Have they told the houseguests about the blackout?
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Have they told the houseguests about the blackout?
Shelb724 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 04:41 am     i just read the latest feeds, didn't see anything, but that doesn 't mean anything either. i remember after 9/11, they waited a few days, about a week or so, to tell them about that too. and i'm thinking that this is on the same level (lightening my rear end -- for lack of a better word). |
Gemma120in2002 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 05:32 am     No. They won't find out about this until after they get out of the house. Unless one of them loses a loved one, this doesn't affect any of them. I respect your feelings about this and understand your fear, I have the same concerns, but this hasn't become the tragedy that 9/11 was. Yes there are people who NEED electricity for health reasons, but people have behaved admirably, and have helped each other through all of this. I've heard nothing about looting or other criminal behavior, and while I think that this was the result of hackers attacking the system, it's not a tragedy. If anything, it's a wakeup call. |
Costacat | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:09 am     Why would they tell the HGs about something that has no effect on them? Should they also be told Arnold S is running for guv of my state? The outage is not even on the same level as 9/11. Yeah, they probably have relatives without power. But what are they gonna be able to do? |
Kaili | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:16 am     I wonder if they know in the sequester house though? I don't think they need to know- it's an interesting story and affected a LOT of people, but I don't think it's in any way on the level of importance of Sept. 11. We had a war over that- for this we'll just have a lot of people working their butts off to fix it. Even if it happened in LA- they probably would use a bunch of backup power on them and they would wonder why it was so dark at night. Maybe they would notice a lack of airplanes flying over- but I don't think they would tell them. Maybe they would have to if it was in LA...I don't know. |
Ryn | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 07:52 am     No - and they probably wont. No reason to. |
Crazydog | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:36 am     The sequester house is not prison. I believe the only purpose of it is to prevent the evicted houseguests from seeing the comments the remaining houseguests are making about them in the diary room, either on the TV show or on the internet. I wouldn't be surprised if they get daily news updates, or if they even get contact with actual live people. Somebody has to bring them their food, etc. |
Seanflynn2003 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:47 am     Arnold Shapiro is running for governor Costacat? Who knew? <g> |
Ryn | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 08:53 am     edited - DOH - I mis-read someones post -lol |
Ark | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:29 am     I'm not even sure why the stations found it necessary to continue to interupt regular progamming to tell ME about it so I doubt they'll see the need to tell the HG. Power outages are only a big deal to those dealing with them, the rest of the word doesn't really care beyond "gosh, that's too bad. I hope they get it back on soon." Do y'all remember a couple of years ago when much of the state of Arkansas was without power for up to a month? I didn't think so. This is no where near the catastrophy that 9/11 was. A few people may die because of the heat but I doubt that thousands will lose their lives. |
Ryn | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:32 am     Ark - as the Hgs (and a lot of the media) seem to feel - there is a vast wasteland between the two coast - you and I just happen to live there - anyone who IS someone lives in NYC or LA (thus sayeth the HGs - no offense to people on both coasts who know they are full of it). Sorry to break it to you ;) |
Bonzacat | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:36 am     Ryn, was that the HG or people in NYC/LA that are full of it? ;-) The major effect this blackout can have on anyone outside of the areas without power is the domino effect of air & rail travel. That could translate to any of us. And they might close the financial markets early. As for telling the HG about it - no need to. |
Ryn | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:44 am     Bonz, I simply mean that there are lots of people on both coasts who realize that there are lots of other people on same said coasts who have an over-blown sense of importance |
Bonzacat | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:48 am     Of course, Ryn - I was just funnin' with your sentence. I got the humor and I totally agree!  |
Earthmother | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:53 am     Why would they be told? |
Xarph | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:53 am     I once took a trip to Kansas. I was amazed to find that the people there spoke english, did not wear funny clothes, drove cars that looked normal, ate at McDonalds and owned cats. It was quite an eye opener. |
Ark | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:57 am     They don't start speaking a different language until you get south of the Mason/Dixon. |
Bonzacat | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 09:57 am     I used to work for Alaska Airlines. Someone booking a trip to Anchorage asked me if he needed his passport. He was in Idaho. |
Crazydog | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:02 am     I would love for BB to do the "guess which headlines are real" luxury competition again. That would be so funny when the HGs read about Kobe Bryant's rape crime and the big blackout. I bet nobody would guess that these two are real. |
Foliage | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:38 am     what about these headlines" "Hurricane Erika Approaches Gulf Coast" "Terminator Runs for Governor of California" "Internet Cameras See All!" |
Ryn | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:42 am     Crazy - I thought the same thing last night on my drive home... Power outtage on the east coast, Kobe charged (especially since one of them was praising him - erika perhaps?). Lol Foliage!! how about "First sex in Big Brother USA House goes out on net." |
Catfat | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:46 am     The ultimate NY ego statement was when Mayor Guillianni after 9/11 said more than once something to the effect that only New Yorkers would rise to the occasion and cope with the situation and be this heroic, etc. Excuse me, does he think the rest of us would just lie in a fetal position until rescued by New Yorkers? What an insult to the rest of us. |
