Top 12 things people do when the power comes back on!

After days without electricity following Super Typhoon Bavi, there’s one sound every Guamanian has been waiting for—the beep of appliances coming back to life.

The second the lights flicker on, it’s like someone hit the “resume” button on the entire island. And while getting power restored is a huge relief, it also brings out some hilarious habits that just about everyone can relate to.

Here are a few things people magically start doing the moment the power returns:

1. Yell, “POWER’S BACK!”
As if the entire neighborhood didn’t already hear every air conditioner and refrigerator kick on at the same time.

2. Turn on every single light in the house.
After days in the dark, suddenly every room needs to be illuminated—even the one nobody’s using.

3. Race to charge every device you own.
Phones. Tablets. Watches. Bluetooth speakers. Power banks. If it has a battery, it’s getting plugged in.

4. Stand directly in front of the air conditioner.
Nothing says luxury quite like cold air after surviving Guam’s post-typhoon heat and humidity.

5. Open the refrigerator…again.
You already checked it five minutes ago, but somehow it feels colder now.

6. Start doing ALL the laundry.
The washer doesn’t even get a chance to rest before load number one is already spinning.

7. Celebrate like your favorite team just won a championship.
Cheering, clapping, honking horns—you’d think Guam just won Olympic gold.

8. Forget which breakers or switches you turned off.
Now the scavenger hunt begins to figure out why one room still has no power.

9. Finally take that long-awaited hot shower.
No more cold-water survival mode. It’s spa day.

10. Fire up the TV…then spend 20 minutes deciding what to watch.
After missing streaming services for days, suddenly nothing looks interesting.

11. Check social media to see who still doesn’t have power.
The comments quickly fill with, “Still no power in Dededo!” or “Tamuning just came back!”

12. Say, “I hope it stays on.”
Because after a major storm, nobody fully trusts those lights until they’ve survived the night.

Recovering after a super typhoon is never easy, and many families are still waiting for electricity to be restored. But when the lights finally come back, it’s a reminder that better days are ahead—and that Guam knows how to celebrate even the smallest victories.

If your power is back, enjoy that cold air, charge those devices, and maybe…just maybe…don’t run every appliance at once.