Blackout

One day, in the evening, my family was in the living room and chatting about something not important, such as dinner or TV programs on that night, when it started to thunder all of a sudden. Before long, we found all of the household appliances stop working.

I have never had blackout for more than a decade, thankfully due to durable infrastructure Japan provides us with. Seeing my kids enjoying the blackout, I thought that everything will be resuming soon, but my expectation did not come true.

After sunset, my residential area was covered with complete darkness.

One hour later, electronic experts came here and climbed a pole close to my house. Although I did not figure out what was being done on the electric pole, it took me by surprise that electrical power came back to our town a few hours after their arrival.

What a relief! It seems like that the recovery was not a blessing for my little kid because he made believe he was exploring a cave in an unmanned island. Maybe, it was the case with me, since the sky during the blackout had the most beautiful stars that I have ever seen.

P.S.
Next day, my wife noticed that the electronic shutter of the garage did not work. I tried to fix it, without success. A mechanic told me that it would cost about $1,000 to have it repair. Oh my goodness. However, he continued, saying that the same trouble developed around here, findings suggestive of the association with the thunder, and the unexpected expenditure would be guaranteed by insurance. The negotiation is still under way, but I am really positive about this accident. We have to be thankful to the electric pole struck by the thunder, instead of us; Nobody was injured and nobody was killed. Money cannot buy anyone of our family.