On 2017-02-06 7:52 PM, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> On Mon, 06 Feb 2017 17:58:54 -0500, Brooklyn1
> > wrote:
> snip
> Normal folks don't leave home during a power outage.
>
> Why not?

I have been known to leave the house during outages to get supper. Last
summer our power as out because a tree fell across the road and tore the
electrical mast of our house. I had an electrician come to repair that.
The utility crews were working on the cutting up the huge branch and
repairing the damage to the wires. We know it would be a couple more
hours and we were very hungry so we went out for supper. A couple
minutes after we got back home the lights came back on.