What did happen was the particular section of the park I am living in lost electricity for approximately 10 hours. So, yes, I did light candles, a few more than I had intended. Candles lit the interior and warmed the chilly night. At some point I did run the generator and turn on the light switches, but during that sweet time of candles and warmth it took me beyond the modern conveniences and into a closer alignment with nature, always just a flick of the switch away.
I also experienced one of the worst headaches of my life. I was in such pain I was tempted to jab a knife into my skull just to make the pain go away. I did try everything else I could think of and eventually the throbbing ceased and the Tylenol PM kicked in and I was able to sleep it away.
I hope it stays so far away that it never comes back.
How awful to have headaches that bad. I'm glad you were able to sleep it away. Other than the headache, it sounds pretty cozy! :)
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IMHO, headaches are one of the body's signs
to tell us that something is amiss. I've never had such an extreme headache, and am
glad you're OK. Here's a possible reason(s)
for what may have happened:
I too love candles, but we tend to overlook
that candles are burning up the oxygen in a
small area to produce light and heat, plus
(I believe) they are giving off carbon monoxide into that small area. A normal
single wick candle produces 1 BTU/second,
or 3600 BTU's per hour, so 10 candles would
produce 36,000 BTU's per hour. Don't believe
it would be safe to run an unvented RV furnace
producing 36,000 BTU's so IMHO, some venting
for the candles is also required. I also read
somewhere that we should be cautious about the candle wax AND the wick material used in
some imported candles. Just trying to help
you be safe(r). Best to you & happy travels.
Ingo, in Smithers, BC