Thankfully like a good geek I have my cable modem and router on UPS. I'm typing this on my laptop. (and like a good media junky my cable box is on a UPS too so it won't lose scheduling info).

Update half an hour later still no power. The UPS is great but I wish I had one that could power the central air as well.
... 40 minutes later the power is back as well as the sweet, sweet AC. For now.

That lasted five minutes. Out again with a giant scream of "F**k" from the Powderhouose Pub next door. For those keeping track at home this means that people sat drinking beer in the dark for over fourty minutes.

20 minutes later. Seriously, if you could just supply enough juice for the ceiling fans I could sleep.

Black plus forty minutes. I have no idea how long my UPS will last but my laptop doesn't have a lot of life left in it. I would sleep on an Areobed on the porch but I have no juice to inflate it. Bastards.

Black plus sixty and the power has just kicked in. I'm not holding my breath and the AC has some catch up work to do. The ceiling fans are a nice companion. I'd better get to sleep before the power goes out again. The UPSs are nice but they beep like it is their job.

Addendum The Powderhouse is a dive and half which makes it easy to love. During one of his non-girlfriend having interludes Hallahan (due to be married in August) and I went stalking there. Every girl we met answered the question of "where are you from?" with a street address not more than three blocks away. The service sucks but the steak tips are good and everything is relatively cheap. Prices vary depending on the waitress and the day because memorizing the numbers would be a hassle.