rolling black outs

i thought those only existed in california. apparently they have made their way into my neighborhood too. we lost power for 3 hours last night for no reason at all except for maybe the weather being too hot. of course, the houses on the other side of the street did not lose any power. just our side. for 3 hours. every year since we've lived here, we loose power at least once a year. hmmm. i would have read, embroidered or done something more productive except that it was dark. so we sat out on the porch looking enviously at the houses across the street with their ambudance of electricity.

although, 3 hours is nothing compared to loosing power for 5 days during an ice storm, and eating grilled cheese and tomato soup cooked from a gas fireplace for almost a whole week.