On August 14, 2003 because of the blackout that hit Ontario and much of northeastern U.S. many neighbours became my friends.
Shortly after 4 p.m. the lights went out at London’s downtown YMCA, the treadmill I was on stopped running and so did I - very abruptly.
Many days later CBC News Online reported:
The cause of the blackout, according to Canada-U.S. joint task force, can be traced back to FirstEnergy Corp. of Ohio. FirstEnergy's EastLake plant shut down unexpectedly... triggering problems on its transmission line that triggered a cascade effect that caused the blackout.
[See photo in context]
After showering in the dark (and in the nude as I recall) I biked home on my Raleigh 5-speed and noticed the blackout’s effects had cascaded onto my neighbour’s porch.
“Drink this before it gets warm,” he said, and handed me a beer.
Ten minutes later two friends arrived carrying more beer and a crank radio.
Stay tuned for Part 3
[Read Part 1 below for context]
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2 comments:
This is almost as good as a soap opera. What a tease you are!
hi Jesse,
I'm glad you tuned in.
the topic is topical and the suspense is killing me.
what will I say next?
cheers,
gord h.
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