Comment from Phyllis Stewart

Excellent

LOL! I hate grocery shopping, so I can relate. I've been out of food many a time. Hubby eats a big lunch at work, so he doesn't mind. He's happy snacking on dried out cheese. LOL! I even ate a can of asparagus hearts for dinner once. Tasty, but next day, I hit the store. :)

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Aug-2014

I remember when my husband worked nights. I ate a big lunch and snacked alone for dinner. It had its advantages for sure.

Comment from LateBloomer

Excellent

Hello Spitfire, A fun and timely 5-7-5 poem. Energy is ruling our life and creating chaos. I especially liked:

car locked in garage

(good imagery.)

Hopefully, the milk didn't spoil and the garage door has an emergency release that does not depend upon electricity, so you can take the car out for a spin and cool off in the car's air conditioning ... something I use to do before I had air conditioning - lol. Thanks for sharing. LateBloomer

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Aug-2014

I knew there was a release and told hubby to go out and find it.
Big mistake. I took his word there was none.

Comment from Raphael Montonaro

Excellent

Very nice Haiku. Very well written. Good form and content,
Very nice turning line. This is what Haiku should be all about. Great job!

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Aug-2014

Thanks, Raphael. Appreciate your taking the time to read and review.

Comment from Eigle Rull

Excellent

Been there and done that numerous times. This is a good choice. Especially the locked in the garage car. It all comes together and it all makes sense. Very nice work.

Always with respect,

 Comment Written 20-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Aug-2014

Thanks, Eigle. Hope your half foot is doing well. :-)

Comment from Carolyn 'Deaton' Stephens

Excellent

Good 5-7-5, it is easy to follow the story in this one.
No, you can't go very far, with the car locked in the garage, by an opener debilitated by power outage.
Well done, Carolyn

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 Comment Written 19-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 20-Aug-2014

Thanks, Carolyn. Trust me, I learned how to manually open the garage after talking to a neighbor after it was over!

Comment from w.j.debi

Excellent

Doesn't it make you wonder how our ancestors survived? I don't know what I would do if I had to give up electricity for the long term. We have it even better than the old royals in ancient history. Thank goodness for the modern world.

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 Comment Written 19-Aug-2014

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reply by the author on 19-Aug-2014

Hey, you're a first responder to this. It's really awful when there's an hurricane. We went three days without air conditioning etc. in the middle of summer.

reply by w.j.debi on 19-Aug-2014

I can't even imagine three days without power and I am selfish enough to hope I don't need to. Okay, camping is one thing, but you go prepared with lots of ice to keep the milk cold, and I love coming home to the hot shower.