This morning I was awakened by deafening silence at 4:20 AM.
The fan on the hotel air conditioner had shut off and so had my speakers which had been playing my white noise app. The power tried to come back on, but failed.
PG&E's webpage estimates power restoration at about 8:00 AM.
But have you ever realized how dark and quiet a hotel is without power?
I'm grateful Jennifer bought me a travel candle holder (it looks like a thick makeup compact) several years ago, and so I always have it and some tea-lights in my luggage. Of course I had to use my flashlight app on my phone to find my matches. I need to get a lighter for less smoke in the future.
I showered last night, and hair isn't a big issue since I wear a hard hat all day, but without the candle it would have been decidedly more difficult to get my contacts in.
So now I've been awake almost an hour and a half. I'm dressed; I've read my non-RSS feed comics on my phone; and I'm curious how much of a breakfast, if any, will be available from the hotel at 6:30.
Plus, one tea-light is not enough light to read by.
I guess I'll play phone games since I'm not going back to sleep.
1 comment:
Glad you had some light. After reading this, I will have to start packing a flashlight when away from home.
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