Shainie28 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 10:47 am     And don't forgot "Internet viewers shocked at live footage of BB girls urination during competition." Jun said there's no way that the internet viewers would get to watch the competition before TV viewers, and they'd never show them peeing. |
Maris | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:03 am     Nothing wrong with a Mayor giving a pep talk to the citizens when their lives are falling apart around them. Why do people hate New Yorkers so much. Many New Yorkers are actually transplanted citizens from other states and we do stick together when there are times of troubles. Just as I am sure the citizens of Cleveland are doing the best they can without water or other services and deserve praise for just making it through. 50 million without power in two countries will have an effect beyond the ego driven New Yorkers. The economic impact wont be known for a while yet. |
Whit4you | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:05 am     Catfat, while I'm not sure he said that word for word - I don't think it'd be an insult to the rest of us, not said at that time under those circumstances. I know what he meant, even for the sake of arguement he did say it that way 'ONLY New Yorkers" - he was in a state of shock, hurt and anger and facing so much loss and devastation at the time, it's tough to blame him for anything he may have said right then. But even if he did say this - I think most of us would not take it as an insult because we know what he meant. I just think it's unfair to take one single word "Only" said at the worst moment in someones life and hold it against them in any way. |
Seanflynn2003 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:10 am     I lived in NYC from 1991-2000. Came from Chicago, now in LA. There are many great things about NYC that I miss. Among the things I don't is the parochialism and lack of awareness of the rest of the world west of the Hudson. (Give you one example: crime fell in NYC during the 90s -- it started falling around 1991, due to the collapse of the crack problem nationally, as well as neighborhood police strategies under the Dinkins administration; NYC had a great 90s economically, better than most of the country, which also helped reduce crime. Anyway, talk to any NYer, and they think it is the only place crime fell in the 90s; it actually fell about the same level as the rest of the country. But NYers regard their crime fall as a miracle, and Giuliani as a savior. BTW, most of Manhattan has always been very safe by any standard) Anyway, one small example, but it permeates the whole NYC psyche; it is a great city, but not the only great city. |
Karuuna | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:17 am     I think it was just a rah rah speech, and bad choice of words. Kind of like a coach giving his team a pep talk before the big game, we're number one, etc. Any city in the US would come together in the face of difficulty, and we all know it. Look at Oklahoma City, and look at how all of the US sent aid to NY after 9/11. It is true that NYers have had to deal with plenty lately, and they should be applauded for hanging in there. Unless you've been there and lived thru it (which I haven't), I don't think you can truly comprehend what it's been like. |
Gina8642 | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:38 am     Woo hooo!!! I live outside of Detroit and just got my power back. I was out for just over 20 hours. Let me tell you it really, really, sucked!!! Lost all out food in the fridge and it's about 100 degrees in my house (no air for the forseeable future). There is no ice, no d batteries, no laterns, and no STARBUCKS available anywhere in town(But is nothing compared to Sept 11.) However, unless this adversely affected someone's families health, they don't need to tell the HGs about this black out. I think this will make a great question on the news events quiz competition they usually do later in the show. Which is more likely to be true? a - Uday and Qsai killed? b - The New York, Ontario, Ohio, and SE Michigan go dark? c - Mr Family man, Kobe Bryant, is brought up on rape charges? d - Ah-nold runs for governor e - all of the above. It will be fun!!! |
Crazydog | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:40 am     I think there is an element of truth in what Seanflynn said. I know that my aunt, who is a New Yorker, credits Giuliani completely with ridding the streets of crime, by doing things like banning those pesky window washers outside the Holland Tunnel. She does view him as a savior. Also, I do believe that New Yorkers tend to think of their city and themselves as a little special. Witness the comment on one of these other threads - somebody was irritated that CBS in New York was going to show a football game on Saturday instead of BB. They felt that because Julie Chen is from New York, that she should not have announced the show as airing on Saturday at 8 pm, because it is not airing then in New York. They said that Julie should be aware of the New York problem and more sensitive to it. I am sure there are many great people in New York, and I am sure there are just as many jerks. Much the same as in any other city in the country. The world does not revolve around New York. It is the same as everywhere else. |
Sia | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 11:45 am     Crazydog, that's exactly what I was going to say. You beat me to it! Has BB run the headlines game every year? I can't remember. Thanks. (As an aside, I read on the 'net that at least 3,000 people have died in France in the last week or so due to a heat wave; just saying that thousands can die.) |
Ark | Friday, August 15, 2003 - 12:23 pm     Glad you got some power back Gina, I know what a pain it can be to be without. Maybe the big difference between big city dwellers & the rest of us is that the city dwellers don't expect the unexpected. They take for granted that all of the services they enjoy on a daily basis are always going to be provided for them. When the system breaks down, they have to react and reacting is a big deal for most people. Those of us that live in out of the way places are used to taking care of ourselves. We have alternative plans if the lights, heat, ac or water are lost. We can just put those plans into action and we're not having to react after the fact. I can't imagine not having flashlights & batteries, lanterns & fuel, extra ice & water, alternative cooking source, coolers and a generator on hand at all times. |
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