Like for instance.. POWER...

Lastnight we returned from a FUN trip to Moab (more on that later) late (11 P.M. ish) and to our horror the power went out at 12:23 am. It was a very WARM night to say the least.
I woke up around 6:30 and the power was still off. My horror was magnified when I called the power company and was told it would be 4:00 PM before they expected the power to be restored!!
Now in most climes this would be a mild inconvienece. In Phoenix Arizona this is a health issue!! It was 111 here in Goodyear today!!
To the credit of the power company they were offering free dry ice and the regular bagged variety up at our residence club. There were also paramedics on hand for any medical emergencies.
Mid afternoon they drove around the neighborhood blasting a message about the emergency.
Of course the 4:00 pm time estimate came and went. Then we were told 4-6 and 6:00 pm came and went, and finally 6:30 to 7:30. 18 hours later, the power was finally restored.

Apparently a major line was vandalized, and it was on a remote hill so it was hard to get crews up to it. The IDIOTS cut 4 support lines and the pole came down. My guess is they were looking for copper.
As I was attempting to make some sort of dinner I thought about how much we have come to depend on power. And how people lived before A/C- or as they called it back in the day "refrigeration"... We really are spoiled and take things for granted.
I also thought about how fragile our power grid really is. A few punks were able to knock out power to 5000 homes for 18 hours. And not only power, for a time it took our water system down as well. The pumps run on electricity. Also my land line phone didn't work, and I have an old fashioned kind??
Kind of scary.. Not just in how much we depend on electricity, but also in how easy it is for someone to take down a major line.
All I know is I should have stayed in MOAB!!

The one funny thing... We made the news. But of course none of us had power to watch it!! lol