Power out in NY and elsewhere?

[mrmitchell]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
I never understand why people scoff at my saying Texas is like a nation unto itself.

Just because Texas is an outcast that the Eastern or Western interconnect wouldn't let in, doesn't mean it's a seperate nation.

(Oh, and if Texas wants to become a nation unto itself, then please, do the Union a favor and do so...)

[SlowwHand]

It's in the works.

[Arrian]

The lights flickered briefly at work (Hartford) yesterday, and a couple of the computer systems went down for a couple of minutes, but that was it.

I went to happy hour(s), and by the time I got home (9:45), the power was on there (Middletown), though the clocks were blinking.

-Arrian

[lord of the mark]

CNN reports Staten Island has power, as well as parts of Westchester and the Bronx, parts of west Brooklyn, and parts of Midtown.

Most of Northern NJ is reported to have power restored.

Eastern Ontario (Ottawa?) restored, parts of Toronto.

Much of upstate New York restored.

Still no power in most of Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor. Water restored, to limited degree, in Cleveland.

Anyone here in places where power was lost, but now restored? How has it been?

[SlowwHand]

As you point out, Cleveland got a dose of double trouble, with the water situation.

[lord of the mark]

Originally posted by SlowwHand
As you point out, Cleveland got a dose of double trouble, with the water situation.

ABC now says power back on in most of Cleveland. Any Clevelanders here?

[Method]

Originally posted by Richelieu
Are you in Ottawa?

no, south of it. power came on here at around 10 last night.

[Jules]

Originally posted by lord of the mark
CNN reports Staten Island has power, as well as parts of Westchester and the Bronx, parts of west Brooklyn, and parts of Midtown.

Most of Northern NJ is reported to have power restored.

Eastern Ontario (Ottawa?) restored, parts of Toronto.

Much of upstate New York restored.

Still no power in most of Cleveland, Detroit, Lansing, Ann Arbor. Water restored, to limited degree, in Cleveland.

Anyone here in places where power was lost, but now restored? How has it been?

Just got out of bed a little while ago. Lansing Board of Water & Light, the main utility for the Lansing-East Lansing area, is reporting that power has been restored to their entire service area. But they're urging people to limit their air conditioning use and continue to conserve water to allow the reservoir to build back up.

Here in East Lansing the street lights came back at around 12:30am EDT and about an hour later service was at least restored to the area around where I live (about a mile north of campus).

Yesterday wasn't so bad. Fortunately Michigan State has its own power plant, so all the campus buildings were still up and running. I ended up spending a few hours at the library, staying cool, and checking email and surfing the Web (and Poly of course! ).

Today's supposed to be just as hot as yesterday (upper 80s). It's already up to 82. Hopefully we don't end up in the dark again.

[Japher]

(Oh, and if Texas wants to become a nation unto itself, then please, do the Union a favor and do so...)

Ya, but the first sign of trouble the will come whinning back, with their tail between their legs, beging for statehood... just like the last time

[Arrian]

Corporate Security just announced that they are shutting off a bunch of lights in response to the request from NE Utilities to cut down on power use.

-Arrian

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Japher
Ya, but the first sign of trouble the will come whinning back,

Would Mexico take them back?

[Chris 62]

Just once, can we have a national emergancey that DOESN'T involve NY?

I'm gettin a complex!

[DinoDoc]

It should make you feel important.

PS When did your power come back?

[Japher]

Would Mexico take them back?

Probably... Use them as a landfill site.

[Tingkai]

Originally posted by Sikander
Do you Canadians say "excuse me" when you forcibly hang up the phone that a blowhard journalist has been monopolizing while a swarm of people are waiting to check up on their children?

This is the difference between Americans and Canadians, and being different doesn't mean one is better than the other.

Canadians would say it is completely inexcusable to forcibly hang up a phone that someone else is using. It's just wrong. Americans take a more me, me, me attitude. I have to use the telephone and I have a god given right to use it right now so get out of the way.

Or put another way, can you imagine an American saying "We're being polite, this is the United States, you know."

I can't, well actually I can imagine an American saying it with the tone of voice that's say you goddamn *******, we're ****ing being polite, this is the United ****ing States and if you can't fucxing behave then go back to wherever you came from.