Lights Out by Briar Cryderman

Assignment: Imagine the power has just gone out in your area. Write a journal entry telling how you feel. What electrical items do you miss most?

January 16th, 2017.

“I thought I saw a puddy tat, I did, I did saw I put…” All the lights went black and the small, yellow bird never got to finish his sentence. It was 10:07 a.m. and I had just started watching my favorite cartoon, Bugs Bunny and Tweety show, when the power went out. When I looked outside, I saw a garbage truck that had crashed into the hydro poles. Oh man! Instead of playing my iPod and killing the battery, I decided to go outside to build a snowman.

12:34 p.m. - I've just come inside and because I cannot boil the kettle to make hot chocolate, I sit in front of a toasty, warm fire. At this time I miss our electric kettle and television. I am very bored, so I decide to complete a jigsaw puzzle that contains 1000 pieces.

1:45 p.m. - I have just finished the jigsaw puzzle and have decided to play a board game with my brother. It's called Monopoly.

3:30 p.m. - it's getting late now and my brother beat me at Monopoly. I've gotten hungry now, and I have decided to make myself some cheese melts. I am carrying my plate over to the microwave when I remember that it is runs on electricity! Darn! I'll just have to settle with cold crackers and cheese.

4:00 p.m. - I miss electricity! It runs a lot of appliances and light sources like the microwave, kettle, lamps, etc .  At least the day felt like we were on a camping trip!