O/T : POWER BLACKOUT... Easterners... ;(
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TV ClubHouse: ARCHIVES: Big Brother USA 2003 General Discussions Part 1: O/T : POWER BLACKOUT... Easterners... ;(
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Mswolfe

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I am outside of Wheeling, WV and we never lost any power down here. Its a horrible feeling to be without power.

Smokey

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:48 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
That's great to hear, GAL! :)

I hope they get things going up in Cleveland--it sounds pretty shakey with their water supply.

Feelin_Good

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 07:51 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Kenton, Ohio here and we have power wooohooooo!!!!

Aerojunki

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 08:19 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Massillon, Ohio here & we just now got power back, it was out for 7 hours.

Smokey

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 08:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Aerojunki--my brother lives near you and I'm in North Canton. Glad you got your power back!

Cliotheleo

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 08:44 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh no! LA's lost power too! This is a shot of the current FOTH!!!!!

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(kidding)

Mizinvanccouver

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:26 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
My thoughts are with everyone without power.
I hope it is completely restored A.S.A.P.

Wendo

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Holy crap, some of you are from Canton, Ohio? That's where I was born and raised. My mom lives there still, but in North Canton. I was just there a month ago. Too funny, I had no idea!!!

I know EXACTLY where Everhard road is. Wow.

Chy

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 09:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
The only inconvinience I experienced around my house was the restarting of my computer. I was in the middle of HOH comp. trying to get the full story. I thought the worm has gotten my pc!

Then it wasn't fun to have to get all dressed up, go to church (feast of Mary) just to turn around.

Not much complain here though, especially great since we're not in those "apartments with bathtub in the middle of the kitchen" anymore. If we were in NYC tonight, we would have been part of the bunch sitting on the sidewalk sipping whatever...

BTW, we're somewhere between Syracuse and Ithaca.

Pannie

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:03 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I can't believe the power went out all the way to Ohio and WV! Amazing (scary) breadth of loss! Be safe tonight & tomorrow morning!

Pannie

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:12 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
CA news just said:
50 million people were effected;
state of emergency in NYC (10,000s of people walked home through city);
still not sure what caused it yet (including a fire in PA, lightning in Quebec, etc)

Cliotheleo

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Some friends of mine and I were just talking about how things like this can bring people together and how there have been so many stories about New Yorkers being extra kind to one another during all of this. It reminded me of one of my favorite poems by Shel Silverstein and I wanted to come share it here........


No Difference
Small as a peanut,
Big as a giant,
We're all the same
When we turn off the light.
Rich as a sultan,
Poor as a mite,
We're all worth the same
When we turn off the light.

Red, black, or orange,
Yellow or white,
We all look the same
When we turn off the light.

So maybe the way
To make everything right
Is for God to just reach out
And turn off the light!


Pannie, maybe it was Divine intervention.

Justshirley

Thursday, August 14, 2003 - 10:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I live in downtown Cleveland and the power came back on about 20 mins. ago. This should be good news as far as the water issue goes, since they now have the power to get the downtown pumping station up and running. I hope it's soon. I haven't been able to flush my toilet for over 9 hours.

Lostintheglades

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:30 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Thought this might help some of you who are not used to being without power for long periods of time. As a native Floridian, there are a lot of preps prior to a hurricane. Some things you can't do unless you are forwarned.

Here's a tip that everyone can do. If you have an extra freezer, save a few milk jugs and fill them with water to freeze. When power goes out they serve as water to wash with, flush the toilets and they are a great help in keeping things cold in the fidge and freezer so you don't lose your food as quickly.

Glad to hear you all have power again.

Monkhead

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
The worst of it was having to miss Amazing Race last night!! My hubby and I were so bored and we too, could not even flush the toilets until 5:30 this morning...I live in South Euclid (Cleveland) Ohio...T.G.I.F. work sent us all home this morning!!!!!!:-)Browns football tonight - Big Brother tomorrow...perfect weekend!

Have a great day everyone - and thanks for caring!

Costacat

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:06 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Wondering why the mods didn't move this to the General discussions thread?

Moderator

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
There is already a thread there about it :)

Ryn

Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:58 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Closing this thread and pointing everyone to the Power Outtage thread in the TVCH General Discussion Area.

Thread Here

Thanks!!