We were really in the wild, no electricity, no toilet, no bed, no mobile phone or internet.
The thing is, now that the war's over, and the "nerds" have won, an unfortunate by-product is that conference itself lacks the wild, ambient electricity you might have found back in the day.
It is artificial, like the overdeveloped Venetian Islands nearby, but remains uninhabited and a little wild, with no electricity or facilities.
Lisa does not share my passion for golf, but since we had been visiting her mother in Madison, Wisconsin's capital, before going on to a week at an isolated cabin in the Canadian wilds with no electricity or running water, I had little trouble persuading her that a short interlude of self-indulgence wouldn't be so bad.
The presentation also discussed how market players could have "caused wild swings" in certain electricity prices.
This Israeli comedy-drama is like a jolt of emotional electricity: subtle, wild, painful and incredibly suspenseful.
As he spoke, the Democratic governor of California, Gray Davis, sat impassively on the dais, preparing to meet Mr. Bush and then denounce him for failing to protect California consumers from an electricity market gone wild.
Unless bad weather knocks my electricity or Internet out, a wild, snowy day is just another workday, nothing more or less.
They traded electricity, running water and security for wild boar, rutting ibex and legends.
The magazine has published special issues on a wild variety of themes, including laughter, hair, ruins, electricity, dust, friendship, bubbles and learning itself.
Out here in the wild, there's no Internet, cell service, or even electricity.
