Lets play a game called 'lights out'

Imagine that you are sitting in a chair watching t.v. It is winter so it is cold outside and the sun went down at about 4:00 pm. At 4:15 the power goes off...what would do? Some people are going to stumbel to there feet and walk over to a shelf and get a flash light. They will hold the flashlight high like it is a torch.

Assume that for supper you are going to eat soup which has already been prepared. You begin eating the soup at 5:00 and find that it is uncomfortable to eat and hold the flashlight at the same time. But you make it through the ordeal and at 5:15 you are going to warsh the bowl that you used at supper time, unfortunately you drop the flash light in the dish water.

So you go to your bedroom and retrieve your backup flashlight. After you finish warshing the dishes and have them put away. You sit back down in the chair for an evening of tv watching when you rember that the power is out. So you grab another form of entertainment a book which you read for the nex 2 1/2 hours. Now the time is 8:00 and you think to yourself that the power has been out for four hours. While you are thinking about that the batteries in your flashlight run out.

So you manage to make your way over to the drawer where you keep the candles and matches. After about 15 mineuts you get the candle lit, and you go to brush your teeth. After you brush your teeth you head to bed. After about four hours of sleep you wake up and realize that you are very cold. You take note that since the power is still off, the heater is not working. You are unable to fall asleep because you are so cold. So you managed to navigate your way down to the basement where ther is a cot. It is still cool in the basement however it is much warmer because the earth stays around 70 degrees year round.

The sun wakes you up the next morning and you look at the clock...the electricty has been off for ten hours. You walk upstairs and step into the shower. You quickely decide that showering is uncomfortable without an electric hot water heater. By the time that you have gotten dressed you note that the electricty has been off for 11 hours.

You walk to the kitchen and decide to eat a bowl of ceral. You pour a big bowl of frosted sugar cubes. You reach into the fridge and retrieve the milk. You begin pouring the milk, but you notice that the milk is coming out in chunks, then you remember that the electric refridgarator has been turned off for 11 hours.

So you head outside and decide you will walk somewhere and get some breakfast, however the first resturant that you come to is closed. But you spot a resturant that must have been hooked up to a generator because the lights are on. You are able to buy an egg sandwich, and then you head back home. You sit back down in the chair and eat the sandwich. Suddenly the electricty comes back on and you look at the clock. The electricty had been off for 12 hours.

First of all buy some battery operated l.e.d. lights.

And place a string of thoes lights (with the batteries in them) by your chair. So next time when the power goes off you can just switch the lights on.

Also hang a string of l.e.d. lights near the kitchen sink (and put the other l.e.d. lights in the bathroom)

Next buy a small energy efficent t.v. that uses a low amount of watts. Go to the store 'Harbor Freight Tools 'store and buy a 100 watt solar panel kit by 'thunderbolt magnum'. The kit will cost you $189.99