Got home from running some errands to find the power out for, not only my apartment complex, but for perhaps a mile east of it and everything North of that line.

I shrugged it off and lit some candles. Then I looked around for something to do. Let’s see…

Work is out of the question, because the power’s out! Yes! Maybe I could play some Team Fortress 2…oh, yeah, the power’s out. Can’t watch TV, can’t play any games, can’t work, can’t surf the net…

Okay, I can and did surf the net. My router and cable modem were useless, of course, but I was able to tether my phone to my netbook and do some rudimentary surfing.

I decided to take my laptop to my friend’s house, which is far enough away that it has power, and do some work there. I packed up my stuff, walked out of my room, said bye to my roommate and as soon as my hand touched the front doorknob, the power kicked on. It was out for at least an hour. That’s right, all I have to do is threaten to leave and they straighten that out immediately.

But it made me think about some problems with my current setup.