Last week our power went out. That's happened a few times since we've gotten here, so I didn't think much of it. Generally it's not out for long. So, when it had been out a couple of hours I called James at work to let him know......
Long story short, it had been shut off because the bill hadn't been paid. Imagine that!!! The problem was we'd only been here a couple weeks and hadn't received a bill. Apparently they didn't know there were tenants in the apartment and James spent several hours running around the city from the University to the Electric Department to the Post Office (where you pay the utility bills!) and back again a time or two. He finally got us a housing contract (apparently that hadn't been done) and got things squared away by the evening.
We were told someone would be to the building in 1 hour to turn our power back on. When we heard that we knew we wouldn't be getting power until at least the next day.
Meanwhile, life went on as normal at home, just a little darker. We used the flashlight we brought with us and managed to buy some candles at the nearby store. Here we are getting ready for dinner.
The girls were a little scared about the dark, but ended up liking it and having fun! We got our power back on the next day!
1 comments:
Next comes the propane. Do you know where to get it filled? How about the water? Do they collect garbage. That may stop unless you can get your neighbors to take yours in with them. Good work. You will be prepared for anything now.
Gramps.
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