I was at the mall on the second floor getting my hair done when the afternoon thunderstorms knocked out the electricity

After a few minutes, the generator kicked in with a little / enough power so that my guy could see to enough to finish cutting.

BUT the registers did not work and the young women at the front wanted me to stay so I could pay!!!
Fat chance.

We got word that the parking lot and nearby streets were flooded so I was not in a hurry to leave.
I waited 20 mins when the registers came back on.

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