Snippet #1582563

Piper wormed her way through the over grown bushes at the side of the house. She could feel thorns scraping across her bare legs threateningly. The power box was found at the back corner. The thing made any hopes for working electricity grim. She opened the rusted tin shell finding herself trying to remember the last time she got a tetnus shot. "Damn" she cussed with a laugh, the thing was ancient, prehistoric. The fuses were blackened, probably shorted out by a storm long ago. Miraculously no fire had started because of it. She flicked all the switches anyway but the this was dead, not even a flicker of life.

She pried the fuses from their sockets dusting it out. The sockets surprisingly were fine, apart from being a little dirty. She checked the wiring behind it. No wonder the thing was lifeless, the wires were melted and chewed beyond repair. She dislodged them all and dusted it out. If they could replace the fuses and wires there may be hope for a hot shower yet. Though the time and money hardly seemed worth it for the time they were supposed to be spending there. She was happy she had a solar powered ipod charger.

She left the box and reemerged at the back of the house. She smiled. Despite being a little isolated the shack was in a beautiful location. She entered the house and put the wires and fuses down on a dusty surface. "Power us a total no go unless we replace some vital bits and pieces" she called to the others. "We should go into town and stock up on candles" she rubbed her nose from the dusty air and made her way to what looked like the kitchen. She looked at the deep musty basin and put her hand to the tap. "Here goes nothing" she whispered as she turned it. The plumbing shuddered and the faucet choked gushing out dirty old water that eventually cleared to look like perfectly drinkable water. "Heeey it works" she cheered. At least there was one working necessity.