To be shitting it in case the power goes out.

[Happyhippy45]

I'm home alone again tonight for the second time in over 20 years. 1st time was 2 days ago and there's thunder rumbling in the distance but getting closer.
I usually love a good thunderstorm but I'm genuinely panicking a bit.
Our power quite often gets knocked out durIng storms.
I can't find the good torches. I think dh took them with him for the job he's doing. I don't want to light candles because of fire hazard. I've got MS so coordination isn't great.
I'm imagining sitting in the dimly lit room with no internet scaring myself to death at every noise I hear and scared to move because my vision is terrible in dimly lit places. I'm scared I'll fall.
Someone please tell me to get a grip and reassure me I'll be fine.

You'll be fine. Why not charge your mobile and just get into bed now? Then no disaster if power goes?

You can use your mobile as a torch.

Can’t anyone sit with you?

Keep your phone on charge for now incase the power goes out so you can use it as a torch. Do you have any candles? Also if you are worried how about setting up everything you need in bed? Drinks, snacks etc... so you don't have to move if the power does go, you will be safe in bed and can watch the lighting out of the window.

You will be fine

What nonsense - pull yourself together.

Yep, cup of tea and a book (or mumsnet) in bed. You'll be fine.

Ha, my BIL texted me the same as your title, but thats because he bought a new console and it was taking ages to download a game!!

On a serious note OP, I second what the above poster says, pop your phone on charge for a bit then go to bed, you'll be fine xx

Sorry, just seen you don't want to light candles

What nonsense - pull yourself together

Slow handclap for the most unhelpful response 🙄

OP - can you get yourself settled in bed? Books, snacks, drinks. Keep your phone on charge so it’s fully charged if the power does go out.

Firstly, take some deep breaths.
It's 10pm, so if the power does go off, you can hopefully just sleep through it...?
Charge your phone, get a drink and gather anything you might need through the night and put them in one place so you can access them easily.
Shut any windows or doors that you need to so you don't have to walk around the house in the dark.
You can do this 👍🏻

Whenever I find something stressful, I imagine what my grandma lived through, bombings and working in a mill at 12 I'm sure you can cope with a storm

Please stay calm! All will be absolutely fine. Worse case scenario is you snuggle up and wait for daylight which will not be long!

Go to bed? By the time you get up it will be light again.

Get yourself a power charger or two?

You can get some powerful ones now for £20 a pop and a few cheap USB lamps and charge your phone in a power cut

Scaring yourself silly is achieving nothing. Put your phone on charge and just go to bed as normal. If there is a power outage you’ll sleep through it and it’ll be light at 5.00 tomorrow morning anyway.

I’d prep for bed too, lock up and take things up with you. If you can’t carry a lot could you pop stuff in a carrier bag so you only have one trip. Bottle of water/ flask of drink, biscuits, book, phone charger. Keep phone on charge as long as you can upstairs. Do you have a small torch - I know you said dh has good ones with him. Night night, sweet dreams. Thunder is only air moving around like currents in the sea. Xxx

You'll be fine. Is your phone charged up? If not pop it on charge now for a bit. Make yourself a cup of tea in a thermos if you have one. Take charges phone, tea and book/tablet to bed. If the lights go out you'll be nice and comfortable there and feel safe.

Charge your phone, you can use it as a torch if you need to. If you have a power bank charge that too just in case.

But honestly, just put yourself to bed. It won’t matter if the power goes out while you’re asleep. And in the morning you’ll have daylight.

This website www.powercut105.com lets you put in your postcode and will tell you who provides your electricity (not your supplier who bills you... I don’t really understand it) and if there’s a power cut you can call them and report it and ask for updates. I actually had a brief powetcut tonight, I phoned and got through straight away, they were helpful and told me what was happening and when they expected it to be fixed.

I'd love a night on my own

Glum that's a fab link, I'm gonna bookmark it, thanks! 😊

Dh phoned just as the storm hit. Chucked it down with rain and a few big rumbles of thunder. Hopefully that's it for the night.
Dh offered to come home which snapped me out of being a big shiter.
Poured myself a drink and am going to watch some shite on tv.
It's a bit weird. I'm not scared of the dark but being home alone has made me feel a bit vulnerable.
Thanks for helping me get a grip

Pull yourself together and act like an adult charge your phone so you can use it as a torch and get your electrics sorted as they clearly aren’t of a good standard.

....and not scared of thunderstorms either. I'm usually nose pressed against the window oohing and ahhhing at the sky lighting up.

Fear comes in all guises and sometimes it doesn’t make sense. Someone telling you to be an adult is not helpful

@Manycrisps
Power cuts are a result of power not being available, not always the fault of house electrics. Perhaps you didn’t realise this.

Pull your self together is soooooooooooooo not helpful to some one who is a bit panicky

manycrisps
I am acting like an adult. A vulnerable disabled one who is on her own. I was just looking for a bit of support you twat.
Our electrics in our house are fine, it's the transformer up the road that keeps getting knocked out.