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When I was eleven (1988) we moved to a rural property with no power. I left when I was eighteen… So… Seven years.
How did moving out change your lifestyle? And how in your eyes does it compare to people who always had power?
2 years. Lived in a village of about 400 people in West Africa.
That’s interesting. What did you miss most without electricity?
Noting really one you get on the groove, but this was also before smartphones existed.
as a working class person, my entire life
After the power company (PG&E) got blamed and sued for some big fires that destroyed entire neighborhoods in 2017, they got salty and decided to cut power whenever there were high winds predicted during red flag (high fire risk) days. The worst one was 15 days. I’m on a well with an electric pump, so there was no water for those days either.
Also, I lived off grid for about four years with only enough solar to either charge a phone (no service though) or run a light bulb in the evening. I did go to town to check my email and read the news every week or so.
I’m still waiting for power over my life
