"The African says: what's electricity?" That should read "The Africa says, 'What electricity?'" We certainly know what electricity is; we've heard of it and u

"The African says: what's electricity?" That should read "The Africa says, 'What electricity?'" We certainly know what electricity is; we've heard of it and understand its usefulness; we even use it almost daily. However, as you aptly noted, its availability is sufficiently irregular and inconsistent that we expect it to be off as much as it is on.