Susan Chang-homemaker, Ottawa,canada I was working on the computer when the Power went out. It was around four o'clock in the afternoon. I went into the kitchen and started preparing dinner, and l waited for the lights to come on again. But they didn't it was getting dark and I healized l didn't have any candles or a flashlight So l rushed to the supermarket and bought a few candles, matches, and some batteries for my radio. It was the first time I realized, didn't have emergency plan for a situation like this and it made me understand how important energy is.