Unplugged weekend

As in the rest of the country, the weekend here was not any less apocalyptic. Bura was breaking the records, and on the night between Saturday and Sunday, it felt as if the wind would literally rip the entire house out, including the foundations. I wanted some Robinson Crusoe, so it seems I got it. As my chimney is rather improvised than properly built, the sound of the wind in the house was so loud that I was hardly able to hear my mum over the cell phone, who wanted to check if I am alive. It was my first two days without electricity here, and we were pretty much trapped inside. In these conditions, your only options are to cook, read, and wash some panties. I did a bit of all of that.

Preparing the dinner next to the only light source.

I was imagining how people in the olden days must have felt spending their evenings next to the candles or these kerosene lights. Add to this the sound and the smell of fire. Seems that electricity has killed all the world’s romance. There is something so enhancing for your senses when you strip everything down to the bare essentials. But, as during the afternoon the Sun was finally finding its way through the clouds, and Bura shifted its gear down from the 5th to the 4th, so did electricity return. On the way to his goats, shepherd P. was shouting my name to ask about the weather forecast, unsuccessfully trying to zip his old coat up. With a bit of disappointment, I have replied to him it is going to be better from tomorrow, secretly actually wanting more of this. Call me a hopeless romantic, or a budding electricity skeptic.

2 thoughts on “Unplugged weekend

  1. As for electricity, you can always move to Pennsylvania and join the Amish 😉
    Btw, most people in olden days (in pre-electricity age) were genuinely happy if their families made it through the winter months. The food was scarce and the winters were really cold…
    My friend (who can not stand cold at all) said yesterday, only half-joking. – “For me, any temperature below 15 degree Celsius equal apocalypse” 😀

    • Or, I can actually just turn off the FID switch, and get rid of my last utility bill. No, electricity is good, it enables you to see how dirty your house really is! This was at least the first effect I have noticed. 😀 Ah, you spoiled Southerners!

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