What would we do without electric juice?

Since I work mostly from home, I was one of that million without power during FPL's power outage yesterday. Once again I was reminded how incredibly dependent we are on electricity.
But just in case I needed reinforcement, we were part of a 16-house grid that didn't have electricity AGAIN most of the night and now until mid-morning.Felt like the aftermath of a hurricane.
Gotta admit something, though. For all the inconvenience caused by the outages, FPL's people were courteous, prompt and attentive. Wish all my interactions were the same.