Thursday, September the eighth, seemed like a pretty average day. I did not know about the huge blackout until about an hour after it happened. After school that day, I had cross-country practice until 4:30. In the middle of our run, my running buddies and I noticed that the stop lights on the road were not working. However, we did not make a big deal of it and did not know that it was because of a huge blackout. After practice, my dad picked me up and told me about the huge blackout. He turned on the car radio and I heard just how big it was. We got home, and after I figured out the water was still running, I took a shower. After I took a shower, I went downstairs and saw my siblings and my father listening to a radio, which was powered by six big batteries. The radio told us that the blackout would last for a while and to get ready for the dark. I immediately started my homework and my dad got out the house to pick up my mom. Soon, it started to get dark, so I lit some candles and got some flashlights for me and my siblings. My parents got home and for dinner, we had leftovers that they reheated using our backyard stove/grill. Our house was really boring and empty without electricity, so I decided to go outside. It was the most beautiful night I have ever seen. I took a foldout chair to the sidewalk of my house and just sat. The moon behind me was extremely bright and it gave the neighborhood a blue glow. It was very peaceful and breezy and the stars were visible. I was outside for a long time just looking at the sky and stars. My family did not go outside with me except for my sister, who only stood there for a little while. I spotted the Big Dipper right in front of my house! Then I tilted my head a little more, turned to the right and spotted another constellation, Cassiopeia! I soon went back in my house and fell asleep. I had a higher appreciation of nature that day. This overall experience showed that to me that humans depend on electricity for almost everything. Electricity helps with people’s needs and entertainment. You need it for lighting your house and for your food. I also realized that without electricity, jobs and schools would halt. School relies heavily on electricity and so does transportation. Yes, San Diego did survive Thursday without electricity. However, that was only for less than a day. I think that if it was a month, or even a week without electricity, chaotic things would start to happen, serious things.
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