ThayerRags

My wife and I have talked about off-grid, and decided that we certainly DO NOT want to go off-grid. LOL! We just want to be prepared for those times that the Grid leaves us! I worked most of my adult life trying to keep the power flowing where it was supposed to go, so I want to enjoy having it in my later years. I understand your comment about the “ugly wires”, because you’re not alone feeling that way, but to me, they are the “pretty wires” that made our family a nice living over the years.


I guess a part of my interest in old people-powered sewing machines comes from my wife and I making the choice of whether to try to continue functioning with our electrical things during times without electricity (generator), or having non-electrical things to fall back on during loss of electricity (people-powered equipment). We chose the non-electrical method.


We’re getting so dependent on electricity these days that it’s becoming more and more difficult to function without it, even for short periods of time. I guess I like the challenge and the romance of going without electricity when needed. During the power outage and as I sewed on my treadle in the shop window, I couldn’t help but notice a guy walking slowly along the sidewalk across the street, first looking at his “smart” phone in his hand, then holding it up to his ear briefly before putting it back in his pocket. I saw frustration on his face. While I was having fun using old technology, his new technology looked like it was causing him to have a bad day.


CD in Oklahoma