I was at work when we lost power... fortunately I live one town over and my commute is mostly back streets.
I could find only one clear station on the entire AM band. Meantime, the FM stations were all up and running and playing Christina Aguilera like nothing had happened.
Interesting driving tidbit: When power is out, intersections normally controlled by a traffic light should be treated as if there were stop signs. Oddly enough, nobody in my area seems to know this, with the exception of a certain AEPhi who followed the rules and nearly got creamed for her troubles.....
We also lost our phone lines and had to rely on our cell phones. Cell coverage in my area is spotty at the best of times, so there I was wandering around the front yard seeking the elusive cell phone signal.
And Mr. aephi alum had decided that it was more important that HIS cell be fully charged, so he had pulled mine off the charger, so my cell's battery was flat.
Wound up charging my cell off my computer's UPS.
Tuna fish sandwiches for dinner. Ugh.
Fortunately we have a manual can opener!!!
Power was restored at around 2:30am. First thing we turned on: the air conditioner!
It is just amazing how dependent we are on electrical power. I couldn't do my job (software engineer/database administrator) because the computers were down. Driving home was an adventure because there were no traffic signals (and no cops directing traffic). No TV, no internet, no power for the electric stove (hence the tuna), no water (we have a well: no electricity = no pump = no water), nada.
Anyway, hope everyone else is ok.
