Well, tonight I can have a hot shower! Been out of electric power for a few days because of potential wind problems in the electric distribution lines. Been 'camping' here at home. At least I have a Coleman camp stove that works, so I can have coffee in the mornings and heat something for dinner each evening. It has been sunny and chilly, 60F here in my office at 3:23pm, it has warmed up by 6 degrees F since this morning.
I guess it's human nature to take advantage of a situation, in this case it is gasoline prices. As soon as the power was cut the prices seem to have spiked over night from around $3.39 per gallon where it has floated for the past month or so to $4.00 or more. When power was cut most of the gas stations had to close (need power for computers, modern cash registers, gas pumps, etc.).
Traffic signals often not functioning. When this happens you are supposed to treat the intersection as a 4 way stop, and fortunately most folks are compliant, but traffic really backs up on busy roads when the signals are not working. It really helps to know where all the back roads go, what roads they connect with and where they come out. It REALLY helps when the signals are working.
