We鈥檙e not sure who the national grid is in love with, but it has fallen again. Now that you have to go about your daily activities without relying on electricity, we thought we might show you a few options to consider…
Use the sun and moon as light sources
God didn鈥檛 give you the sun during the day and the moon at night for no reason. Remember when your parents said they read with the glow of moonlight in their younger days? It鈥檚 time to test that theory. Don鈥檛 wait for Nepa when the moon is out there wasting.
Read with fireflies
You call them 鈥渢anatana鈥, I call them the future of illumination. Let鈥檚 do something: when you鈥檙e free, catch a thousand fireflies and hang them up on your ceiling and voila! Now, you have free light 24/7. If that isn鈥檛 peak creativity, I don鈥檛 know what is.
Try Ironing with Solar Energy
Everything happens for a reason, including the crazy heat in Nigeria. Don鈥檛 let the sun shine in vain. Instead of waiting for NEPA, get a stove iron, your laundry and ironing just got easier. This solution is more economical than industrial irons that add millions to your electricity bill. Additionally, your clothes will come out smooth without any burns.
Conduct lightning to charge your devices
You might not be Thor Odinson, but hey, I believe in you. If lightning obeys a movie character, how much more you? When the next thunderstorm happens, go outside with your metal rod and Dunlop slippers, ready to produce your electricity.
No laundry machines? Throw your clothes away!
We were born naked, and we will die naked. It doesn鈥檛 matter if you start early. If you switch to leaves, you won鈥檛 have to worry about laundry or ironing. Leaves are clean, sustainable and very affordable. Plus, you don鈥檛 have to buy them too.
Sleep outdoors more
So, no light to power your fan? The solution is to switch to natural breeze. Mosquitoes and other bugs will likely suck you dry, but the pain will be worth it when a cool breeze touches your soul.
Buy a messenger bird
Don鈥檛 waste money on airtime or data for a phone you鈥檒l be unable to charge. The fun part is the person you鈥檙e calling will also not be reachable because their phone is dead. However, you can鈥檛 go wrong with a bird. An eagle, hawk or turkey works. As long as it has wings, it can deliver your messages for you. But, if someone catches your bird and throws it inside their soup, I鈥檓 not there o.
For more survival tips, here鈥檚 how to survive in Nigeria without cash or a functioning bank app.
