No_Power

No Power “No Power!” was the cry which sounded throughout the house on an early February morning. The night before freezing rain had continuously cascaded down the rooftops, freezing everything in its path. The power outages began early that next morning and reached the house shortly after the cock crowed. At first, the family saw nothing but the disadvantages and the inconveniences which would be caused by the loss of electricity, but after a few hours they began to see some of the benefits. It was still fairly early in the morning when the family discovered the lack of power. There was repeated fumbling with light switches and other electrical devices which had become a part of their everyday lives. The provider of the family was still forced to brave the treacherous roads that morning and left the three remaining members of the family to fend for themselves at home. Together these three began to list everything that they were now unable to do. They could not watch television, play on the computer, play video games, dry their hair, use the stove, bake in the oven, turn on the dishwasher, wash clothes, or even open the refrigerator for fear that the cold family, three, things, power, mother, very, time, son, morning, even, after, youngest, made, light, house, games, early, day, began, although, wanted, unable, turn, together, throughout, switches, surprised, spent, something, play, perhaps, out, night, next, must, members