Energy

Monday: A little note on the front door tells me that they'll switch off the electricity from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday. Five hours, so what. And I won't have to work that day anyway.

Friday: Being used to my early hours, my body isn't too angry with me for dragging it out of bed at 6.30ish. Time to bake the scones I prepared last night and to enjoy them with yesterday's jam. I try one, like it and decide to go back to bed an hour later. Reading in bed - isn't that the best on a workless day?!

11.45: Got up for the second time, and now I realise that my brain can't have been fully awake yet, otherwise I would have prepared tea as long as I could. The heating - cold. All electrical devices - dead. Gas stove? Haven't had one of those since my third last shared flat as a university student. And the camping stove is not really an option either.

12.00: One hour to go. The laptop battery promises to last for another hour and 18 minutes. Hopefully the electricity guys will be on time.
They say that you shouldn't open the fridge without need which makes sense. I could eat dry bread (ugh), eat raw eggs (ewwwwww) which I forgot to put in the fridge yesterday and drink cold water with blackcurrant juice (hmm). Or sweets. But no, there is the organic box! Apples, carrots, a grapefruit, lettuce and so on. Hmm. Hmmmmm. The vegetable box is outside my apartment door; that's where I keep onions and potatoes as well (small flat you see).
And everytime I go and get something from out there, I'm a little afraid that the door might close behind me, leaving me outside, dressed less than adequately ;-)

12:05: Apple and juice. And cereal - dared opening the fridge for ten seconds to grab milk and jam.

12.55: My hands are getting cold. 16°C inside, 1°C and snow fall outside. I have a feeling that the electricity won't be back at 1 p.m. on the dot. Let's see.

1:07: The power is back. Time to reset the clocks and yes, to post this story..

1:21: Why is the heating not showing any signs of warming up??