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I was in Niagara On The Lake, about the only town in the whole region that successfuly maintained power. That afternoon, I was pulling out of my driveway there to drive to Toronto for the weekend, when I noticed that almost none of the radio stations were coming in. I stopped, tuned around a bit until I found an active station and heard the news. The full scope wasn't known yet, so the big story at the time was the absolute traffic chaos downtown and on the highways. Dejected, I turned around and stayed there.
Honestly, I was a little disappointed not to be there, despite the inconveniences. I was a little jealous of all the spur of the moment BBQ's, block parties and civic good will that flourished that weekend. After it got dark, I went down to the lake, where you can normally see the glow and skylines of Burlington through Toronto, but instead, only saw stars. I sat down for a spell and enjoyed the view.
How did you cope in your last major blackout?
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Building an artificial intelligence that appreciates Mozart is easy. Building an A.I. that appreciates a theme restaurant is the real challenge - Kit Roebuck - Nine Planets Without Intelligent Life
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