Our culture runs on coffee and gasoline, the first often tasting like the second.

Edward Abbey

I am out of power, no sun, no gasoline. I tried evrything. I tried to siphon from my van, I tried tipping an old generator over a funnel. I tried using my hand powered gas pump on a 5 gallon can of gas from 5 years ago. Nothing worked. I took that as a message.

Don’t use old gas in your gen.

The forecast said there would be sun this morning. Instead it is so dark the solar panels are not even making one amp. The weekend forecasts look worse. Monday I might have secured a ride to town. Maybe even get some gasoline.

The morning stuff is done, cats fed and watered. I am making that first cup. Then on to make supper for later. Gluten free kraft dinner the macaroni great, the powdered cheese toxic.