How would you manage a life without electricity?

LilyAnna80 · 07/02/13 - 22:31

Imagine no tv, no internet, no washing machine etc. It makes me faint to think about it.

yorkiegal · 07/02/13 - 22:32

i've often thought it would be quite nice to get away from it all and live in a caravan in my own woodland without any modcons.
lets face it, you could always nip to starbucks and partake of the free wifi.

Daydreamer13 · 07/02/13 - 22:33

Think how peaceful it could potentially be though.

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:33

Read and travel a lot more.

Saying that, I love electricity and all its perks.

BillyCasper · 07/02/13 - 22:33

The same way we are managing life without teleportation. If you've never had it you don't miss it.

Takae · 07/02/13 - 22:33

There was a power cut in my area one time. After seven hours without electricity, I cracked and escaped to a friend's place.

I. Just. Could. Not. Cope.

stud u like · 07/02/13 - 22:34

I've done it. It was rather fun up in the mountains with kangaroos and being woken up by the parrots and kookaburras.

LilyAnna80 · 07/02/13 - 22:34

Daydreamer13 wrote: »

Think how peaceful it could potentially be though.

The swearing from me using a poss tub would not aid peace.

LilyAnna80 · 07/02/13 - 22:35

BillyCasper wrote: »

The same way we are managing life without teleportation. If you've never had it you don't miss it.

But that is my point - we have it.

HaloJoe · 07/02/13 - 22:36

Sounds ridiculous but id probably have some sort of mental breakdown, i wouldn't cope well at all without it now.

Miss XYZ · 07/02/13 - 22:36

I think I would go insane. :eek::o

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:36

LilyAnna80 wrote: »

But that is my point - we have it.

You mean if it gets taken away?

I'd hate it, to be honest.

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:37

Miss XYZ wrote: »

I think I would go insane. :eek::o

Brilliantly put. I'd go nuts :eek:

Dr. Trash · 07/02/13 - 22:37

I would probably end up going insane and looking like this: http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m90qftmuul1qmzfm7.jpg

Caldari · 07/02/13 - 22:37

maurice45 wrote: »

Read and travel a lot more.

Saying that, I love electricity and all its perks.

Barring a push bike and shanks' pony, how would you travel without electricity?

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:38

LilyAnna80 wrote: »

Imagine no tv, no internet, no washing machine etc. It makes me faint to think about it.

Ive done that, the only thing that did my head in was no washing machine. However I discovered a launderette and theyre great places

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:38

Caldari wrote: »

Barring a push bike and shanks' pony, how would you travel without electricity?

Bike was my initial thought now that you mention it. Walking, too. I don't mind walking fairly long distances.

Dr. Trash · 07/02/13 - 22:39

Honestweegie wrote: »

Ive done that, the only thing that did my head in was no washing machine. However I discovered a launderette and theyre great places

But what if they had no electricity either?

brillopad · 07/02/13 - 22:40

maurice45 wrote: »

Read and travel a lot more.

You'll be walking/cycling or riding a horse then.

yorkiegal · 07/02/13 - 22:41

LilyAnna80 wrote: »

Imagine no tv, no internet, no washing machine etc. It makes me faint to think about it.

thinking back to when i was a child in the seventies, we had no internet, phone, washing machine, freezer, central heating, and the tv was black and white and only had 3 channels but we managed quite well. We read a lot more books, played outside etc and our mum didn't work so she had more time to do the housework.

We also had frequent power cuts and just had go get the candles from the cupboard under the sink and sit in the dark til it came back on again.

premixxed · 07/02/13 - 22:42

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwfCRAtkYEI

Daydreamer13 · 07/02/13 - 22:42

By walking and people having to actually get off their backsides and surgically remove their ipads from their mitts.

LilyAnna80 · 07/02/13 - 22:42

Another thought - imagine having to use a flat iron I would have serious arm muscles.

[Deleted User] · 07/02/13 - 22:42

brillopad wrote: »

You'll be walking/cycling or riding a horse then.

Walking/cycling. Camping too.

Anyone else? No?

Guess I'm the only one that loves travelling around then

Caldari · 07/02/13 - 22:43

Thinking about it, the human body relies on electricity to work. So without it we'd all be dead anyway.

DSWNSM · 07/02/13 - 22:43

Easy answer here, i couldn't cope.

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