08-15-2003, 04:34 AM
Like a bunch of people across the northeastern US and Canada, I was without power for a chunk of the day.
CNN link for the story
I live in London, Ontario. It's a city of about 300,000 people, about an hour's drive west of Toronto. Power went out at about 4:15 pm eastern time.
I didn't realise the extent of the power outage until I turned on my car's radio. At first, I figured it was just a local occurance. I was getting into my car because I was getting bored and thought I'd go to the local mall. After hearing that a huge chunk of North America was in a blackout, I changed my plans.
Power came back on at 11:45 pm eastern time, and I think I'm one of the lucky ones. I am hearing reports that power may not be restored to some communities for days.
Damn, I guess I gotta go to work tomorrow.
I hope I can finish this post quickly, just in case the power goes out agai
CNN link for the story
I live in London, Ontario. It's a city of about 300,000 people, about an hour's drive west of Toronto. Power went out at about 4:15 pm eastern time.
I didn't realise the extent of the power outage until I turned on my car's radio. At first, I figured it was just a local occurance. I was getting into my car because I was getting bored and thought I'd go to the local mall. After hearing that a huge chunk of North America was in a blackout, I changed my plans.
Power came back on at 11:45 pm eastern time, and I think I'm one of the lucky ones. I am hearing reports that power may not be restored to some communities for days.
Damn, I guess I gotta go to work tomorrow.
I hope I can finish this post quickly, just in case the power goes out agai