b129 (11.16-3.2025): electric wake-up call

electric wake-up call
by grid loche
 

alternative title: no strategy

 
it wasn’t an alarm-clock, or the first freeze of fall
a tiny bit of shell-shock:
electric wake-up call
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the electricity went out on a sunday morning at 10, and i thought ((when the grid goes down, we are f---ed)). i went for a walk, thinking ((most humans in the technological era take electricity for granted, and their only strategy is “wait until it comes back on.”)).
            while i entertained doomsday thoughts, i spoke with neighbors whose only worry was “how are we going to watch the game?”
 
what will we (collectively) do, when the grid goes down? while most believe it would be chaotic, few are prepared, of course. few would have generators or solar, which means:
·       no cell phones, no computers, no information.
·       no refrigeration.
 o   note: if a home were to be lucky enough to have a gas or propane generator, it would immediately become a target for those starving (…for information, food, etc.). the noise and the lights would be a giveaway.
 
we take electricity for granted. 

we take a lot for granted. one, small thing that i can do (right now) is to research, purchase and charge a solar generator. at least the battery could (quietly) keep the fridge running. in addition, i need to research (and install) a way to block light from escaping (via windows).
 
granted, these fixes will only be good for a few days… and (maybe that’s all we’ll have, anyway).
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martino, j. (11.16-2.2025). electric wake-up call. book 129: i believe. © 2025 by wellnesseducation.us