The Black-Out
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Axtech
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The Black-Out
How is it that you folks that had power weren't making fun of all of those of us without it?
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
when did everyone's power come back on?
in Welland it came back at around 8:45 last night. So we were only without power for a few hours.
in Welland it came back at around 8:45 last night. So we were only without power for a few hours.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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sandsleeper
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Re: The Black-Out
Axtech wrote:How is it that you folks that had power weren't making fun of all of those of us without it?
I was going to say something, but i thought, nah.
Whenever death may surprise us,
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
let it be welcome
if our battle cry has reached even one receptive ear
and another hand reaches out to take up our arms.
Nobody's gonna miss me, no tears will fall, no ones gonna weap, when i hit that road.
my boots are broken my brain is sore, fer keepin' up with thier little world, i got a heavy load.
gonna leave 'em all just like before, i'm big city bound, your always 17 in your hometown
It was kinda cool .. the entire mall where I worked lost power .. I guess it was all into the US too .. power was lost from Florida to Ottawa. Anyway, the entire mall lost power, EXCEPT for where I work.
Ha .. thank goodness we had those back up generaters that would have kept us going for days.
It was funny when the American's were calling in asking why their phone quit working and we tell them it's a power outage, and that it was a problem on our end .. they're like phew .. not a terroist attack then .. who'd do that to Canada?
Ha .. thank goodness we had those back up generaters that would have kept us going for days.
It was funny when the American's were calling in asking why their phone quit working and we tell them it's a power outage, and that it was a problem on our end .. they're like phew .. not a terroist attack then .. who'd do that to Canada?
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mine came on about 5 minutes ago...its absolutely roasting in my house
when my stepmom found out that it was all over the NE and midwest she flipped out because she thought it was a terrorist attack
when my stepmom found out that it was all over the NE and midwest she flipped out because she thought it was a terrorist attack
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GLORIOUS COMPUTER POWER!!!
Oh my God, I am a worthless shell of a man without a computer. I wrote three songs, re-read The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, and sat in darkness. That was my night. Jesus Christ, I hope this never happens again.
Oh my God, I am a worthless shell of a man without a computer. I wrote three songs, re-read The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, and sat in darkness. That was my night. Jesus Christ, I hope this never happens again.
I faced death. I went in with my arms swinging. But I heard my own breath and had to face that I'm still living. I'm still flesh. I hold on to awful feelings. I'm not dead... My chest still draws breath. I hold it. I'm buoyant. There's no end.
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well, the only lucky people are the ones with their own generators..like me!
my power went out at 4:15pm yesterday, and came back on today at 1:30pm... they've even named the black out "Power meltdown 2003" over here..haha
my power went out at 4:15pm yesterday, and came back on today at 1:30pm... they've even named the black out "Power meltdown 2003" over here..haha
[glow=white] faceless lies it's easy to speak when[/glow]
[glow=white]every word is your own[/glow]
[glow=white] selfish eyes look onward in protest as we[/glow]
[glow=white] tear down their disguise[/glow]
[glow=white]every word is your own[/glow]
[glow=white] selfish eyes look onward in protest as we[/glow]
[glow=white] tear down their disguise[/glow]
Now they're doing random blackouts in Ontario for the rest of the day. They aren't giving any notice though as to when a random blackout may happen in your area, which doesn't seem like a very good idea.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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sandsleeper wrote:it was like 8:30 or so for us on LI. we were only without for about 4 hours.
too bad the effects are lasting and trains still aren't running so plans are being ruined.
we JUST got power like 30 minutes ago
we were the last people on the island to get power, me thinks
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No, seriously?
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OMG. I can't believe I din't think fo you
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No, seriously?
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joe_canadian
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superboots
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yeah we were part of that 12 percent without power
it was quite an experience
my family lost power too, and they are 650 miles away
that is hard to fathom
it was quite an experience
my family lost power too, and they are 650 miles away
that is hard to fathom
HARDCORE!!!
OMG. I can't believe I din't think fo you
until now because when I think on
a scale of one to ten you're like YWELVE.
No, seriously?
I <3 my HLP!!!!!
OMG. I can't believe I din't think fo you
until now because when I think on
a scale of one to ten you're like YWELVE.
No, seriously?
I <3 my HLP!!!!!
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Axtech
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My power came back on at around 10:20 last night.
However, since we're still low on power, we're doing "rolling blackouts" in Kingston.
Fuck.
Now the power just randomly goes off for a couple of hours.
We were waiting all day at work for it to go off. And it never did.
However, since we're still low on power, we're doing "rolling blackouts" in Kingston.
Fuck.
Now the power just randomly goes off for a couple of hours.
We were waiting all day at work for it to go off. And it never did.
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Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v
Every now and then I fall out into open air just to feel the wind, rain and everything.
And though the hum and sway gets me down, I'll find the way to peace and openness.
"Robbo" - © Alex (happeningfish)...^5 ^5 v v