I love New York! Was:Blackout

[Jennifer Piersol]

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> But, (here it comes), why is it that I have heard of practically NO 
> OTHER CITY that was affected by this except New York?  Is it because 
> of where I live, and my proximity to NY City? Is it that the media is 
> only focusing on NY because of 9/11?  Were the people of Detroit rude 
> and impatient waiting for the power to come back? I'm sure we would 
> have heard about that!  And how about New Jersey?  Are the Casinos 
> still open?  And anyone check on the milking machines in Vermont?

> Anna . . .(who will quickly hit the send button and RUN!!!)

My sister-in-law lives in Farmington Hills, a suburb of Detroit.  She
was on the freeway on the way home when the power went out, and she
immediately started freaking out because she only had 1/4 of a tank of
gas in her car, and the gas stations were all offline.  So, she got
home, got into her apartment, and basically just sat there by herself
(she lives alone) debating whether or not to eat the ice cream in her
freezer.  She didn't know how long the power would be out, you see. :)
 Anyway, she eventually called my mother-in-law (by her regular phone
- cell phone wasn't working - good thing she didn't *just* have a
cordless phone, like we do) and Mom reminded her that she had a
battery-powered television.  That helped her out.

Anyway, she's a mechanical engineer who works with computers, so
needless to say, she didn't go to work yesterday.  She also couldn't
go out anywhere, because of the possibility she'd run out of gas. 
>From what I hear, she was pretty bored all day.  She did walk to a
couple of mini marts to check them out, however, and noticed that
nobody had any batteries (or bottled water) left.  There had been a
run in the wee hours of the morning, apparently, when the power was
found to still be out.

She hasn't updated us with a "summary" yet.  Visiting with her family
this weekend (they're on their way to Windsor, Canada, to visit
friends and stopping through on the way).  Didn't hear of any rioting
or looting or anything, though I also didn't hear of any amazing acts
of kindness/brotherhood, either.

Total hours of darkness: 22 hours.

-Jen

P.S.  For those who are curious, she ended up leaving the ice cream in
the freezer (and the door closed).  Sorry to say, the ice cream didn't
make it.