Power Outage due to Storms
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Power Outage due to Storms
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I live in Michigan so power outages are a norm, so I have a large physical library as well. I also notice people coming together. We lost power for days before, some areas not having power for over a week and everyone helped each other out. It was refreshing to see.EllieA wrote: ↑24 Mar 2018, 21:09 I keep a pretty large physical library as well, so I don't worry too much about what to read when the power goes out. But in this digital age, one great thing I have noticed is how neighbors come together-- there is always someone offering their power for others to charge phones or necessary devices. I hope that if anyone needed a quick charge, someone in their neighborhood would offer a "charging station!"
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This was hell on my electricity bill, so that had a more negative impact than anything else, and the other devices like the PC and the tablets couldn't do the same thing. I do have an extensive physical library but I've read every book there and only some were worth rereading. Like I said, I got the generator to fix my problems, and invested in some really good portable chargers.
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It is not weird; especially when storm damage can really limit access to the internet or even just the ability to recharge something to read a saved book.Aryastark wrote: ↑02 May 2018, 03:13 That's one of the reasons why I still haven't gotten around reading the few printed books I bought months ago. I mostly read in my cell phone or laptop, since I can carry them anywhere, but I tend to save my printed books for such 'bad weather' days, when I cannot access the ebooks. People do not understand this behaviour, they are always like- 'why do you buy books if you're not reading them?' (and I am reading, but only the electronic versions). I think it is some kind of a survival strategy from my part- to tide over bad days.Is it weird?
The only problem is making sure there are enough batteries for booklights; I've burned through too many booklights to count.
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I also have "real" books but that isn't enough if the power goes out at night. I have a few book light readers so I can still read in the dark. A flashlight works but using a clip-on LED book light is more comfortable.
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