer in heat and humidity! The night of power outage, we were o.k. with keeping the windows open and slept fairly comfortably. Last night when we got home our house was 78 degrees. I know that some people keep their air conditioning at 78 degrees, but I think it's WAY too hot. We suffered through the night and at about 1:20 our lights came on. YEAH! Part of me wants to blame the lazy people who don't trim their trees and keep their property nice. The other part of me wants to blame the power companies because they don't upkeep their lines. Guess their both at fault!

So now I get to brag about California. We would occasionally have "rolling black-outs" due to idiot de-regulating the power companies. But when the power goes out there, it's not usually a big deal. You may have to put some extra layers on or an extra blanket or open the house and wear less clothes maybe sweat a little. Either way, not a big deal.

So at this point of our lives, Clint, Grandma and I are very ready to go back! To move closer to the ocean, sit in hours of traffic while going to work, have wonderful views of smog while trying to find the mountains and attempt to keep up with the Joanses! But at least if we have a power outage we won't melt or freeze!