well piss. that makes for a long hot techno-less weekend
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 3:21 PM Subject: RE: (313) The lights go on Sunday > > > > > >From CNN: > http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/08/15/blackout.detroit/index.html > > Power may not be restored to all of Detroit Edison's 2.1 million customers > until Sunday as the area copes with the massive power outage that hit the > northeastern United States, officials said. > > Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm said efforts were underway to restore power > to residents in Detroit, Lansing and Ann Arbor. She said Detroit Edison > told her they can't say when all power will be fully restored, but that it > might take until Sunday. > > Detroit Metropolitan Airport was closed for up to six hours Thursday and > several flights canceled before opening again for air traffic early Friday, > according to Liz Boyd, the governor's press secretary. > > The power outage also affected water supplies because water in the state is > distributed by electric pumps, said Mary Dettloff, Granholm's deputy press > secretary. > > Some areas of Saginaw and Bay City were also suffering from power outages, > she said. Meanwhile, the governor has ordered her staff to move to the > state's emergency operations center in Lansing. > > All personnel was called in to duty Thursday night by Detroit's police > chief, said Dettloff. A police spokeswoman said the city of Detroit > remained calm and peaceful Friday morning. > > Just south of Detroit in Melvindale, a two-alarm fire broke out shortly > after midnight at the Marathon Oil Refinery, but was under control by > Friday morning, according to the Detroit Fire Department. > > The Michigan State Police has closed both northbound and southbound lanes > of Interstate 75, which runs by the refinery property, a state police > spokesman said Friday morning. > > > > > "Rob Theakston" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <313@hyperreal.org> > com> cc: > Subject: RE: (313) The lights go on the lights go off > 08/15/03 01:52 PM > Please respond to > robthe > > > > > > > > Hi everyone. > > I haven't been reading this thread and the power here is still inconsistent > (on again off again). There's a mass exodus at the gas lines unlike > anything I've seen, and according to my parents nothing like they've seen > since the '67 riots. > > I apologize if this ground has been covered previously in the thread, but I > hope those of you without power in Detroit (or with minimal power) are > keeping an eye out for your neighbor, especially the elderly ones. I know > it's a very boy scout thing to say, but in situations like these I think > it's most appropriate. I'm going to sound really preachy, but take two > minutes out of your boredom or away from that battery powered laptop and > check to see if they're doing okay. > > Now I'm going to go back to my porch and strum a few songs on the ol' > guitar. > > stay cool (literally...it's muggy and 86 degrees out there) > > rob > > >
