As many of you know, with an old home comes many quirks. One of the more annoying ones Adam and I deal with regularly is the fact that the upstairs bedrooms, the bathroom and the kitchen are wired to the same circuit breaker. We learned quickly which appliances can and cannot be used simultaneously.
For example: computer, microwave and toaster... poof! TV, microwave and hair dryer... poof!
Once, in a daring trial, we decided to use the toaster while the dishwasher was running! We turned the portable heater off and we made sure nothing was running upstairs. It seemed to be working fine! Then the refrigerator cycled on... poof!
Monday evening Adam was working on his computer and I was making a piece of toast when... poof! For a second I stood in the kitchen perplexed. "Seriously? Nothing else was turned on!"
It wasn't until I opened the circuit breaker panel, for the 100th time, and found that none of the switches had been tripped, that I realized it was an actual power outage. I heard on the radio that it was fairly widespread, but we were only without power for about 45 minutes.
A sincere thank you to our on-call power workers. I hope you know that you are appreciated.
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