keberoxu, I commiserate with the power outage blues. I'm still picking up things that I got out to use during our three days last week. Do you have any battery backup for yourself? My sister told me about her Stanley "Fat Max" and I searched their battery backup devices. I think today this is closest to what she has (the styles are always changing). I have this one, but I had to buy a little converter to plug into the power port (it's the car lighter style) so I can plug a regular lamp into it. It also works to jump the car battery or inflate the tires.

Nov. 2 is the end of Daylight Savings Time in the US, for those who observe it; I detest time changes, but this one is the easiest to adjust to. I'm not a morning person so that extra hour retrieved is wonderful.