No Electricity
I used to have an electric pre payement meter- and so occasionally* we would run out of 'leccy. Usually you can tap into your emergency 'leccy, but once thats used the only next step is to go and actually buy some.

Face palm moment a plenty when you send your girlfriend off to the shop with the Pre pay card and £10. Sitting in the dark to pass the time you realise you might aswell watch some TV.... a few moments pass of trying to switch on the TV before facepalm. Then whilst giggling to yourself about how silly that idea was, you try and make a brew - because that will pass the time instead.... D'oh

Then you think of trying to read a book.... in the dark? best put the light on...... D'oh

This goes on until you realise you depend on Electricity for pretty much everything in your house.


The same too goes for bread when your hungry... every tried to make a quick bite without bread?


*frequently
(Dan dan dan They tik urh jerbs!!!, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:54, 3 replies)

Yeah, last night
I made a chicken curry.

I've also made pasta before.
( __, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 11:58, closed)

Thankfully back in my old flat
where we had the leccy pre-payment meter, we had a gas cooker so boiling water for tea was not a problem. Also you could cook oven chips or pizza or whatever. Meanwhile candles supplied me with the light to read books!

You don't need much more than warmth, tea, chips and a book!
( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Tue 23 Mar 2010, 12:11, closed)

What your flat needs
is a bread meter.
( .Yeti., Tue 23 Mar 2010, 14:08, closed)