Comments on: Overheard During the Power Out Last Week http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/09/10/overheard-during-the-power-out-last-week/ Liberate! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:05:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Sarah http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/09/10/overheard-during-the-power-out-last-week/#comment-48258 Sarah Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:26:23 +0000 http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/?p=191#comment-48258 You know, it gives me a more positive attitude to think that my sister is so cool and enlightened that she picks up on scenes like this. YOU were one of the people enjoying the power outage. So much so that you noticed those other people that were so out of place. You know, it gives me a more positive attitude to think that my sister is so cool and enlightened that she picks up on scenes like this. YOU were one of the people enjoying the power outage. So much so that you noticed those other people that were so out of place.

]]> By: DeAnna http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/09/10/overheard-during-the-power-out-last-week/#comment-47717 DeAnna Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:48:33 +0000 http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/?p=191#comment-47717 Hey Jonathon, Thanks for the more positive perspective. You're right, it's easy to focus on the stuff I see and forget that there's a lot I don't see. I think planned "power out" days are a great idea :) Hey Jonathon, Thanks for the more positive perspective. You’re right, it’s easy to focus on the stuff I see and forget that there’s a lot I don’t see. I think planned “power out” days are a great idea :)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/2007/09/10/overheard-during-the-power-out-last-week/#comment-47378 Jonathan Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:46:34 +0000 http://www.whoaphotos.com/blog/?p=191#comment-47378 Oh, man. Power outages were some of my favorite times when I was a kid. Of course that had a lot to do with the possibility of school being cancelled (not that I minded school, but still...) I don't remember ever having the power go out in the summer though. It must have been nice to see the stars without streetlights in the way. I was at an event in a intentional community that didn't have any street lights (and it was out in the country a bit) and you could see the stars great (where you were away from the trees anyway), it was awesome. Maybe you could pretend that most of the people you didn't see/hear was because they were enjoying their time together. It is a stretch, but surely at least some of them were. There is a guy on a mailing list I'm on who has regular "power outage" days with his family. They turn off the circuits that aren't too inconvenient (e.g. they leave the fridge on) and enjoy the day/night with candles, stories, etc. Oh, man. Power outages were some of my favorite times when I was a kid. Of course that had a lot to do with the possibility of school being cancelled (not that I minded school, but still…) I don’t remember ever having the power go out in the summer though.

It must have been nice to see the stars without streetlights in the way. I was at an event in a intentional community that didn’t have any street lights (and it was out in the country a bit) and you could see the stars great (where you were away from the trees anyway), it was awesome.

Maybe you could pretend that most of the people you didn’t see/hear was because they were enjoying their time together. It is a stretch, but surely at least some of them were. There is a guy on a mailing list I’m on who has regular “power outage” days with his family. They turn off the circuits that aren’t too inconvenient (e.g. they leave the fridge on) and enjoy the day/night with candles, stories, etc.

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