Reply to Re: Ontario/Eastern U.S. Blackout 2003
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Yes, I agree with you there, Binirit. We are very dependent on electricity. Normally I probably would have considered this whole thing a bit of an "adventure", but it has been so dang hot it hasn't been all that "fun" with no air conditioning. Nothing, I mean nothing, makes me crabbier than heat and humidity. Perhaps a little cheese with my whine. 
Speaking of which, although we have our power back, we have been told to conserve it and not turn on our air conditioners as it could cause the system to overload. So last night I unhappily braved the 40 degree with humidex heat and left my little window unit off. Today I had to go to the pharmacy, grocery store and gas station (I very luckily coasted in on fumes *wipes sweat from forehead*). Imagine my surprise to find all these places fully air conditioned with lights blazing. And I was all worried that my little window unit was going to bring down North America's power grid. I was even writing copy in my head. "Sources say the cause of the power grid collapse was traced to a woman just west of Toronto using a window A/C unit. All she could mutter was, 'You don't understand. I'm melting . . . meeeelting'. Charges are pending".
Kat, I was thinking of The Ice Storm as well. Hope everything is okay with you.
Speaking of which, although we have our power back, we have been told to conserve it and not turn on our air conditioners as it could cause the system to overload. So last night I unhappily braved the 40 degree with humidex heat and left my little window unit off. Today I had to go to the pharmacy, grocery store and gas station (I very luckily coasted in on fumes *wipes sweat from forehead*). Imagine my surprise to find all these places fully air conditioned with lights blazing. And I was all worried that my little window unit was going to bring down North America's power grid. I was even writing copy in my head. "Sources say the cause of the power grid collapse was traced to a woman just west of Toronto using a window A/C unit. All she could mutter was, 'You don't understand. I'm melting . . . meeeelting'. Charges are pending".
Kat, I was thinking of The Ice Storm as well. Hope everything is okay with you.
