The lights went out at 5:30 p.m. but it would be another hour before we learned why.  Power outages are fairly common around here.  We all jump into action, passing out solar lamps to our guests, making sure certain things are unplugged to protect against surges whenever the electricity might come back on, being extra vigilant because thieves love to climb the wall in pitch darkness, etc.  Lights go off whenever they will and they come back on when they feel like it.  We seldom learn why.

But last night was different.  When our 17 year old son Theirry came home from school around 6:30 p.m. he had a story to tell.  He reported that traffic was snarled up out beyond belief, and by the time his taxi was approaching MVAN, things were at a dead standstill.  There was only one thing to do.  He paid his fare, got out of the taxi, and started walking. Countless others were doing the same.  When he arrived at the intersection called MVAN and turned left, heading towards Shiloh, he was soon able to see the problem up ahead.  Partway down the big hill two electric poles had fallen down.  Thankfully they had not landed on cars or pedestrians, but they did fall across the heavily traveled road, blocking all traffic in both directions.  Since one of the poles had a transformer on it, firemen, policemen, and repairmen were there in numbers.  Clearly it was going to be a long night for them.  But Theirry was able to safely make his way around the mess and within a half hour of leaving his taxi, was back home at Shiloh.  

I was up at 3:30 and we were still in darkness.  Jim woke at 5 to discover that our bedroom light was shining down upon us as we slept.  So we are once again living in the lap of luxury with electricity, water, AND internet connection all at the same time!  Life doesn't get any better than this!!!