Survival, Day 2

The serious lack of power is really annoying, and not just because I can't get my daily net fix …

Okay, it's because I can't get my daily net fix.

But when the official word from FPL (Florida Power and Light) [1] is November 11^th for 95% of customers in Palm Beach County, it's disheartening. Worse still, where we live, we don't have FPL (Florida Power and Light), we have Lake Worth Power [2] which probably just probably resells power from FPL. When I called (and their main number refered me to an 800 number, which when called, just transfered me back to their main number—sigh) they said anywhere from two to six weeks to have power restored. I don't have high hopes to have power back any time soon.

Hopefully the weather will remain nice and cool as it has been since Hurricane Wilma passed.

[NOW we're having beautiful weather …] [3] [4]

But we're doing fine so far. Wlofie was able to cobble up a make-shift stove with bricks and the inner rim of a wheel and the [DELETED-stainless-DELETED] carbon steel wok he has is incredibly versatile in what it can do (not only stir fry, but Wlofie was able to cook rice in the thing).

[Working the Wok on the makeshift stove] [5] [6] [Alternative Fuel Sources] [7] [8]

Wlofie is also amazed at the number of people trying to buy charcoal, when all around us is a huge amount of free fuel for the taking. Sure, the wood is still green, but it's usuable (if a bit smokey).

He also had the forsight to buy several lanterns for use as light. They work quite well.

[Let there be light] [9] [10]

I also kept myself occupied last night by playing around with coroutines [11] on paper. Yes, even without power I'm a power geek.

Update on Tuesday, November 1^st, 2005

Wlofie sent in the following corrections for this entry:

Carbon steel actually. Stainless would have burned the rice most likely. Stainless doesn't distribute the heat as well, nor handle the hear, nor in fact does seasoning because of the nonstick layer.
Heh, nor does stainless rust as much as non-cared for carbon still will LOL (Laugh out Loud).
> > He also had the forsight to buy several lanterns for use as light. They work quite well.
>
Credit where credit is due ... I didn't buy, you did. I merely gave the recommendation.

I forgot I actually bought the lamps. Continuing:

BTW (By the way), I'm not amazed at coal buying ... just surprised people don't save the resources of wood as well (in addition to coal).
Shurgs.
Coal is a transported resource, the wood is just there ... and running coal until it's out and then wood ... well, by that time the wood is more than likely a little less ``sappy.''
Outta survival lecture and nitpicky mode.
Thanks and nice picture of my wok :-)

He also sent along these links:

[1] http://www.fpl.com/

[2] http://www.lakeworth.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC=

[3] /boston/2005/10/26/thumb.p1010079.jpg

[4] /boston/2005/10/26/p1010079.jpg

[5] /boston/2005/10/26/thumb.p1010077.jpg

[6] /boston/2005/10/26/p1010077.jpg

[7] /boston/2005/10/26/thumb.p1010078.jpg

[8] /boston/2005/10/26/p1010078.jpg

[9] /boston/2005/10/26/thumb.p1010074.jpg

[10] /boston/2005/10/26/p1010074.jpg

[11] http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?CoRoutine

[12] http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/03/Taste/The_mysteries_of_the_.shtml

[13] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4759306

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