Dark Days.

Our power was out for almost three days. It makes you realize how much we rely on those wires and chords for almost everything we do. Hurricane style winds whipped through the city and surrounding areas, leaving thousands out of power. Our neighbor lost a car due to a tree falling on it. In true southern fashion, it took them an absurdly long time to remove the tree and re-connect our power.
I was an orphan at various friends houses, using their enviable hot showers and watching movies in their heated rooms. When I got home from work yesterday the power guys were outside and the lights were shining down upon me. I giddily turned on and off the light switches as if I had never seen such a glorious thing as electricity. Then I took a nice looooong hot shower.
It's important to go without sometimes. Makes you realize how much you have.