soup wrote
Rod Speed wrote

Happens with a power failure etc too,
you can't do any work or entertainment either.
And in that situation, at least I can read.

I tried reading by candlelight at the last power cut, I wish I had some
jelly to knit it would have been easier and less painful on the eyes.

I have a couple of rechargeable torches that are plugged into
the mains all the time and come on auto when the mains fails.
They are fine for reading by.