What a weird coincidence, I was reading this article when my power went out for the first time ever at this house (4 years). Talk about uncanny!

It did feel pretty good being able to go to my closet, hit the 'push' light I'd stuck to the wall so I could see better, then calmly grab a couple of lanterns-slash-phone chargers. Added bonus: getting to share one with our older neighbour (who had plenty of light but no way to charge a phone).

I grew up in a place with a few power outages every year, albeit brief ones. A few basic preparations in the present can make your future much easier.