Set the Clock, Lose Power

Say, you know that clock on your microwave? You know, the one many of you probably don't use or don't know how to set - like the one on your VCR (for those who still have a VCR and know what it is)?

Well, mine is fairly easy to set. But there's a reason why I often don't set it.

The apartment complex I live in doesn't have the most reliable power system around. Anytime there is an inkling of foul weather, the power seems to go out - for a few seconds. Everything shuts off, and electronics which may have had settings just lost those settings. This includes my microwave.

Oddly, nearly every single time I take those 10 seconds to set my microwave clock, a day or two later, the power drops, usually when I'm out, and the clock goes bye-bye. Coincidence? Probably. Or maybe those microchips we put in all those electronic gadgets are working against me. Maybe my microwave, after years of faithful service, has decided, "You know what? I work hard at heating up that food, I shouldn't have to work doing anything else." Then it collaborates with its electronic buddies and somehow gets the power to drop.

*Cue Terminator music*