Many may not remember it, but most homes, especially in the cities were lit by natural gas. Indeed, I have been told that it was at least partially because of anger at the gas company that Edison was so determined to build a practical electric light. It seems that the gas company kept turning off the gas at his factory for lack of payment.

I have no idea how much truth there is in that, but it sounds good. Regardless, gas was pretty reliable. In the time I lived here, or anywhere for that matter, I have never experienced an interruption of natural gas. Odd, though it cannot be seen or smelled, it seems as reliable as the Rock of Gibraltar.

I was reminded of this again, today. Indeed, I am using my pad because my desktop has no power and hasn’t for many hours. I am probably going to have to throw out all my food because some truck driver was not aware that his big rig would fit under the wires that supply my house, and perhaps a thousand or so others. (but who cares about the others? )

I still have gas, but not light. This makes me think maybe we all need at least two old gas lights. One would be in the living room, one in the bathroom. When some mindless truck driver interrupts the flow of electricity to my home, I break out the matches and light the old gas lights as they did many years ago.

You say electricity doesn’t go out that much. Near as I figure, it’s about two or three times a year.

Well I solved the light problem. Now what do we do about the spoiled food and HVAC? As I have said before in my posts, I don’t like hot and I don’t like cold.