1 year our town had a power outage just before christmas. the power company said that unfortunately, because of the damage to the cables, it wouldn't be baqck until mid january

I resigned myself to the fact it was going to be a long christmas. no power, ordering in from the next town for food, etc.

christmas eve I was sat on my bed reading a crime book, and the lights came on. I looked outside, and the entire town was still in complete darkness

yet somehow, through the broken power cables in the street, I had power

and continued to have power without any interuptions to the service. it was so weird