Northern California is a straight clusterfuck right now, and I’m in a relatively rural area so it might be awhile before I get my power back. What do yinz do to pass the time aside from doomscroll and shitpost?

Edit: Just to give you all an idea about how bad it is right now. Rual Northern California towns are much smaller than a lot of people think, so a lot of those outages are entire towns.

  • maccruiskeen [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    18·
    10 months ago

    i remember about 10 or 12 years ago the power in my neighborhood went out for a night, so my family took the dog out for a walk. Seeing everyone outside, candles lit everywhere and neighbors chattering with each other was probably the only time i felt a generic sense of community. I fucking hate the suburbs

    Not to diminish your troubles, i mean i never suffered through what you guys are going through :meow-hug:

    • Łumało [he/him]@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      11·
      10 months ago

      I’m gonna run around without a torch and staple random ass drawings of a grotesque horror owl to trees for you to find :sicko-yes:

  • RyanGosling [none/use name]@hexbear.netEnglish
    15·
    10 months ago

    One time the power went out during the evening in the summer, and literally everyone in the neighborhood was outside doing activities. It was like the first and only time I saw so many people just walking, playing in their yards, going to the park, and talking to neighbors and random strangers from the neighborhood. It was like I was living in a whole different country. I live in the US for context.

    • bigboopballs [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      3·
      10 months ago

      so many people just walking, playing in their yards, going to the park, and talking to neighbors and random strangers from the neighborhood. It was like I was living in a whole different country.

      I honestly wish we could get rid of screens. I’m as much of an introvert as anyone but this shit is getting crazy.

    • dannoffs [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      12·
      10 months ago

      I cannot stress enough how dark it is here right now. I still have 5g because I’m close to the hospital but aside from that, the blackout is going for literal miles in every direction from me.

        • dannoffs [he/him]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
          17·
          10 months ago

          Can’t see them through all the clouds. But also I’m 45 minutes from being at like 7k feet in the Sierras and miles away from another human so I see the stars all the time.

  • EmergMemeHologram@startrek.websiteEnglish
    14·
    10 months ago

    Arts and crafts are fun

    Read a book, listen to any audio book

    Go for a walk

    Place your hand on top of a candle to see if you can still feel

    Do some photography

    Sex

    I don’t recommend puzzles but candle light

        • VOLCEL_POLICE [it/its]@hexbear.netBEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          The VOLCEL POLICE are on the scene! PLEASE KEEP YOUR VITAL ESSENCES TO YOURSELVES AT ALL TIMES.

          نحن شرطة VolCel.بناءا على تعليمات الهيئة لترويج لألعاب الفيديو و النهي عن الجنس نرجوا الإبتعاد عن أي أفكار جنسية و الحفاظ على حيواناتكم المنويَّة حتى يوم الحساب. اتقوا الله، إنك لا تراه لكنه يراك.

          volcel-police

      • ziggurter [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        8·
        10 months ago

        Yeah, PG&E (being the west-coast private owner of all the electrical grid infrastructure, so other local power generation companies—even when they exist—have to lease the lines from them) of course keeps getting soothing “It’s OK BBY, you don’t have to fix anything, and we’ll absolve you of the murders you’ve done and most if not all liability too” from the completely capitalist-captured courts and Public Utilities Commission. It’s no surprise that their shit can’t deal with a little intense (but completely predictable) wind and rain. But at least it’s wet enough right now that this time it isn’t that they set a quarter of the state on fire. Silver linings!

  • SSJ2Marx@hexbear.netEnglish
    11·
    10 months ago

    I like to strum my guitar and walk my dog.

    Then when I’m done with that I sit in my computer chair rocking back and forth.

  • Cummunism [they/them, he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    8·
    10 months ago

    i have portable batteries for recharging devices when im traveling mostly. i always have them charged for situations like this. if not just fucking around on my phone apps, id probably use Steam Deck, Miyoo Mini or Kindle.