I had a power outage at my house this morning, and my PC, laptop, TV, DVD, iPad, and my new surround sound music system were all shut down.

Then I discovered that my cell phone battery was dead.

To top it off, it was raining so hard I couldn’t go for a walk, ride my bike, or go jogging.

The garage door opener needs electricity, so I couldn’t go anywhere in the car.

I went into the kitchen to make coffee, and then I remembered that this also needed power, so I just sat down and talked with my wife for a few hours.

She seems like a nice person.

How Many Do You Remember?

* Headlight dimmer switches on the floor.

* Ignition switches on the dashboard. * Pant leg clips for bicycles without chain guards. * Soldering irons you heat on a gas burner. * Using hand signals for cars without turn signals. * Coffee shops with tableside juke boxes. * Home milk delivery in glass bottles. * Party lines on the telephone. * Newsreels before the movie. * TV test patterns that came on at night after the last show and were there until TV shows started again in the morning.

* Pea-shooters. * Howdy Doody. * 45 RPM records. * 78 RPM records * Metal ice trays with lever. * Blue flashbulb. * Cork popguns. * Wash tub wringers.