I haven't been in a significant power outage for years. In the last one, I just played around on my laptop (while the battery lasted) and read by flashlight.

Although I did have one experience outside the home. About... 6 years ago, I was at work over the summer when the power went out. The town I lived in was struck by a massive storm, and the power was going out everywhere. As I was driving home, I almost got stuck in a flooded side street where the water was far deeper than I anticipated, and many of the traffic lights were out. Fortunately I lived several miles away, and my house still had power.