How many here are without power?

[BurtWorm]

D'oh!

Okay let me rephrase that: right now hundreds of thousands of Midwesterners are without power because of the high winds. Two months ago, Hurricane What's-Its-Face knocked out power in the Mid-Atlantic. In the middle of the summer millions more had power knocked out by the Great Blackout of 2003.

It's enough to make one go, hmmmm, isn't it? What do you think all these outages mean?

[soleft]

1. I was going to say - um, Burt, you're in NY, I'm in NY -

everything seems fine

[BurtWorm]

3. My wattage is a little low

but otherwise, I think I'm allright.

;)

[WannaJumpMyScooter]

11. Uh, duh if I were out of power, how would I answer?

[BurtWorm]

12. As a Democrat, I'm out of power

and I answered.

:hi:

[AlienGirl]

2. I'm just one person, I'm damn near powerless...

Oh, that wasn't what you meant? :P

Tucker

[htuttle]

4. It means that power companies aren't reinvesting as they should

Probably because in too many places, they are under pressure to show big profits, rather than provide good service. That's all well and good in a Capitalist economy, but it's not like I can just call up the power company's competitor and switch, can I?

Publicly-owned power generation should be the norm. It is not, unfortunately.

And you know, it's just like everything else in America nowdays. Eating our seed corn...

[Kathy in Cambridge]

5. My lights just dimmed-I'm in Boston

We are expecting 60 MPH gusts and the possibility of downed power lines and trees. The infrastructure here has always had a difficult time with storms. Whenever we have winds like this, thousands lose power. I'm sure the Repubs will use this as a way of forcing the taxpayer to fund the rebuilding of the grid so their cronies can get rich of the subsequent inflated rates for electricity.

[Stupdworld]

6. im without powah

i seem to notice my ability to leap tall buildings and shit bars of gold has somehow stopped.


"i just cant do it! I dont have the powah!"

/mrscott

[On the Road]

7. It's a Power OutRage!

[UrbScotty]

8. I blame Clinton's you-know what!

</sarcasm>

[MadHound]

9. Hey Burt, here is something to make you go Hmmm.

How is somebody without power supposed to respond to you question, much less read it?

Hmmm!

[BurtWorm]

10. Hmmmmmmmmm....

Interesting question.....

I'll have to get back to you on it. ;)

[Kolesar]

14. that could be poll answer #9

Actually, if you had a battery powered laptop and a dial up account, you get to the Democratic Underground.

[PVnRT]

13. I lost my power when I was cast from the Council by Gandalf

That bastard!