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Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html |
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OMG! Thanks for the News, Kathy ...
Nedra http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Pines/4836 http://community.webshots.com/user/nedra118 "K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html |
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I just saw this news, and it brings back unpleasant memories of a blackout
we experience while living in Queens back in the summer of 1977 (I think that was the year). We were at least fortunate enough to live in a row house, so we had water, unlike some people in high-rise buildings. More important, we lived in a neighborhood where we did not have to worry about looters burning down our house or businesses; many people were not nearly so fortunate. There must have been thousands & thousands of people on subways at the time. The trains have A/C, but the stations don't (or didn't in the 80's) -- also, people could have several sets of stairs to climb, and that's assuming that the train was at a station rather than caught between two stations. Actually, come to think of it, those poor souls may still be stuck on the trains, since the doors may not have opened, and the is the HUGE risk of being electrocuted by the third rail (electrified) if the power should suddenly go back on, even for a few seconds. Aaargh, I just remembered that the kids just moved to Detroit -- and the power's out there, too! Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html |
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K30a wrote:
Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... Wow, I looked that up on CNN.com. What a mess. Several years ago I lived in the San Joaquin valley in central California. It was about 110 Fahrenheit when the big outage hit; I forget how many states were affected. We had several families visiting us, many with children, so we though we'd better go get some bottled water, ice for the cooler, etc. We went four places before we found a place that would let us in the door and that was a service station. We grabbed what we needed, but the person at the cash register wouldn't let us pay because, of course, the register didn't work. (Normally, this is where I break into my old fogy routine about how come kids can't make simple change in their heads, but you've probably all heard it in some form or another) We finally convinced them to figure it out on paper, but he couldn't quite get it right. So we figured it out for him (including some non-whole number for tax which blew him away) but he wasn't sure we weren't ripping him off. We got him to believe in our integrity, but by then he couldn't make the actual change. We offered to just pay to the next higher dollar, but he was quite worried that when everything came back on, he wouldn't balance. In the end, we had about 5 people, all in the same situation. We added up all of our bills, managed to make the right amount for the clerk, accepted close enough amongst ourselves and left with the stuff - good thing too, the power was off for about 3 days. Joe -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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at the moment I was waving goodbye to my DH as he climbed onto the train to NY the
lights went out. Amtrak reassures me that if they hit the Detroit area and the electricity isnt back on they will just stop the train and wait until the juice comes back on so the signal lights and the crossing gates work. In the meantime my In Laws are sitting in the dark in New Paltz, NY. DH was out in the boonies of Utah last spring, and I did pack him a LOT of food for the trip. Ingrid joe wrote: K30a wrote: Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... Wow, I looked that up on CNN.com. What a mess. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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i get WNBC via satellite, and they're saying that nearly everyone is out of
the trains by now. my sister lives in upper manhattan and works in new jersey. i wonder if she will get home tonight. what a place. mad -- Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket? From: "Anne Lurie" Organization: Road Runner - NC Newsgroups: rec.ponds Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:59:07 GMT Subject: powerless ponders in the East I just saw this news, and it brings back unpleasant memories of a blackout we experience while living in Queens back in the summer of 1977 (I think that was the year). We were at least fortunate enough to live in a row house, so we had water, unlike some people in high-rise buildings. More important, we lived in a neighborhood where we did not have to worry about looters burning down our house or businesses; many people were not nearly so fortunate. There must have been thousands & thousands of people on subways at the time. The trains have A/C, but the stations don't (or didn't in the 80's) -- also, people could have several sets of stairs to climb, and that's assuming that the train was at a station rather than caught between two stations. Actually, come to think of it, those poor souls may still be stuck on the trains, since the doors may not have opened, and the is the HUGE risk of being electrocuted by the third rail (electrified) if the power should suddenly go back on, even for a few seconds. Aaargh, I just remembered that the kids just moved to Detroit -- and the power's out there, too! Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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"K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! I live in the Cleveland, Ohio metro area; we were without power for 5 hours. It was manageable, but at the time, of course, we had no idea how long the power would be off and rumors were rampant. We were told it could take 2-3 days at one point, and I was frantic. We were also told to conserve water, unplug all appliances, etc. I have two freezers full of food, so I was very concerned. Not to mention the FRY EXPERIMENT tank which was without aeration the whole time. Everyone and everything is fine, now. Naturally, when it first happened, we assumed it was local. When the news came on that NYC was without power, and then NJ, MI, OH, CT, VT...I have to admit that I was very frightened of terrorist origins. Thankfully, we are all breathing easier (and COOLER--we hit 90 today and had put the A/C on for the first time in a month!) now. NJ |
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NJ wrote I live in the Cleveland, Ohio metro area; we were without power for 5 hours I think many of us first thought it was terrorist related. How things have changed from prior to 9/11. Glad you made it through! k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html |
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SO, We have taken utilities forgranted. We should learn to live with less.
