The power went out for a little over an hour yesterday afternoon for about 6,900 BC Hydro customers. I was one of them. Top five things to do when the power goes out.

Officials say a crow was responsible for the big power outage yesterday. A crow? No way? There aren’t any crows around Prince George.

#5. Flick the light-switch three or four thousand times.

#4. Play Solitaire with real cards. Yes, real-life comes with solitaire.

#3. Write a letter. It’s like an email only you use a pen and some paper and it’s a bit more formal. It’s not free to send it, but for less than a dollar someone will physically carry that actual piece of paper anywhere in the world and actually give it to someone else. Mind blowing!

#2. Two words: Ice Creampocalypse! Well, it’s probably all going to melt, no point in wasting it.

#1. At least once every 30 seconds, turn to do something on the computer, then turned away in silent disappointment.