Even during the longest blackouts, women have found ways to keep at least a little frost in the freezer,” he explained. Living in DarknessCuba’s inland provinces have endured blackouts similar to those of the 1990s—during the country’s so-called Special Period—for about seven years now. “After so many blackouts, we’ve had to get used to living one day at a time. For their part, Cubans have become so sensitive to the issue that most of the comments on his post supported his position. But I had to insist that she always use a voltage protector because of the blackouts and transformer problems.