Cook on Gas grills, Ride bikes. Store non perishable foods. Go back 100 years. LIVE |
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On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 23:53:44 -0400, Rich wrote:
SO, We have taken utilities forgranted. We should learn to live with less. Cook on Gas grills, Ride bikes. Store non perishable foods. Go back 100 years. LIVE Not in Texas! Not Me! |
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Last year my microwave went out, you should have seen us, we didn't know
what to do. Things as simple as heating up a baby bottle or water for tea, just to heat something up was a chore. We actually had to cook like ten years ago. What we take for granted is right. Rich wrote in message ... SO, We have taken utilities forgranted. We should learn to live with less. Cook on Gas grills, Ride bikes. Store non perishable foods. Go back 100 years. LIVE |
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Can you imagine all those ponders outside on their hands and knees with a
tube blowing air into their ponds? Flasbacks of the thread of aeration...... "K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html |
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"NJ" wrote in message ... snip I have two freezers full of food, so I was very concerned. Not to mention the FRY EXPERIMENT tank which was without aeration the whole time. snip Spoken like a true PORG. BV. |
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i get WNBC via satellite, and they're saying that nearly everyone is out of
the trains by now. my sister lives in upper manhattan and works in new jersey. i wonder if she will get home tonight. what a place. mad -- Where am I going and why am I in this handbasket? From: "Anne Lurie" Organization: Road Runner - NC Newsgroups: rec.ponds Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 21:59:07 GMT Subject: powerless ponders in the East I just saw this news, and it brings back unpleasant memories of a blackout we experience while living in Queens back in the summer of 1977 (I think that was the year). We were at least fortunate enough to live in a row house, so we had water, unlike some people in high-rise buildings. More important, we lived in a neighborhood where we did not have to worry about looters burning down our house or businesses; many people were not nearly so fortunate. There must have been thousands & thousands of people on subways at the time. The trains have A/C, but the stations don't (or didn't in the 80's) -- also, people could have several sets of stairs to climb, and that's assuming that the train was at a station rather than caught between two stations. Actually, come to think of it, those poor souls may still be stuck on the trains, since the doors may not have opened, and the is the HUGE risk of being electrocuted by the third rail (electrified) if the power should suddenly go back on, even for a few seconds. Aaargh, I just remembered that the kids just moved to Detroit -- and the power's out there, too! Anne Lurie Raleigh, NC "K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! When you get your power back on, any rec.ponders have a story to tell? Stay cool... k30a and the watergardening labradors http://www.geocities.com/watergarden...dors/home.html -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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"K30a" wrote in message ... Am watching TV and seeing seas of people on the streets of NYC. My goodness, what a big power outage! I live in the Cleveland, Ohio metro area; we were without power for 5 hours. It was manageable, but at the time, of course, we had no idea how long the power would be off and rumors were rampant. We were told it could take 2-3 days at one point, and I was frantic. We were also told to conserve water, unplug all appliances, etc. I have two freezers full of food, so I was very concerned. Not to mention the FRY EXPERIMENT tank which was without aeration the whole time. Everyone and everything is fine, now. Naturally, when it first happened, we assumed it was local. When the news came on that NYC was without power, and then NJ, MI, OH, CT, VT...I have to admit that I was very frightened of terrorist origins. Thankfully, we are all breathing easier (and COOLER--we hit 90 today and had put the A/C on for the first time in a month!) now. NJ |
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