Whilst very inconvenient, I must admit the biggest concern should be the potential impact on peoples ability to stay warm and not suffer hyperthermia whilst the power is out.
However in this very snow flaky society we have these days, and with people working from home etc, it appears more mundane domestic issues like battery life may be more critical to the affected outage audience than the need to ensure they stay warm. Reflected in the mug of tea I had the other day which stated on the cup......hot liquid!
Goodness knows what will happen when good old common sense dies out and people lose the instructions on how to live life.
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