July 04, 2012; 5:17 PM
[View the story "These People Got Us Laughing With Their Solutions To Life Without Electricity" on Storify]These People Got Us Laughing With Their Solutions To Life Without ElectricityHow to survive a heat wave without powerStorified by Accu Weather · Mon, Jul 02 2012 09:47:50Have generator, will improvise. My hillbilly air conditioning. #poweroutage http://pic.twitter.com/AVCzYwPoJay BenfieldSurvival mechanism: desperate request using song lyrics.Hey I just met you, and this is crazy. But the power's out in my apartment from the storm so can we stay with you please? So call me maybe.Abby GraceA reminder about how to live life without digital:Tip: If power's out and device batteries dead, the square things are called books and the moving shapes are other humans.pourmecoffeeWait, how are all of these people tweeting about losing power, without power?STORM UPDATE: Instagram outage preventing millions from sharing photos no one cares about with people they barely know.Andy BorowitzOne man's solution:currently following a dominion power truck around sterlingEvanpeople keep telling me that countryside never lost power...i didn't know they had it in the first place?EvanREADING ABOUT AIR CONDITIONING ON WIKIPEDIA YES IT HAS COME TO THISEvanMany people have turned to the bottle to make it through the hot days:Power's out.. It's time to grill out with good friends and ice cold beer http://pic.twitter.com/Wq5ojAopErika StoutPorch drinking since the power's still out. http://pic.twitter.com/l7YovHviDerrickOthers are pepping up with some old-school coffee:Grinding #coffee when the power is out? No problem. #diymattolwellDo you have any suggestions? Tweet them to @AccuWeather.
Storified by Accu Weather · Mon, Jul 02 2012 09:47:50
