I know where things are in my garage storage area. There are also emergency lights and flashlights in various places. Even at night, there is some light from moon and/or stars, or from the streetlight that is not too far away. That’s a good thing, because there are sharp instruments and tools and very sturdy iron pieces sticking out from equipment, and I really do not want to run into any of them.

I was totally surprised one night when the garage door light went out before it’s normal turn-off time and suddenly… I was in total darkness. The power had gone out. It was very cloudy, so no moon or stars, and for some reason the emergency light did not come on automatically. So… total darkness. Now, most of the time I don’t really need light in a dark place. But this time, it was totally unexpected and I did not have time to orient myself to where I was in relation to the things I do not want to run into.
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