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  • [Deleted User]
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    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    When we had the power cuts in the 70s, far from going to bed early, we would sit up for hours, talking and telling stories, by candle light. :cool:
  • GreyQueen
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    Bedsit_Bob wrote: »
    When we had the power cuts in the 70s, far from going to bed early, we would sit up for hours, talking and telling stories, by candle light. :cool:
    :) Flames are magical, aren't they? You feel connected to something really ancient in the human psyche when you sit around fire telling tales, especially outside.
    Every increased possession loads us with a new weariness.
     John Ruskin
     Veni, vidi, eradici
    (I came, I saw, I kondo'd)
  • [Deleted User]
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    Eighth Anniversary 10,000 Posts Debt-free and Proud!
    Now this might do, for charging a leisure battery.

    61902_image.jpg

    Output is a whopping 80 WATTS. :cool:
  • metherer
    metherer Posts: 560 Forumite
    Blackout is now on folks. Switch to 4
    Not heavily in debt, but still trying to sort things out.
    Baby due July 2018.
  • Angel_Jenny
    Angel_Jenny Posts: 3,026 Forumite
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    Am watching Blackout .... wont sleep tonight!
    https://instagram.com/homekeeping_heart/
  • metherer
    metherer Posts: 560 Forumite
    edited 9 September 2013 at 10:12PM
    Loving the comments on twitter under #blackout. Lots of very confused people asking when it happened, at the moment.





    eta the survivalist guy, who thought he had everything under control, but hadn't thought of not being able to use his generator due to the noise. No bug out plan.
    Not heavily in debt, but still trying to sort things out.
    Baby due July 2018.
  • sophlowe45
    sophlowe45 Posts: 1,559 Forumite
    Watching Blackout and thought of you all on this thread.

    It feels scary and its only half way through the programme.
  • daz378
    daz378 Posts: 1,050 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    the guy running a barbie in his garden when everyones starving already neighbours are sniffing round... black out
  • sophlowe45
    sophlowe45 Posts: 1,559 Forumite
    The lorry just exploded.
  • jk0
    jk0 Posts: 3,479 Forumite
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    Anyone notice about ten minutes in, someone was trying to light a gas stove, but no gas ignited?

    However, the spark ignition worked okay. :)
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