I hear ya.....up in the sticks part of the state we lose it a lot...
I have a small genset for camping that I run a few things with....and a propane (wood stove type) heater so we can hunker down for awhile need be...still a PIA....but the kids love it.....
I recently heard that if another country detonated a nuke at a high enough altitude above this country something about the energy waves it would create (or something to that effect) would take out all the ability to produce electricity in this country.....
Imagine that?....the whole country with-out electricty for an extended period of time......stock up on the ammo.....
Talk about loot'n, thiev'n, and animal like behavior.....
