On 2/6/2017 4:33 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> 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.
>

Some folks don't believe in leaving the house when the electricity is on
either. These folks think something bad will happen if they leave
appliances on without someone to watch over them. Near as I can figure,
these folks must have had a bad experience with exploding appliances.
I'll leave pots on the stove and go to work or bed. The god of induction
ranges is an awesome god...