Power outage

Today at work we planned on it being a very busy day for a few reasons:
#1 School is out for Christmas break
#2 Everyone was calling and making reservations for their work Christmas parties
#3 Because yesterday was SO busy it was insane!
#4 And because we were only open for lunch from 11-2

Well at 1:30 the power went out for almost a fourth of the town of Idaho Falls! We just so happend to be part of the lucky fourth and yup, you guessed it, our power went out and we were swamped! I could not stop laughing because there was a party for a group of "hunters" (they all showed up in their bright orange hunting sweaters with black vests ofver them) that was there when the power went out. All the other customers were complaining about the power being out and wanted their money back but the party of hunters just kept on eating and they were sitting in the darkest part of the restaurant! I wanted to sit down and join them! Today was probably one of the best work days I've ever experienced! For some reason the power going out and having to close up shop in complete darkness brought happiness to my soul! I was very tempted to start an intense game of Hide and Go Seek in the dark except for I seemed to be the only employee enjoying the experience of having no power. I had to use the restroom and I felt like I was at girls camp all over again going to the bathroom in the dark, except for I was, thankfully, not in a port-a-potty! The power was only out for 2 hours but by the time it came back on we were supposed to be closed anyway! I hope the 3 workers that were asked to hang around until the power turned back on got everything taken care of and were able to enjoy their Christmas Eve!
I've only worked one other place where the power went out and that was a fabulous experience as well! I was working at Ace Hardware in STG and the power went out for a whole day throughout the ENTIRE city! I wasn't scheduled to work that day but after the power went out a co worker of mine and I decided to head to work and see if they needed any help! We had a blast working that day! We were helping the customers by flashlight and calculators. No computers, credit card machines or air conditioning and it, as well, is one of my most favorite days that I've ever worked!


Apple, peaches, pumpkin pie, whose not ready hollar "I",