BlankHi, roger and others who have been hit with the recent power outages. I wanted to write and let you all know that I feel for your discomfort. I can do this because where I live in Kentucky we have had major outages but they have mostly been during the winter. I truly believe enduring this in the summer has to be worse than in the winter. However, going for 5 days one time and 6 days another time with no electricity was not fun. You certainly discover old ways of entertaining yourself. When we had this happen we had my self, my wife and 6 children to entertain. No problems with heat because we heat our home with a wood burning stove in the basement. No problems with lighting because of lots of handpump flashlights. those kept the kids busy quite consistently. I wish all of you success in enduring the outages and hope to see your posts again very soon. I hope all of you are well and not suffering seriously from the heat. Dan Beaver