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OT: Power Outages

We were lucky in Kingston ON, as we had our power back by 10 pm. Did have another 2 hour blackout on Friday afternoon, but it seems to be stable today. Had to do some shopping today, and the only place responding to the call for less power usage was Walmart. They had only 1/3 of their lights on, and the air conditioning at half power. I actually enjoyed shopping in a bit lower light, and there was lots for safety reasons. DS#1 still has no power in Toronto, but there was an additional problem with a fire in a junction of cables right near his apartment, so it might be another day before they are on the grid again. Called the 2 elderly family members, but they were coping just fine, and had food and water - always a worry when there is a crisis like this. Haven't done any sewing yet, and we only have the computer on for about 1/2 hour a day. Luckily, my laundry can wait until things are more stabilized.

Susan, in Kingston ON quilting (what else?)

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SusanTorrens
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"Scuse my ignorance, and educate me, please. I've always heard that Texas was a gas-guzzling state. But going into a gas-panic after less than 24 hours of lightlessness seems a bit extreme. How often do people who commute by car have to fill up? My commute of less than 10 miles meant that I had to fill up every two weeks or so, and I seldom let the gas gauge go below a quarter tank. Does a daily auto commute mean a daily fillup? I understand that most commutes are longer than that. "Splain to me, please.

Nell in Austin

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Nell Reynolds

Maybe they are like the guy in the joke I heard yesterday -- he said the high price of gasoline didn't bother him, because he only put in 5 dollars worth at a time...

Julia > "Scuse my ignorance, and educate me, please. I've always heard that Texas

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Julia in MN

Believe me I don't have a clue? I had a hard time when I saw people lined up at a gas station carrying anything from plastic milk cartons to open buckets. Needless to say they could get gas to go in those containers. Here in MI we don't have good public transportation for commuters. So most everyone (in the Motor City) is dependent on keeping their cars... but for the life of me I don't understand the panic either.

Now on the other hand many were looking for gasoline for generators and many people in my parts use generators frequently. With the uncertainty of when there would be power getting the gasoline to keep the generators going was a problem.

I for > "Scuse my ignorance, and educate me, please. I've always heard that Texas

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julia sidebottom

Were there actual gasoline shortages? or just long lines of people buying fuel for their generators?

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Ruth in Happy Camp

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julia sidebottom

It was not a pleasant 24hours for me but I coped in my own way without power - I had returned from my regular Thursday grocery shopping/library outing and had just changed the light bulb in my very old microwave - at first, I thought that the new bulb change had blown a fuse and then I saw that my fans had also stopped. As is my usual habit after shopping, I had a two hour nap - still no power so the next thing to do was to plug in my old regular phone to call my sister, who told me about the extended outage and projected time. I did have to resort to candle use when the darkness came for safety reasons - when there are four cats who don't always feel that they have to leave their carpet hugged space even when stepped on. I left a candle burning in the kitchen sink which cast a glow sufficient to fill cat dishes and pour water into glasses. I also discovered that I had sufficient light from a candle to read a book (if I didn't wear my glasses and kept the page about 3" from the tip of my nose) Power was not restored until Friday afternoon and was lost again after three hours - but this time when I awakened from my nap - the fans were operating and my room air cleaner was humming away. Fingers crossed that the expected heat and humidity doesn't knock Ontario out of the power loop again. I got my webTV back yesterday and have been catching up on mail and reading the ng - lots going on everywhere. Jennifer in Ottawa

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Jennifer Hepworth

In Toronto, the return of power was spotty at best. Many gas pumps were unable to pump. When the power was returned to an area, long line-ups formed, and soon the re was no gas left at that station. Many companies were not making deliveries. Lots of people in the Toronto area commute 1+hours each way each day, and in the day of the SUV, they go through lots of gas! Susan, in Kingston ON quilting (what else?)

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SusanTorrens

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