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Today we had one of those crazy storm patterns come through the region.  It was the kind that swept through a beautiful sunny day and suddenly drenched everything.  Our power went out for a few minutes before the second storm started.   My husband and I were so caught off guard that we just looked at each other, dumbfounded, for a moment or two before we started thinking, “Should we get the flashlights?”   As a testament to their generation, my children just sat there without blinking an eye.  Both of them were looking at a tablet screen and didn’t even notice that the power had gone off.  About 30 seconds after the power was restored, my daughter commented, “Looks like the power went out.”  Wow, nothing gets by her!  

We got a good chuckle out of it but it made me realize that my kids are much more technology-driven than I’ll ever be.  I was on the computer when the outage occurred, consequently throwing me off because I had to wait for everything to restart.  My kids, on the other hand, were all charged up (at least, their iPad was) so the loss of electricity didn’t matter at the moment.  The incident also caused me to reflect on the fact that we have quite a few devices that are going unused because we have upgraded to newer and better things.   Is it time for you to upgrade your iPad or tablet?  You could earn cash for your older model!   With the average trade-in value of tablets at $220, Gazelle offers a convenient way for consumers to get cash for their used or broken tablets and other devices. More than 500,000 consumers have worked with Gazelle to sell nearly one million gadgets.  The link below will help you earn an extra $10 on any tablet with a trade in value of $25 or more. Check out Gazelle and see what your tablet is worth!   Considering the way my kids use their gadgets, we may have to upgrade sooner than we think.  I’d better get those tablets charged!!