Its an awful thought to imagine life without water and electricity whenever you wish. I just got my power back after some sort of fault and I could say it was close to being the worst several hrs in recent years. It was comparable to my arms had been cut off making me impotent. I found that I couldnt dial up to the BB, watch television, listen to music, brew a cup of tea, put a burger in the oven or put the central heating on. It makes me realize how lucky I am to be a resident in a country that allows me access to all these things. I dont know what it must be like for folks who dont have luxuries of the West. I understand that they have other things that they can do such as cook on an coal fire. I will also add that I would enjoy to be able to do is simply to be able to generate my own electricity and not rely on energy suppliers. Unfortunately where I live I dont think this is possible. I have looked into it already.