Monday, December 13, 2010

Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch...

Power was out for quite a while last night. The nice thing about a laptop is that the LCD illuminates the room enough to find the flashlights and lanterns.


That is George sleeping on the ottoman. The light is coming from a kerosene lamp; you can see the glass bulb containing the red-dyed fuel underneath the glow from the lamp. Even at ASA 1600, that was a half-second exposure.

I read for awhile and then went to bed. Power came on after I went to bed. My mistake was not remembering to switch off the lights.

And yes, the two-wire POTS worked the entire time. Rotary dial and all.
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2 comments:

  1. montag12/13/2010 6:56 PM

    "the two-wire POTS worked the entire time"

    Call me a Luddite, but that is why I haven't gone Internet or cell for my phone service. When callers try to get me to switch I ask them if a UPS comes with it.

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  2. lisahgolden12/14/2010 12:46 PM

    Goodness. I would have made that same mistake with the lights.

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