Well, this is going to sound very weird for a person living in a developed country... but the reality is, I am out of power (electrical) for almost a week. 😱

That's right... 😔 That means all my stuff I had running from home is currently stopped, so really sorry if you were using it and can't while this situation is not resolved.

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I am not going to go through life details, as I consider them private, but lets say, its not my fault, and the situation might as well end being just "nature" but it can for sure become very technical (which is what is making things take time to resolve) to the point that complicates the process of making decisions and the result is... the end user is the one that ends up paying the price.

# Lessons Learned (so far)
Through out these, I (re)learned some things in life are not worth shortcuts, as they actually bite us in the back later on in the future. But the most important lesson in life, is to actually "be prepared", as much as you can to things you can't control.

In my case here, this circles around having ways to sustain things that require electricity, but in my mind a broader reasoning emerged when thinking on all of this and having to both deal with family comfort and concept of "being prepared".

### The good outcomes
Since I have to beef up on "electrical" sources stuff, this means I will be better preparing for when I am back on the power grid. To what extent? I don't know yet, but so far the first investment is quite WOW!!!

### Priorities ⚔️
As of now, I can say, that I would be able to bring all my gear up again, but unfortunately I have other life priorities and I can't sustain everything electrically yet. So, this means, I might be facing another week with all my gear down.

# Next HPUD / PowerUp Giveaway 🤔
Unfortunately this all clashed my plans a bit, and at this point I am unsure of what I will be able to come up with. I might just decide to run the old (current version) with 5 winners and keep it simple, but it all depends on availability of my gear.

I will do my best to come back to life, once I can, but in the meantime I can't do much.

# I am still around! 😎
Not going anywhere (only for charging the phone 😂), just a hiccup and some extra time to regroup my ideas/plans (even if I actually have less time for that than you may think LOL). Anyhow...

Hope you all continue to have a blast... I am surely going through a hell of a big one! 💥

Cheers, keep holding!!! Strong... 💪