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Little Shroom
Resident Faerie


Registered: 06/22/99
Posts: 3,737
Loc: Toronto, Canada
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Damn huge power outage.
#1819954 - 08/16/03 01:57 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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I got my power back... I got my power back. Suckersss....
Almost 2 days with no power is kind of fun! I enjoyed it...
About about the rest of you Torontarians, and New Yorkers? Well... everyone across the eastern seaboard, acctually.
Neat, huh?
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Adom
Totally Nude

Registered: 09/30/01
Posts: 10,877
Loc: Way Up North
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2 days huh? Wierd.
I wish it would of happened everywhere. People need those wake up calls now and then. So did they ever track down the source of this?
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Ulysees
Power of Lard

Registered: 10/06/01
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: Adom]
#1820621 - 08/16/03 05:14 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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People should never be without power. A person without power is not a person at all, but an animal. 
A transformer was struck over here about a week ago, and the power went out for a couple of hours. I was watching Dark City on TBS. Having no electricity was exciting for a while, and then I went to bed. It was around midnight when the power failed, so it was nice and dark for once.
A couple of days would just be annoying, I think. Throwing out a bunch of groceries would suck.
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GGreatOne234
Stranger
Registered: 12/23/99
Posts: 8,946
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Did the stars come out in the city??? Clear starry skys?
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Irradiated_Feces
doomedgeneration


Registered: 07/11/03
Posts: 4,278
Loc: Great White North
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: GGreatOne234]
#1821347 - 08/16/03 10:05 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yes, for once you could see more than a dozen stars in the city. I hate the city, I gotta get away to the country. This just felt like a taste of the future to me. How long can we honestly sustain all the power we use. So much is wasted loud hokey shit (ever walked down fox hill, niagara falls?) and neon signs that are getting bigger and bigger. Imagine if the power hadn't come back on for a week. It would be complete chaos. When the big cities fall they are going to fall hard. I've come to that conclusion and i'm looking forward to starting my own community far far away in the country.
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Ulysees
Power of Lard

Registered: 10/06/01
Posts: 5,060
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You'll be the first fool eaten by a pack of escaped mental patients.
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chinadoll
there


Registered: 10/05/02
Posts: 1,118
Loc: dark side of terrapin
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: Ulysees]
#1821884 - 08/17/03 02:12 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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The stars were amazing on Thursday night... We turned it into a big party for the kids. Candles all over the place. NYC was much more peaceful than the last blackout in '77
We got our power back about 7 AM Friday
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felix


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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: chinadoll]
#1822099 - 08/17/03 04:38 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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i remember the power used to go out alot where i lived. the stars would be so BRIGHT...everyone would just chill outside. it's great.
-------------------- Real botanists laugh at HPS systems, we do however use high pressure sodium in the parking lot. - artthug
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Ripple
Ripple



Registered: 05/16/02
Posts: 21,014
Loc: the timbers of Fennario
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: chinadoll]
#1822198 - 08/17/03 06:38 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yes...It was a good night!
-------------------- The bus came by and I got on that's when it all began!
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Anonymous
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: Ripple]
#1822305 - 08/17/03 09:10 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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It wouldnt be fun at all if we lost electricity here...No AC= No sleep
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Ripple
Ripple



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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: TxTec]
#1822314 - 08/17/03 09:18 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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yeah that did suck the temp. was in the 90's but we went in the pool quite a bit. We finally went to bed at 6:30 when the power came back on.
-------------------- The bus came by and I got on that's when it all began!
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chinadoll
there


Registered: 10/05/02
Posts: 1,118
Loc: dark side of terrapin
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: TxTec]
#1823348 - 08/17/03 03:59 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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Just have a few drinks.........thats how I got a few hours of sleep. I think all the big cities should shut their lights in the down town areas a few times a year just so the residents can enjoy the stars. Has anyone checked out NOAA.COM or NOAA.ORG, the pics were simply incredible
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chinadoll
there


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Ripple
Ripple



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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: chinadoll]
#1823523 - 08/17/03 05:06 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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You had more than a "few" drinks
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felix


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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: Ripple]
#1824539 - 08/17/03 10:47 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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you know what's wierd is the same night the east coast lost power, part of my town all the way out in the middle of the pacific ocean also lost power...very suspicious.
-------------------- Real botanists laugh at HPS systems, we do however use high pressure sodium in the parking lot. - artthug
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Ripple
Ripple



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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: felix]
#1828220 - 08/18/03 10:22 PM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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An alien plot no doubt
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djfrog
omgws!!!1!

Registered: 10/22/00
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I remember the power being out for like 3 hours in the city once. It was fall, like halloween. 2 days would've been awesome I think. Assuming you are stocked up on peanut butter and jelly.
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Ulysees
Power of Lard

Registered: 10/06/01
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: djfrog]
#1828578 - 08/19/03 01:46 AM (20 years, 6 months ago) |
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I prefer jam.
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dookie
humungous fungus

Registered: 06/20/03
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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: Ulysees]
#1828819 - 08/19/03 05:22 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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Ripple
Ripple



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Re: Damn huge power outage. [Re: djfrog]
#1828922 - 08/19/03 07:27 AM (20 years, 5 months ago) |
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I ran out for Ice, I have to have my martini very cold!
-------------------- The bus came by and I got on that's when it all began!
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