+Doc-Dean Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Fortunately for me, in Florida, we had no problems. I suppose it also could have been worse, luckily they were able to unlink the NE power grid from the rest of the nation otherwise it would have continued to spread. --------------------------------------------------- Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+briansnat Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Sitting in front of my PC posting here. In fact I had just hit the POST NOW button when the power went out. It came back on moments later, but the lights were very dim for about 2 mins. I didn't think anything was wrong until I turned on the radio while driving my daughter to soccer practice. Then I went to get gas and the station was closed, and most of the street lights weren't working. Our power was still on when I got home and has been straight through this...but people on the other side of town are still out. Kind of odd. "Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll sit in a boat and drink beer all day" - Dave Barry Quote Link to comment
martmann Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 quote:Originally posted by BrianSnat:Sitting in front of my PC posting here. In fact I had just hit the POST NOW button when the power went out. So it's YOUR fault! _________________________________________________________ If trees could scream, would we still cut them down? Well, maybe if they screamed all the time, for no reason. Click here for my Geocaching pictures and Here (newest) Quote Link to comment
jackbear Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Sorry, I can't post anything right now, my power is out. Grrrrrrrrr... jackbear Quote Link to comment
+Team GPSaxophone Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I was at work, far from the power outages. Kinda sad that it didn't happen here instead. Took sun from sky, left world in eternal darkness Quote Link to comment
+Snoogans Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Waiting in line (ALMOST 6 HOURS!!!! ) for my new BIAH airport badge here in the pit. I didn't know until this morning. Sngans Sacred cows make the best hamburger....Mark Twain. Quote Link to comment
+Shoebox Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 The blackout didn't quite get to Pittsburgh but it did get close. I was kind of hoping it would as my other hobby is astronomy and a completely dark sky would be interesting. The amateur astronomers in the northeast must have been in heaven (if they got home!). Quote Link to comment
Tahosa and Sons Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 When the lights went in '65 I was at home. Watching Black & White TV. Will they have a baby boom in May 2004. Oh Lord help us there may be some little Brian's on the way. Tahosa - Dweller of Mountain Tops. Quote Link to comment
+Prime Suspect Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Smiling at the fact that Texas has it's own power grid. "Don't mess with a geocacher. We know all the best places to hide a body." Quote Link to comment
SLCDave Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I had just climbed into bed, and threw a swicth on the wall when the lights went out... "I'm 35 Years old, I am divorced, and I live in van down by the river!" - Matt Foley Quote Link to comment
Micqn Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I was at work watching all the New Yorkans congregate in the streets in their futile attempt to get home. That must have really sucked. I bet dinner was cold when they got home. Don't Drink And Park: Accidents Cause People. Quote Link to comment
+GOT GPS? Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 sleeping I stock shelves at work no matter how bad things are, except if the store was flattened -------------------------------------------------- My Old posts as Geoffrey My Current Post as GOT GPS? My profile My Home Page about what is GPS Quote Link to comment
+Team Lyons Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Watching M*A*S*H on the telly. Quote Link to comment
+Sparrowhawk Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Gawd, this reminds me of an incident from years ago here in Oregon... Scene: me at work. Outside is nasty storm. The lights flicker, but then hold steady. I sang out: "HEY LIGHTS!! Time to go out now!!!" Guess what happened? Boy did I get yelled at. Then the lights came on again. I got a big evil grin on my face and looked at my supervisor, pretending as if I knew something he didn't. He said "don't you dare!" I grinned bigger and said to the ceiling: "Hey, much LONGER this time!!!" The power went out for 2 days. Took a few weeks before my co-workers quit acting all silly and/or spooky around me about THAT one... Couldn't do THAT twice, THAT's for sure... Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 Sitting at my dispatch console glancing up at CNN (when time permitted) thinking of that Third Watch episode from last season.... Brian Team A.I. Looking back, I believe I was in my bedr....nevermind, this is a family forum. [This message was edited by Brian - Team A.I. on August 15, 2003 at 10:08 PM.] Quote Link to comment
+Dekaner Posted August 17, 2003 Share Posted August 17, 2003 I'd guess that most people were at work? - Dekaner of Team KKF2A Quote Link to comment
+joefrog Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I was actually in NYC visiting inlaws. Luckily, I was in Queens & not Manhatten. My sis-in-law had to hop a bus, find her daughter (day camp at the Y), and WALK back to Queens -- about 8 miles. It was a slightly warm night in the apt, too... didn't get power back until around 9 am. Joel (joefrog) "Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for ye are crunchy and taste good with ketchup!" Quote Link to comment
Bender Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I didn't do it, so stop pointing that finger at me. Bender Searching, for the lost Xanadu Quote Link to comment
gm100guy Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Where were you when the lights came back on? gm100guy http://members.rogers.com/gm100guy/cachepage.htm Ontario geocachers http://groups.msn.com/GeocachinginOntario/homepage Quote Link to comment
+Perfect Tommy Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 33 floors up in my office in Midtown. Managed to make it home and then took out all the beer in the refrigerator and proceeded to drink it before it got warm, all the while sitting outside in the pitch black looking up at the stars. Office was closed the next day. We should do this more often. (Lights came on at 2 AM) Quote Link to comment
+Renegade Knight Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 Camping near the cost in Oregon. Quote Link to comment
+Cap'n Cache Posted August 18, 2003 Share Posted August 18, 2003 I was also camping. I didn't hear about it until yesterday. It's interesting to see what's happened while you're gone. Quote Link to comment
+Brian - Team A.I. Posted August 19, 2003 Share Posted August 19, 2003 Funny. This thread was started with absolutely NOTHING to do with geocaching, yet it continues. A thread about firearms (also totally unrelated to geocaching) gets locked, yet this remains NOT locked. Another thread gets started and makes it 8 posts about the geocaching site yet is locked. I understand this is a forum run by a private corporation, but what happened to our right to express ourselves? Brian Team A.I. Quote Link to comment
+Doc-Dean Posted August 20, 2003 Author Share Posted August 20, 2003 Anyone for a night-time geocache? Free your mind and the rest will follow Quote Link to comment
+Lothar69 Posted August 20, 2003 Share Posted August 20, 2003 quote:Managed to make it home and then took out all the beer in the refrigerator and proceeded to drink it before it got warm Thank God someone was being responsible! This whole episode reminds me of the October '97 snow/ice storm we had in Lincoln (& all of SE Nebraska). Due to the weight of the snow and ice, many very large tree branches and power lines were downed. People in newer neighborhoods never lost power for second while most of the city lost power for days. We were without power in our house for 5 days. ------------------------------------------------------------ I am Lothar, King of the Hill people. I have many tales to tell.... 24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence? I think not. - Stephen Wright ------------------------------------------------------------ Quote Link to comment
+mogolloyd Posted August 21, 2003 Share Posted August 21, 2003 I was @ one of the best redneck sports ever, the figure 8 demolition derby. Thinking about how crappy it would be @ work the next day. I was right. . Quote Link to comment
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