Well, yesterday around 4:15pm, we lost all power, along with 30-50 million other people. It was actually pretty boring for me. You see, I was home sick from work. I had no appliances running except our air conditioner, and when it shut off, I thought maybe it had blown a fuse or something. I’d been reading, and still feeling sick, so I decided to have a nap. When I woke up around 6:00pm, there was still no power.
Brooke walked in about an hour later, telling me that she’d walked two hours home from work, and had to walk up the fourteen flights of stairs to our apartment. We went out shortly afterward to try to buy batteries for our radio, which was a bit of an adventure. There was a brave soul directing traffic at Mount Pleasant and Eglinton, the nearest major intersection, and lots of people were out walking around. Most of the stores had closed, and the ones still open were selling out of water and batteries. Ice cream was half price at most convenience stores, though we didn’t buy any.
After getting back home (and walking the fourteen flights of stairs), we just listened to the radio until it got dark around 9:00pm. We lit a couple of candles, but were in bed by 10:00pm. Our power came back on around 2:00am, but we didn’t really sleep that well, since we’d turned off our air conditioner. This morning, we were advised that the Premier of Ontario had declared a state of emergency, and that all non-essential employees were advised to stay home from work. The subway wouldn’t be running today, and may not run again until Monday.
So, it’s actually been pretty boring. This is the first time in 24 hours that I’ve been able to connect to the internet. Since we’re still being advised to conserve power (due to possible rolling blackouts), I’m going to shut down again now and just wait for the sun to go down. Maybe we can watch some TV tonight.
How are you all doing?