Oh. Man. What a night/day/adventure. I was at work when the power went out. We had TV on generator, too, so we were thinking it was terrorism at first. What? Toronto, New York, etc.? Everything's out? Gah. Our f-ing workplace STAYED OPEN. The police, firefighters, ambulances and DATING COMPANIES! We had no air conditioning, no access to food - I had a frozen veggie dinner that I was trying to defrost with hot water. Then, they offered me time and a half to stay extra because the next shift couldn't make it in. When I got home, soon after, my dog got skunked!!! I ended up sleeping out in the back yard with him because the smell was so bad. Quite an adventure.

It was incredible to look out at downtown Toronto and not see a light! I was reading in the backyard with a flashlight around 6 a.m. when the lights came back on.

It was so eerie driving home from work at 1:30 a.m. - streetcars were just left wherever they were when the power went out.

I am totally addicted to cigarettes, too. A bunch of us would trek down the stairs and back up the seven flights to smoke. Crazy!


LOL darogle - I'll try to make it chat again!