Hi!
In the south of Sweden, in a region called Skåne, they lost electricity power. It was because of the storm. Powerlines were nocked over, trees got knocked over, tops of some buldings flew off, and hit some cars on the road. Those who survived went for the nearest phone to call SOS. The lines were busy! Why? Because people at home didn't know what to do when power failed! They called the police asking "Help! Power is gone! What happened! What shall I do without power?!"
GOD! What a bunch of ***************************.
Well, I'm not quite sure what would do if the power failed, but I wouldn't call SOS for it.
Anyway, the power has been out in Skåne for a whole week now.

/Edward

when the power goes out, it doesn't mean the telephone system is knocked out aswell. Some of it is underground.

"SOS, my power is gone and I can't login to massassi OR play JK."

true massassians.

Wow., I'd hate to have the power out for to long... my laptop only has limited battery power.

Put down the computer. Go out with your friends. Now.

:p

An old proverb says that during power failure you watch TV in candlelight...

Do you have a wind-up TV or something?

What's wrong with making a call during a power outage? Oftentimes the phone lines are perfectly okay when the power goes out. The power went out when i was at work last summer and I promptly called the power company to report the outage due to a fallen tree.

That's not such a big deal compared to what happened here in Florida with the hurricanes. Every time, power went out for most of the state and most people were calling about power outages and emergencies etc. It was so bad that even the cell phone companies couldn't handle the overflow from the land lines being too busy. No phone calls of any sort for days at a time. FUN.

Heh heh... If I tried that with my TV, I bet I would be left winded in no time!

Nah. It's just a silly thing we used to say in times long gone...