• the_doolittle@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    I’ve conditioned myself fully by this point to only use the clock on the stove as an indicator of whether my power has or has not gone out

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      11 months ago

      How often does your power go out? Why can’t you be bothered to set the time every ~10 years that probably happens?

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        11 months ago

        I guess you haven’t cleaned your microwave in 10 years or had to do any electrical maintenance in the kitchen.

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          11 months ago

          My microwave does not have a digital timer. And yes, over the ~9 years I am living in my current flat, I did not have to do any electrical maintenance. Do you have to do that regularly?

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        11 months ago

        I’ll have momentary power losses probably once or twice per quarter, depending on bad thunderstorms or nearby construction, things that happen worldwide and affect power grids indiscriminately.

        I do set my stove clock, I just ironically find it more useful to not improve it in this ridiculously simple way because it’s a good indicator of whether my home has had a power outage. Lol