Completely oblivious
Aug. 16th, 2003 10:55 amHartford, CT did not experience any dramatic blackout effects.
Our lights faded back-and forth for a few minutes, which I would have chalked up to our air conditioners. We had a purely momentary blip of loss; I knew it couldn't have been a circuit breaker, because those don't reset themselves, and I was pretty sure that I hadn't accidentally kicked the reboot button on the computer; I became certain of this when I went upstairs and discovered my alarm clock also blinking.
Had my parents not called from Maine to see whether we were OK, and to let us know how others in our family were faring, I would have had no clue about until the next morning when I heard the radio or checked web news again.
Sorry to disappoint anyone who wanted a dramatic story.
Our lights faded back-and forth for a few minutes, which I would have chalked up to our air conditioners. We had a purely momentary blip of loss; I knew it couldn't have been a circuit breaker, because those don't reset themselves, and I was pretty sure that I hadn't accidentally kicked the reboot button on the computer; I became certain of this when I went upstairs and discovered my alarm clock also blinking.
Had my parents not called from Maine to see whether we were OK, and to let us know how others in our family were faring, I would have had no clue about until the next morning when I heard the radio or checked web news again.
Sorry to disappoint anyone who wanted a dramatic story.