Our power goes out at least three times a year. It's usually during heavy rain during the winter, and the wind makes a tree fall down on one of the lines. It's not that bad, except for if it goes off during the afternoon of a schoolday. Then you can't see anything, because it's so dark from the storm outside. The longest it's been out for was three days.
It's lot's of fun when it goes out during school, then we don't have to do a lot of things for the entire day. (because for a lot of stuff the teachers need computers or television.)