On Monday last week the power went out. I was woken up at 430am by my emergency wall flashlights coming on and thinking, "Why is it so bright in here?"
The night before my principal had called and asked if I could pick him up from the dock in the morning because he wouldn't have a car (this concept of picking up someone from their boat for work is so weird for me...haha). So, I woke up with the power out, got dressed, and picked him up. He and one of the high school teachers were scheduled to be going on a week long field trip with an NSOP(?)leader (which stands for the name of an outdoor education program that I can't recall at the moment, and which I may even be guessing the wrong letters for).
We got to the school as all the other teachers were arriving from their commutes into Zeballos and the power was out at the school too (the power was out throughout town). The principal made the decision that if the power was on before 12 noon then the bus would go and pick up the students....if it stayed off past noon then we would fully cancel the day. The teachers and EA's stayed for the majority of the morning in the school and then realized at A) it probably wasn't safe for us to be in a school with no lights, and B) we all live 5 minutes away from the school by WALKING....we should just go home until the power comes back. I went home and had a nap in my work clothes...just in case... and by the time 12 rolled around with no power I was fully rested! However, my house was getting cold so I went over to visit with another teacher and drink some tea with a couple of the ladies from the school (she boiled our water on the wood stove!!).When I came home later around 4 the power was still out and I had to ask my neighbour to light my wood stove for me (I'm such a city girl). It was a very strange day for me, but apparently the power goes out frequently here and everyone is used to it, so I need to be more prepared.... I've since bought candles...
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