Good for you, Ginnie6! A few years ago we had 'rolling blackouts' here in CA. They were power outages but they were scheduled. I remember my husband (a TVholic) and I playing board games by candelight and I enjoyed it so much. I was sad when the lights came back on. It's also nice to go out when the lights are off and look at the moon and the stars! I wish we could go TV less. We'd save $ and enjoy more.